Fun Reading with Priddy Books

Have you ever found it difficult to convince your child into reading a book when they can't seem to keep their hands off their toys? As children, especially very young ones, tend to have short attention spans, it is necessary to provide them with books that are fun, interesting and appealing to the eye.

Priddy have specially designed different books that can easily catch young kids’ attention. Not only are all their books loaded with colourful illustrations, many of them are also special in the way they use real pictures instead, which makes it much easier for young children to understand new words and concepts. With books ranging from baby board books to touch-and-feel and wipe-clean books, children are provided with a great variety of fun choices that are not only interesting to read, but very effective for learning new words and acquiring reading skills as well.

Angel@Booklodge

An important lesson for my children

Tonight, I was reading "High Flier, The Story of Amy Johnson" to my children. The story is about how Amy Johnson, amid the strong view that women were not as capable as men, became a pilot and tried to break the records for long flights around the world in 1930.

Amy Johnson resisted the norm about what a woman should or shouldn't do and challenged her own ability. I was particularly touched to learn that Amy could accomplish her goal partly because she had always had the strongest support from her father. Ceasing the opportunity, I asked Hillary and Alexis on whether they thought there is any gap between the capability of boys and girls, I could not be more delighted when I heard them both shouted firmly, "No!"

In a society where traditional thinking with biased ideas are still finding ways to creep into our children's mind, I am resolute to act fast and teach them to THINK and to make sound judgment.

Joey@booklodge

The Pop-up, Pull out!

Wouldn't it be fun to explore the world with your children, showing them all the interesting facts and figures they have never imagined? With simply one book in hand, you can avoid the hassle of actually travelling to different places in the world. The Picture Atlas, The Animal Atlas and Space Book contain a 3D pop-up globe, animal scene and solar system respectively, with amazing picture maps, pull-out pages, quizzes and masses of fascinating facts. In the Picture Atlas, you and your children can find out about continents and countries, people and places, flags and features and a lot more. In the Animal Atlas, there are hundreds of different creatures of the animal kingdom, such as mammals, reptiles, insects and birds. In the Space Book, this fact-filled page-turner will surely satisfy even the most curious children about the solar system. These books would be able to improve your children's knowledge about different facts and figures on the related subjects.



Hope you have a wonderful time exploring the world and space with your children!

Flora@Booklodge

The Oxford Reading Tree

The Oxford Reading Tree is a world-renowned series of children's books designed for children aged 0-8 to help them develop early reading skills, introduce them to phonics in a fun and systematic way, and offer a simple and easy to use resource for teaching comprehension skills and strategies to junior readers. The Oxford Reading Tree is used by 80% of primary schools and is the most popular reading scheme in the UK. The books are carefully categorised into various reading levels and so you can easily find books that suit your children most.

We highly recommend The Oxford Reading Tree's Biff, Chip and Kipper's stories, which consist of 9 reading stages. Language comprehension is at the heart of them as the multi-layered stories follow a group of characters through real, engaging storylines. Stories have been written using a mix of high-frequency and phonic words which can be blended and sounded out. Moreover, interesting historical characters and facts are also introduced in the more advanced stages, allowing your children to develop reading skills as well as acquiring knowledge about the world history. They are truly ideal to consolidate our children's English skills and broaden their horizons.




Enjoy reading with your children!

Flora@Booklodge

For Children aged 3 to 6

When our children are not toddlers anymore, with their minds slightly more mature and are starting to question about things around them, what would be better if we can introduce books to them that are fun, thought-provoking, and at the same time teach them correct values and attitudes that they should pursue in life? We highly recommend Donaldson's "The Gruffalo" and "The Snail and the Whale", both of them being bestsellers and the latter one is named by the former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, as one of his all-time favourites.

The Gruffalo is a story about a quick-witted mouse who scares the Gruffalo, the biggest and scariest creature in the woods, away. The Snail and the Whale is about how a tiny snail hitches a ride on a humpback whale and saves the whale when he is beached, showing that the smallest creature can do the greatest thing of all.



We hope that both you and your children will find them enjoyable!

Flora@Booklodge

The Reading Chain

Last week, I was reading the Oxford Reading Tree "A Day in London" to Hillary during bedtime (probably the 99th times) and on page 12, it said Gran took the children to Trafalgar Square where a statue of Nelson stood. I was caught by surprise when Hillary suddenly asked, "Mummy, who is Nelson - the statue at Trafalgar Square?"

I love it when Hillary asked questions. It opens up our dialogue and I would spend long time, as long as required, to explain whatever the subject was and the values that brought along.

To address her query on Nelson, I got her the book "Nelson" by Usborne and tonight, we read the heroic story of Horatio Nelson together.

Joey@booklodge

書緣 / Books and Me

從小便很喜歡看書。愛書的程度甚至連遊戲都是和書有關的 - 當然，我的角色是圖書館管理員，而妹妹則要不停地借書，還書 ... 還要聽我說故事！

我的圖書閣有沒有名字？怎可能沒有呢！愛惜妹妹的我，把她的名字放在前面，自己的在後，將圖書閣名為『卓雅圖書閣』。當時我非常滿意這名字，媽媽也讚好。記得那時應是六至七歲的事。

從此，書便成為生活的部份。雖未能擁有自己的圖書閣，但無論搬到那裹，都會找一個角落放置我的巨形書櫃。長大後一年復一年的繁忙工作跟時間的沖洗令自己改變了，對很多事物都有了不同的看法，喜好亦然。但是，當想到要作出人生中重要的決定 - 究竟應該往那方向發展？第一個念頭卻是與書本有關的工作。加上有了小孩，無時無刻都記掛着小朋友們的需要，很自然地引致書園的成立。

今天，我很高興地說：『我活在夢想中！』

I have loved books since I was very little. I loved books so much that even the game I played was about books - no doubt that I would be the librarian whilst my little sister was asked to borrow books and return them over and over again .... and listen to my story-telling sessions!

Have I given a name to the reading corner? How can it possibly not having a name! As I adored my sister, I put her first name before mine and named the reading corner "Cheuk Nga Reading Corner". I was content with the name, even my mum said it was a good idea. This happened when I was about six to seven-year-old.

Books have always been part of my life. Although I have never managed to have my own library, I was able to squeeze some space for my huge book shelves all along. Growing up and having worked for so many years, I have inevitably changed, in terms of my point of view on many subjects as well as pastimes. Nonetheless, when I reached the junction where I needed to choose what to do for the rest of my life, something about books was the first idea that came up. Being a mother of two young children, I was very concerned about what the younger generation's needs are and Booklodge was formed, naturally.

Today, I am pleased to say, 'I live in my dream!'

Joey@booklodge