What Fred Read: reviews and celebration of books for young children

Welcome to WhatFredRead, a blog for people looking for recommendations, reviews and celebration of books for young children. I am the mum of four young children and I have a passion for children's literature. This blog is my new year's resolution, to share our daily reads. WhatFredRead is brought to you by 30-something me and my trusted panel of critics aged 7,5,3 &1.

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Thursday, 13 April 2017

Gangsta Grandma- Guest Post

Gangsta Grandma
Author: David Walliams
Illustrator: Tony Ross
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2011

Guest Post tonight! Here's a review from my eldest son Alf ( age 7) who finished reading this book today...

Fred Read at 23:50

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Fred Read: I'm the mum of 4 children (all under the age of 8) and I have found a dearth of reviews (from the UK) of books to read for this age category.It's as if there's a literary snobbery about reviewing for this age range, as if preschooler lit isn't worthy, or important enough. And books for toddlers...don't get me started (where's the discussion on these!). I'm genuinely worried that in the UK we don't celebrate our writers and illustrators (particularly the contemporary ones) enough. We're quick to criticise but not to applaude.So hopefully you'll find my reviews constructive but celebratory in tone. Sadly, The Guardian ceased to publish its children's lit reviews last year. The rise of cheap book retailers online- okay, but they 'recommend' everything; high street bookshops recommend new launches (they're expensive!)- where to start? This blog is the result of a New Year resolution to myself, share what I know. I've 7years experience of reading 6 odd books a day to my children, and I'm passionate about reading aloud and getting kids, especially boys, to enjoy literature. Getting children to read is so very important, yes, but getting children to enjoy books is the first battle.

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