LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A Dyslexia Friendly Picture Book for Parent and Child |
Whisper it, but not everyone automatically loves reading. Some people think they’re too busy to read, or that reading is just for school, or even say that reading is rubbish. This book points out just how wrong they are, countering each anti-book statement page by page in lively, funny text and illustrations. It’s an irrefutable argument, especially when presented with so much wit and invention. The book also poses some interesting questions for authors and publishers about those people we don’t see in our books and challenges them to think again too. A book to read, and a book to share.
Andrea Reece
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The Covers of My Book are Too Far Apart (And Other Grumbles) Synopsis
Is there such a thing as a ‘girl’s book’?
Does the Prime Minister read in bed?
If you don’t like a book, do you have to finish it?
All these questions and more are tackled by a huge cast of diverse characters in award-winning author Vivian French’s witty celebration of books and reading, the right we all have to access the printed word, and the power of the story. This deliciously fun picture book presents a hilarious cast of Scarry-esque characters from illustration genius Nigel Baines.
Part of Barrington Stoke's picture book range for all the family, with easy-read font.
Sharing stories is one of the best things families can do for their children and the Picture Squirrel books published by Barrington Stoke all contain a cluster of dyslexia-friendly features to help and support parents and carers with dyslexia so that they too can enjoy great books with children in their care.
About This Edition
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9781781126028 |
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15th March 2017 |
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Vivian French |
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Nigel Baines |
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Barrington Stoke Ltd |
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Paperback |
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32 pages |
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About Vivian French
Vivian French has been writing for over thirty years, and has published over 300 books for children. She is passionate about illustration and is a co-founder of Picture Hooks – a project that mentors emerging illustrators. She has taught illustration at ECA for over 14 years and is now a visiting lecturer. Vivian has an MBE for services to literature, literacy, illustration and the arts. Before she was a writer, Vivian was an actor and a story teller; she still loves telling stories, especially fairy stories and folk tales..
Read further information about Vivian French here.
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Publisher Barrington Stoke was inspired to create the Picture Squirrel Books titles after meeting a man with dyslexia at a book event. “We were approached by a gentleman who told us that it broke his heart that he couldn’t read to his child because of his dyslexia,” M.D. Mairi Kidd told The Bookseller. “So we talked to Michael Morpurgo, who we were already working with on low text books [textbooks that use a limited number of words]." The layout of picture books can be difficult for adults with dyslexia as the language and typeface are often very varied, the text can be cut into small chunks or is sometimes spun around a picture, which can make a book tricky if you don’t have good reading skills. Barrington Stoke worked with the authors and illustrators to ensure that the books are suitable for dyslexic readers and thereby helping more families grow a love of reading.
On the Picture Squirrels...Michael Morpurgo says: “I was immediately taken with the idea of the Picture Squirrel books, a picture book list that dyslexic parents and less confident readers can read with their children too.”
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