Playing to their strengths as purveyors of fine educational books for babies and toddlers (and making excellent use of their rich archive of photographic material), this clever early learning app from Dorling Kindersley brings a varied vocabulary and bright images of everyday obj...

The process of learning to read and write is called early literacy and begins way before your child is striding off to school. Educators now know that these skills emerge alongside language development and are intrinsically linked. It doesn't mean

Catch an exclusive glimpse of the brand-new virtual storybook featuring the RL Gang. Catch the full version of the story, read by the Uma Thurman, at the Ralph Lauren website from March 3.

Reading Many gifted children learn to read early. However, early reading is not a sign on its own: some gifted children struggle to learn to read, and many early readers aren’t gifted.Walking and talking  Gifted children tend to walk and talk early

-long celebrations for Puffin Books. Guests and invitees, including Lauren “Charlie & Lola” Child, were treated to a special reading by the Children's Laureate, Anthony Browne, harking back to his early days of illustrating wrapping paper, accusations of plagiarism

and interactive books for babies and adults reading them, trying to find what will happen when you turn the page! The inspiration inherently comes from all my sessions and interactions with so many children all over the word. I learn from them, they give me

and joy when mummy owl comes back. A gently reassuring bedtime read for two-year-olds.

SKYLANDERS GIANTS OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE (Brady Games, £12.99)Skylanders Giants: Two words guaranteed to send shivers of excitement down the spine of boys of a certain age, Skylanders is proving to be the big craze this Christmas. This book reads

Yokococo’s story is a tale of not one, but two, cats: Matilda and Hans. Matilda is the archetypal paragon of virtue, a goody-two-shoes who sits quietly reading her book or diligently watering her plants, or generally doing good deeds, while Hans

an impressive line-up of comedy acts. Fancy a festival this summer? Read our round-up of the Family Festivals 2012 Read a boy's eye view of Camp Bestival in Joe's Blog too!