1st June Global Day of Parents

This day recognises the importance of responsible parenting in day to day life and was established in 1994. 

World Parents Day is essential as we honour the most important people in our lives. They nurture and protect the child all the time. This day not only reminds us of the selfless sacrifices our parents made for us, but it also reminds us of our responsibilities towards our parents.

The theme for this year is “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”.

I'm sure the children I teach appreciate their parents, but they do enjoy laughing at the funny things parents do. So here are some books from the library where children get to laugh at parents.

• My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh by Nick Sharratt

• Meet the Parents by Peter Bently and Sara Ogilvie

• Weird Parents by Audrey Wood

• Impossible Parents by Brian Patten

• The Parents are Revolting by Danny Katz

And of course there's always the ever popular

The World's Worst Parents by David Walliams.

28th May Hamburger Day

The hamburger owes its name to the city of Hamburg in Germany, but the hamburger is known and loved today worldwide.It is usually some variation of  a meat patty wedged inside a bun with salad and if you live in Australia the salad will probably include beetroot!

You shouldn't really eat a hamburger and read at the same time because a good hamburger drips and makes your hands messy, but some time on this day why not read a book that features this wonderfully transportable food.

Start with 

• Burger Boy by Alan Durant and Mei Matsuoka

Then find one of these three novels

• The Perfect Hamburger  by Alexander McCall Smith

• Hedgehogs Don't Eat Hamburgers by Vivian French

• Stick Dog by Tom Watson

And if you want an information book

•  What Happens to a Hamburger?  by Paul Showers and Edward Miller

•  Hamburgers  by Joanne Mattern

Hope you're  now feeling hungry.

5th May World Maths Day

 I always find it interesting when it comes to planning maths lessons at school. There are teachers who will always ask if there are books that will help with their topic, whether it is counting, measurement, shape or probability. Then there are teachers who would never think to 'use the library' when teaching maths which is sad because over the years I have worked hard on ensuring we have books that could be used during maths lessons. I always buy the books that win or are honour books on the Mathical list each year. The 2021 winners and honour books were announced in April and I have ordered the few that we didn't already have. There are lots of lists online to get you started on your own collection of maths books. See here and my Pinterest page here.

Below are some favourites to get you started on a maths reading session!