What we read as children shapes us as we become adults. But what makes a good children's book? A good children's book entertains its listeners, gets them to fall in love with its characters, has a sweet ending that makes them go "Aww," makes them shed some (or a ton)…
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For kids and teens, even more than for adults, books are an opportunity to explore unfamiliar frontiers and learn about other places. So this year, in addition to our list of 101 books about where and how we live geared toward adult readers, we’re recommending titles—spanning picture books, middle grade, and young…
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Eager Readers loves this article on The Sun. AS CHILDREN get older, and start getting exposed to 'big kid' pursuits (gaming! computers! apps!), it's normal for their interest to wander away from reading. Thankfully, there are some captivating children's authors that should keep them engaged and that can even tear…
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Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening are the 4 forces of language. While at Eager Readers we focus on Reading, we have also started enforcing writing in kids. Every kid age 7 and upwards must start maintaining a diary and have writing practice on a daily basis. Regular writing practice improves…
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‘Raising readers’ isn’t just another checkbox on list of things to feel like good parents. It is instead an opportunity to free us from the tyrannies of artificial parenting pressures. We all want our kids to read. It's like a universal badge of honour. No matter how hard we try,…
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