The Early Words together project is in full swing at the Lichfield and South Staffs Children's Centres now. It is a superb n...

We are looking for volunteers to help with this very worthwhile initiative. No experience necessary as all training given. You would onl...

On Thursday, when I was on my way home, I heard a report on the radio about the fact that a third of parents are no longer reading their...

Last week I covered   some Chatter Tots sessions where I had to read a story to the group. It's always quite hard to engage a large gr...

This week will mark National Storytelling Week. It’s the twelfth such annual event run by the Society for Storytelling.  And it’s story...

Annette Karmiloff-Smith  said on Radio 4 yesterday that babies learn from  TV more than books. Now,  may be this just a  lady who is look...

The parents of our Smart Talkers groups have voted for their favourite story. Here is their list: The hungry caterpiller What th...

...... and they just gather dust!' So said my ex-mother-in-law one day when I was reading to my first baby aged 12 months. It was Twink...

My own children don't enjoy reading at all as they are not natural readers. They would choose almost anything over reading to occupy th...