This is one of my favourite books of all time - it works both as a book to dip into when you have some spare time and as a serious book for anyone who wants to improve their writing. But it's no dry textbook...
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January 9, 2008
The Pronoun Game
The Pronoun game is excruciating fun with a carload of children - great for long journeys. It's much more challenging than you would think and is the best way I know to teach someone what a pronoun is and why they are so important, and have lots of laughs on the way...
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January 11, 2008
A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
Every child who has had trouble getting adults to take what they say seriously will identify with the little boy in this book...
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Big Dog ... Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
This delightful tale is ideal for reading out loud with lots of scope for silly voices to contrast the two dogs and all their different attributes and tastes.
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