How to raise kids who read for pleasure with Jenny McCann

Mother of 3 Jenny McCann worked as a high school English teacher for 15 years, she then started Bear Bookshop in Birmingham. Jenny came onto The Read-Aloud Home Podcast to talk about creating a home where kids read for pleasure, leaning into what your children enjoy and the value of libraries. Jenny now creates beautiful Literature based learning resources that you can find online @childhoodbychapter

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Booksellers, books and people mentioned:

• Bear Bookshop
• James Daunt (Managing Director of Waterstones)
• Waterstones
• A Kind of Spark Series by Elle McNicoll
• The Pond (2017) by Nicola Davies
• Anne of Green Gables (1908) by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• The Beast Quest Series by Adam Blade
• The Great Gatsby (1925)by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Pamela Butchart (author)
• Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling
• Lord of the Rings (1954) by J.R.R Tolkein
• The Dark (2013) by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Jon Klassen
• The Jolly Postman (1986) by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
• Where's Wally (1987) by Martin Handford
• The Hilda Series by Luke Pearson
• @childhoodbychapter