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Books to help prepare your child for primary school
If your child is heading off to primary school for the first time, both you and they might be feeling a little nervous. We've had a look at some books about starting school for you to read with your child to allay those fears.
Aug 2023
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James Joyce and the stream of consciousness
Famed poet and novelist James Joyce is considered one of Ireland's greatest literary figures. He championed a new style of writing, so we've had a look at some authors who adopted his stream-of-consciousness technique.
Jan 2023
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The wonderfully weird language of Roald Dahl
If we said to you "This swatchscollop tastes absolutely filthsome", would you know what we were talking about?
Not unless you were fluent in Gobblefunk, a language made up by Roald Dahl in The BFG. But the joy of Dahls’ words are that we can piece together the meaning from the sound and feeling they give the reader, which is just one of the many reasons that children have found so much fun in his writing.
Not unless you were fluent in Gobblefunk, a language made up by Roald Dahl in The BFG. But the joy of Dahls’ words are that we can piece together the meaning from the sound and feeling they give the reader, which is just one of the many reasons that children have found so much fun in his writing.
Sep 2023