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Lovemybooks is for parents, carers, teachers, schools, and early years staff, created by literacy experts. Free and ad free with over 250 activity pages full of creative book-based ideas.
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Jill Murphy
We are very sorry to hear of the recent death of Jill Murphy, creator of the Worst Witch novels and many wonderful picturebooks including Peace at Last , Whatever Next and Five Minutes Peace. Her books enthral children and parents, becoming family favourites and inspiring story play. Perfect for sharing again and again, with themes and storylines to engage both adults and children and colourful illustrations, rich with detail. 

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  • Whatever Next!, Jill Murphy

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It’s a big day when your child starts school. There are many changes that you and your child are likely to experience. One of these involves learning to read and ways you can help at home. Try to keep reading fun and a special activity that you both enjoy.

At Lovemybooks we hope our book-based activities give you lots of ideas for choosing books and ways to share and have fun with them. See here for more information on how children learn to read and reading with your child.

Almost Anything by Sophy Henn  age 3-5

September is a time for new experiences, whether starting nursery or school for the first time, or learning a new skill such as how to swim. For children feeling a bit anxious about the prospect this lovely picturebook might be a perfect way to reassure them. Jennie shared Almost Anything and our activity ideas with her three-year-old, George.

‘This book was always going to be a winner as it featured a character called George, a rabbit whose friends are doing a variety of fun things and he doesn’t think he can, so he doesn’t join in till a wise old bear gives him a magical paper hat.’
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What people say about Lovemybooks
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"Mat Tobin Lecturer in Primary English and Children's literature at Oxford Brookes

“The Lovemybooks website is a brilliant resource of both fun and educational activities”  Sarah, parent

“This site is gold, such a rich resource for schools and parents, and the bodies behind the scenes are experts in their field”  The Writing Web

"Lovemybooks is such a brilliant resource for parents and teachers! Thank you Lovemybooks for such brilliant recommendations and such imaginative and inspiring activities to continue the fun further!" Rachel, parent and teacher

"Caspar loves reading but he gets particularly excited when we can bring books to life for him. Lovemybooks provides some great inspiration for how to achieve this. Thanks Lovemybooks for the great recommendation and fantastic ways for Caspar to immerse himself in the book!"  Ben, parent

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"What a wonderful website!!"  Helen Bradford Senior Teaching Fellow UCL Institute of Education

You can search the Lovemybooks website for:

* Topics and themes…
Our specially chosen books are arranged in topics and themes that young children love, with ideas for ways to share the books and lots of exciting things to do Read more…

* Books for different age groups
Find books for children aged 0-3, 3- 5, 5-7, 7-11 Read more

* Our Top 10 book lists
Whether you want to find out about exciting new picture books, alphabet books, folk and fairy tales or story apps you’ll find them here in our Top 10 books sections Read more…