Jenny McCann, Bear Bookshop

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I'm chatting with Jenny McCann, director of Bear Bookshop in Smethwick, U.K., about her career as an English teacher, why she opened a children's bookshop, her favorite children's books to hand-sell, and how to encourage children to read. For Jenny McCann, Bear Bookshop began as a dream… a long-held fantasy of owning a bookshop and surrounding herself with books all day long! Bear Bookshop aims to be a place that develops and encourages a child’s enjoyment of reading, love of learning and sense of wonder, and to help children and parents experience the joy of reading and learning. Jenny encourages children to experience more adventures and less screens. More confidence and less worry. More stories. More curiosity. More play. More resilience. More imagination. And more joy. Bear BookshopSanta’s Christmas Countdown, Kath Jewitt, Sebastian BraunThe Jolly Christmas Postman, Allan Ahlberg, Janet AhlbergLittle People, BIG DREAMS, Maria Isabel VegaraThe Story Orchestra SeriesAnisha, Accidental Detective, Serena Patel, Emma McCannThe Girl of Ink & Stars, Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Heartstopper Series, Alice OsemanDaughter of the Pirate King, Tricia LevensellerPeepo Books, Allan Ahlberg, Janet AhlbergEach Peach Pear Plum, Allan Ahlberg, Janet AhlbergThe Wind in the Willow, Kenneth GrahameIllumisaurus, Lucy Brownridge, CarnovskyIlluminightmare, Lucy Brownridge, CarnovskySorrow and Bliss, Meg MasonSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links