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Summer Reading With The Book People

summer reading I’m sure that most parents have read about how children slip back with their school work over the summer.  One way we try to minimise this, without doing lots of boring school work in the holidays, is to make sure H reads regularly.  To be honest this isn’t really very difficult as H reads for pleasure anyway, but he does have a time slot after dinner that is reading time whether he is at school or now, it’s a good habit to have.  Plus reading is a good way of keeping H occupied over the summer because he can escape into an exciting adventure or another world.  The Book People sent us some books to supplement H’s summer reading and he’s been rereading some old favourites and trying out some new stories.

Knightley & Son seriesThe main problem with H is finding enough new books for him to read that are the sort of thing he likes to read.  He’s a fast reader so he gets through books at quite a pace.  One of his favourite type of books is action/adventure stories.  Knightley & Son is this summer’s new series.  It’s the story of London’s top private detective who has been in a coma for four years.  When he wakes up, he discovers he has a new crime-solving partner: his son.  Darkus Knightley is a tweed-wearing, super-brainy teenage investigator and he’s likely to appeal to fans of series like Young Sherlock or Artemis Fowl.

We always like to mix up good stories with some non-fiction and H is always interested in the natural world, especially the sea.  So we mixed up our book selection with Car-Sized Crabs and Other Animal Giants.  H loves a book about one of his favourite toys: Lego, and I find Lego books often encourage him to build new things.

H has also been rereading a series of books he read a few months ago: Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Box sets are often excellent value and this is a series that H is happy to read and reread. H loves the comic tales and really enjoys the characters.

 

 

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  1. Margaret Gallagher says

    August 22, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    We love the Book People
    Great minds think alike as we’ve been reading these too

    Reply
  2. Linda Ford says

    August 22, 2016 at 7:27 pm

    My boys have the box set of diary of a wimpy kid, the new book is out soon xx

    Reply
  3. angela hamilton says

    August 22, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    The Book People is a site I have used many a time. We got a great deal one, £10 for 8 Julia Donaldson books. I could spend a fortune on there!!

    Reply
  4. Louise says

    August 23, 2016 at 12:11 am

    I love to read with my boys and my eldest has really improved over the summer. He is now finding enjoyment in it which makes me so happy x

    Reply
  5. Jen Walshaw says

    August 23, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Mini has really enjoyed the new Harry Potter book. The play format took him some time to get used to but he loves it!

    Reply
  6. Margaret Gallagher says

    August 28, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    Love to get my nephews to read a bit more
    It’s great that H loves reading so much

    Reply
  7. Jayne Townson says

    August 30, 2016 at 7:52 am

    I love shopping with the book people, they always have some really good deals.

    Reply
  8. ftovey7 says

    October 10, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    yes we love the book people too, always great books on offer

    Reply
  9. Ashleigh Allan says

    September 23, 2017 at 8:44 am

    My kids like diary of a wimpy kid

    Reply

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