Helping your child to enjoy reading  Helping your child to read

You can help your child to enjoy reading by sharing stories, rhymes and pictures. Remember, children can have their own library card from birth, and they don't pay fines.

The libraries have:

  • board books for babies and very young children
  • easy readers to build reading confidence
  • a wide range of attractive picture books
  • all their favourite characters, like Thomas the Tank Engine, Spot and Maisy
  • simple information on the world around us, ABCs, nursery rhymes and counting books
  • children's books in other languages including: Arabic, French, Spanish and Urdu


Free online ebooks for childrenWords for Life logo

The Words for Life website hosts some amazing free eBooks for children of all ages.

There are also some brilliant activities children can do that will help improve their reading.


Literacy Champions

Sharing books with babies and young children is an enjoyable way to share talk. You and your child will enjoy the experience, which means there is a strong chance it will become a regular activity.


Useful websites

The following websites can help you choose which books or authors to read next:

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