#72 | Our Favourite Children's Books - How to Get Your Child Reading

Many of us will remember some of our first books as a child. But how can we give that same joy of reading to our children? In this podcast episode, Ciara Mannion shares with us titles of great books that your child will find hard to put down. No one book fits all. We explore different books for different children and how knowing your child's temperament is key.  We explore the power of books to free your child's creativity and how they can also counter children's fears and anxieties. We discuss why reading to your child is important. She shares how values and virtue and characters of a book become real for a child. ResourcesRecommendations Postman Pat at Work, Woodland's Animations All By Myself, Mercer MayerPip and Posy The Bedtime Frog, Axel SchefflerNosy Crow, 2013Paddington Minds the House, Michael Bond Paddington and the Grand Tour, Michael Bond Tom Crean’s Rabbit A True Story from Scott’s Last Voyage, Meridith Hooper & Bert Kitchen  Superworm, Julia Donaldson & Axel SchefflerA Squash and a Squeeze, Julia Donaldson & Axel SchefflerThe Detective Dog, Julia Donaldson & Sara OgilvieGaeilge and Nature Amuigh Faoin Speir,  Sadhbh Devlin & Brian Fitzgerald All You Need to Know About our World by Age 7, Alice JamesThe Magnificant Book of Ocean Creatures, Tom Jackson Nursery Rhymes,  Sally Emerson Spiritual Tiny Bears Bible, Sally Lloyd-JonesJesus Feeds a Huge Crowd, Lion HudsonMy Day With Jesus, Rev. Thomas J. DonaghyClassics A Christmas Carol, Charles DickensThe Secret Seven Good Work, Secret Seven by Enid Blyton By ThemeSaints - Beautiful Bedtime Stories with Mary, Charlotte GrossetêteEaster - The Easter Story, Juliet David Christmas - A Special Place for Santa: a Legend for Our Time, Jeanne Pieper ------------Hearts + Minds Official website - hearts-minds.ieIG - @heartsandmindsireFB - Hearts+Minds | FacebookEmail: [email protected]+Minds events in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway and Navan