It Takes a Village: How we can all support children’s reading in their Early Years and beyond! In June last year, I hosted a very successful webinar titled It Takes a Village: How we can all support children’s reading in their Early Years and beyond! It brought together a diverse list of speakers, who all […]
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Sharing ‘Pick up a Book’ Song Launch We are pleased to share with you the photos and short video of the launch. Pick up a Book, is an intergenerational song that encourages children to, indeed, pick up a book, and celebrates the National Year of Reading. The song, recorded by ‘The Pick Up A Book
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Humbled to be shortlisted for the Ruth Rendell Award 2026, in partnership with the National Literacy Trust and The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. “The Ruth Rendell Award seeks to celebrate authors who go above and beyond to champion literacy, and to support children, young people or adults to develop their literacy skills and to
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I was delighted to be invited to discuss reading and books and the Kindred Square, ‘school readiness’ survey, with Vanessa Feltz on Saturday 24th January. Please click on the link to listen, or listen to the full episode via LBC. Follow the conversation on the socials: @LauraHallain
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To celebrate 2026 being the NATIONAL YEAR OF READING, TTS are giving 5 schools the chance to WIN a Storytime at TTS Headquarters with Laura Henry-Allain MBE. 🌟 To ENTER: 📖 FOLLOW @tts_resources 📖 COMMENT below how reading inspires your children 📖 LIKE & SHARE with your friends (one tag = one entry!) TERMS &
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I am honored to have written another children’s picture book; My Blood, Your Blood. This book is very personal; the themes are Sickle Cell and Blood Donation. I had 10 units of blood 13 years ago. The book is based on Angel Salami, who has Sickle Cell and is illustrated by Zenovia Grant. We had
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During the webinar in June; It Takes a Village ~ How We Can All Support Children in their Early Years and Beyond! I shared the Reading is Everywhere poster, many settings and schools asked if they could download to display. If you would like to purchase the poster, please do so via this link: It
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My Words, My Book presents! It Takes a Village ~ How we can all support children’s reading in their Early Years and beyond! A free webinar for educators, teachers, parents, childminders, librarians, authors, publishers and anyone who is interested in supporting children with their reading. At least a few times a year there is either
Super delighted to share my free World Book Day sessions. Thursday 7th March 2024 EYFS and KS1: 13:00 – 13:30 GMT KS2: 13:45 – 14:15 GMT Please email: Admin@LauraHenryAllain.Com to book a place. Follow the conversation on the socials: @LauraHAllain
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I am delighted to have been asked by Ladybird Books to write The Early Years reading timeline: How to support your child. This guide supports recent research from Ladybird Books and reveals parents’ views on quality time and bonding as the top benefits of reading with children. Please feel free to share with parents, educators,
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Laura Henry-Allain MBE, award-winning global producer, storyteller, educationalist and consultant, recently visited the Grenada Community Library to lead reading and storytelling activities with local schoolchildren from St George’s and St Louis schools. Laura shared stories from JoJo and Gran Gran, the award-winning series that inspired the characters developed by the BBC’s CBeebies, which has delighted
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Delighted to be doing an author’s story session at this years Stepping into Stories festival. My session is on Sunday 5th February at 15:00, venue Station Hall, Herne Hill. Book via this link:
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