When you read to young children, the emphasis should always be on fun rather than education: there’s a lot of learning going on but it’s important that your child enjoys the experience rather than seeing it as a chore. Make it an interactive

That's Not My Snowman by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells (Usborne, £5.99)A festive take on the excellent “touchy feely” series, each picture in this book has textured details – a soft hat, bumpy buttons – that help little hands to learn how to compare objects by touch.Buy That's Not ...

their names slowly, repeating several times. At the end, Go through it again – as often as your baby wants.”Don’t feel embarrassed by your reading style“Children don’t care if you’re not a good reader, they just want to hear your voice” says Wendy Cooling

learns to overcome setbacks and sally forth bravely. By the end of the book, Seuss has this to say: "And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! Ninety-eight-and-three-quarters-percent guaranteed. Kid, you'll move mountains."Every child should read

Keep an eye out for candy coloured balloons and limited edition designer goodie bags being handed out this weekend to mark the first edition of free pop-up broadsheet newspaper, The Lexum. Created by luxury online childrenswear retailer AlexandAlexa.com it will be distributed at ...

Reading regularly with children can dramatically reduce disruptive behaviour, according to a study carried out at eight primary schools in the London borough of Lambeth by the Institute of Psychiatry. The key to the scheme wasn't reading in itself

Devised by über-enthusiastic (and aptly-named) history teacher Harry Hastings, History Heroes is a card game that aims to educate, and excite, children about that great institution – the British monarchy. History, exciting? If your memories of school history lessons consist of...

The Junior fashion team has reported direct from Pitti Bimbo 76, Florence. We have been to all the catwalk shows and presentations, so you can read all about the childrenswear trends coming for autumn winter 2013-14. Don't miss all of our Autumn

in the top ten schoolchildren’s choice, they both placed highly in the list of most read authors across surveyed age groups.The most popular books of 2013, as voted for by 300,144 UK schoolchildren are:1.   Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires by Rachel

A good book has the power to stay with you forever, and being able to read is a vital life skill that opens the doors to a world of fact and fiction. As parents and readers, we know how pleasurable and exciting reading can be. But for children