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Books arebest

anywhere!An activity pack all about loving to read

Inspired by the picture book

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In this pack you will find activities and ideas to encourage children to love reading and stories, inspired by beautiful picture book Are You Sitting Comfortably? by Leigh Hodgkinson.

• Design your perfect reading chair

• Tell a story with an Are You Sitting Comfortably? puppet show!

• Be inspired by group ideas for schools and libraries

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Are You Sitting Comfortably? follows the quest of one small book lover to find the perfect place to read. A beautiful picture book for bookworms young and old, written and illustrated by .

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Tell a story with your own

puppet show!• Print out the following characters from Are You Sitting Comfortably?

• Cut out the characters, stick them on to card and affix a wooden lollipop stick to the back of each one to create your puppets

• In groups, come up with your own story based on the characters

• Make a puppet show stage using a table and tablecloth

• Assign a group member to each character and then perform your puppet show to the rest of the class!

• Make a puppet show stage using a table and tablecloth

• Assign a group member to each character and then perform your puppet show to the rest of the class!Assign a group member to each character and then perform your puppet show to the rest of the class!

To find out about more brilliant Bloomsbury Picture



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Book swap – books are best when you share!Encouraging children to recommend books to each other is a great way to generate enthusiasm and playground chatter about reading. Why not set up a book swap day once a month and get the class to lend a book they’ve enjoyed recently to a friend?

Talking about booksAfter a child has finished reading a book, encourage them to write a short review. Ask them to answer the following questions:

• What is the book called?

• Who wrote it? If the book was illustrated, who did the illustrations?

• What mark would you give the book out of ten?

• What did you like most about the book?

• What was your favourite bit?

• Was there anything you didn’t like about the book?

• Would you recommend the book to a friend?

Make a book collageIn Are You Sitting Comfortably?, Leigh Hodgkinson makes use of lots of different patterns and cut-out shapes to create the beautiful imagery. Take this as inspiration and ask your group to make a collage recreating their favourite book cover. Use the covers to make a display.

Write to an author or illustratorIf there’s a book you’ve really enjoyed reading as a class, why not get the children to write a letter to the author or illustrator? If authors are happy to be contacted they usually leave their contact details on their website.

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