by stackofbooks | Apr 10, 2015 | All
Lets face it, getting a kid interested in reading has never been an easy task at the best of times, but in this era of ever decreasing attention spans it can seem impossible even to get a grown adult to read, let alone a young child. It has now become a matter of...
by stackofbooks | Apr 9, 2015 | All
Reading is a great way to build confidence. Not only does it improve your vocabulary and your ability to articulate your thoughts and feelings, it also allows you to let go of your own worries and fears. For a while it allows you to enter a dreamscape of someone...
by stackofbooks | Apr 8, 2015 | All
This is an interesting, if slightly unusual, question to ask. Passionate readers will tell you that any time is the best time to read a book. Upon reflection though, there may well be optimum periods where an open book fits in quite nicely. Children in particular...
by stackofbooks | Mar 29, 2015 | All
“But if I am not the same, the next question is ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, that’s the great puzzle!” – Alice in Wonderland When I think back to the books that truly had an impact on me as a child, the first book that springs to mind is Alice in Wonderland. At...
by stackofbooks | Mar 25, 2015 | All
If you choose to write it isn’t impossible, or even unlikely, that one day someone you don’t know and have never met will pick up your words and start to get to know you. But if you don’t want to write, it doesn’t mean you have to miss out....
