Unexpected Friendships In Children’s Books, My Interview With Twinkl

The Cheetah and the Dog, The Elephant and the Sheep, The Lion and the Dog, diversity stories

Recently I had the pleasure to chat about the unexpected friendships encountered in my children’s books with lovely Ciske Momberg, the Content Executive for Twinkl South Africa.

Twinkl is an online educational publishing house founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sheffield, England, producing teaching and educational materials and providing educators and parents across the world with high quality, trusted teaching and learning resources. Twinkle South Africa is aligned with CAPS.

25/04/202308/10/2023

A 5 Stars Read, Knuckleheads by Dan Antion, Dreamer’s Alliance

Knuckleheads by Dan Antion, Dreamer’s Alliance Book 1, is a 5 Stars read and I do say it with gusto. Although I knew the book had great reviews, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I mostly enjoy historical fiction, paranormal and urban fiction are not my usual read. But I loved it and stayed up way past my bedtime reading it. See why.

12/12/202221/04/2023

How To Improve Your Child ‘s Reading Skills and How Memory Helps

Knowing how to improve your child ‘s reading skills and how memory can helps is a rewarding skill for any parent. Good reading skills, comprehension and reading speed will enable one to better learn and excel in the academic, professional, and personal life. For this to happen, each individual, be it child or grown-up, must be able to first store a fresh piece of information in its short termmemory in order to be able to recall it later. It is this ability to remember, or to recall from memory, that makes learning of all kind possible.

12/10/202117/10/2021

Great Dog Characters in Books for Readers of all Ages

Can dog characters from books be among those we remember fondly? Yes, and many fictional stories or memoirs have four-legged characters who left memorable paw-prints on the minds and hearts of readers of ALL AGES.

Here is my list of FIVE great dog characters from fiction and non-fiction books.

02/10/202017/10/2021

Two of a Kind, Time Flies Quietly

rose bush, grapes in spring, two of a kind

We are two of a kind, my daughter and I, yet as time flies quietly I discover how different we are. We are like a rose bush growing alongside a grapevine. The rose, blooming all year round in this South African favorable weather, is always giving, sharing joy and quiet smiles. The grapevine takes full advantage of spring, encouraged, a miracle boosting with life from one day to the next. Take your eyes off and you miss its rarity. Time flies quietly.