Category: Reading and Literacy

  • What is Kickstarter? What is Crowdfunding.

    Sometimes I mention that I’m doing a Kickstarter and I get a fixed smile and glazed expression in response. What seems so simple and obvious to me, it turns out, is still a bit of a mystery to many. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform. Okay, so what is crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is when fans, collectors, family…

  • An amazing Book for Empathy Day – 12th June

    FROM THE DEEP OF THE SEA.: BEING THE DIARY OF THE LATE CHARLES EDWARD SMITH M.R.C.S., Surgeon of the Whale-ship Diana, of Hull. It was Empathy Day on Tuesday, 12th June. Empathy Day promotes the idea that reading  – and reading whole books in particular – builds empathy in the reader. Empathy day is the…

  • Super Dad – A Great Story for Dads and their lads

    It’s okay for lads and their mums too! My Dad is very busy, but sometimes – not often- he has a little bit of time for me! A charming story, that is perfect for Father’s day and for dads and their lads to read together. If you would like a copy of the book, which…