
Age banding on books? No thanks
There's something very odd indeed about putting age bands on books. The message it's really sending out is this: Don't try and read above your age level, and if you read books for younger children, then you're reading 'below' yourself. The…

And we can read a book. The book. Calming object.
From Maira Kalman's My Favourite Things

Beebopsbooks
Naomi & 'Beebop' (Livia) at Delamere Forest, celebrating the Gruffalo's 15th Anniversary
Naomi writes a blog called Beebopbooks which promotes a love of children's literature and reviews various books for children and their parents. Naomi…