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There are so many people working so hard to help kids discover the love of books. Teachers, librarians, booksellers, reading helpers, parents & everyone else - THANK YOU! You are changing their lives, giving them a gift that will last forever. #literacy
(Art: Quentin Blake)
If kids CHOOSE what they read, they're more motivated to read. So please never dismiss a book they love as "not a proper book", or too young or silly, or the wrong gender. Support their choices & help them become readers! #literacy
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(Art: Bill Watterson)
Why do I write children's books? Because the books we read when we're young are the most important books of all. They're the ones that help us find out who we are, and what we can do. They make us readers, and change our lives FOREVER! #literacy
(Art: Quentin Blake)
How are readers made? Not by grammar tests, but by reading for pleasure. So please, let kids read books THEY really want to read! Because those are the books that will turn them readers & change their lives forever. #literacy
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(Cartoon by @RosAsquith)
"Reading for pleasure is the most important factor in a child's educational development." A fantastic interview with @jonnybid, full of insights into #literacy & what really works if you want to get EVERY CHILD READING!
https://t.co/bTvsz6lWYf
(Art: Charles M Schulz)
How do we get kids to love reading? LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, sports reports – whatever gives them pleasure, it will make them into readers, and change their lives forever. #literacy
(Art: Bill Watterson)
I really do believe children's books can change the world. They can help kids understand their experiences of the world, and other people’s experiences. And they can help them make a better world together. #EmpathyDay
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(Art: Quentin Blake)
So many schools work so hard to promote #ReadingForPleasure. If you're a children's author/illustrator & visit one that really champions it, give them a @Soc_of_Authors award – they may get a certificate signed by @PhilipPullman!
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(Art: Charles M Schulz)
Of course I'm gutted Judith Kerr is gone. But if you are too, just look at this incredible outpouring of love for her! Children's books are the ones that touch us most deeply, and hers have done that for so many of us, they've shaped our whole culture:
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Why do I write children's books? Because they're the most important books of all – the ones that make us readers & stay with us forever. And you can read them at any age. Children's books are really BOOKS FOR EVERYONE! #literacy
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(Art: Quentin Blake)