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Encourage a love of reading. If you have a passion for books and you want to encourage your child to follow in your footsteps then reading to them from an early age is a great way to do so. Reading to them in a relaxed setting can help them to associate reading with something nice and comforting. This can help to start a life-long love of literature. Q7) Can we expect any other stories about Edie in future, or are you working on any new ideas that we should keep an eye out for? Primary Times talks to Dame Jacqueline Wilson, one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors, about the release of her new book, ‘ The Other Edie Trimmer’.
Keen actress Edie Trimmer is bitterly disappointed when she doesn’t get a part in the drama club’s production of Oliver. What’s worse is that her best friend does which means Edie has find some new ways to spend her time. Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she’s just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she’s given a real Victorian notebook she’s determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens. There is another Edie Trimmer who lives in great poverty in Victorian London and modern day Edie finds herself at risk of being swapped into her life! Q3) What made you want to write about Victorian London as the setting and tell this particular story?
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Children tend to be quite interested in the past and the workhouse scenes might also be helpful with aspects of the current curriculum as well. I hope I’m converting children into saying that history is fun! Contribute to children’s brain development. It has been found by American Academy of Paediatrics that there is a high positive correlation between reading and neural activation in the left-sided parietal-temporal-occipital association cortex. It has been described as a ‘hub’ region of supporting semantic language processing. Reading bedtime stories to your children could help them to develop language skills through sounds, words and pictures. It was really dark, depressing and distressing seeing just how dreadful and horrible things were in the workhouse, having always known them to have been horrible places, but seeing just how awful it was was very unsettling and disturbing. I just can't believe they actually had institutions like this exist that deprive people of proper sustenance and leisure, of basic needs such as going the toilet whenever they needed it and washing, forcing them into manual labour 24/7, especially in regards to the children, as you'd have though child abuse would be against the law, but seemingly not seeing how incredibly abusive the policemen were towards children and the workhouses of course, which were all about abusing and neglecting children, and people of any age for that matter. I felt unsettled and traumatised just reading about Edie's experience, and seeing what it was like for the other people who were forced to work and live there too. I just couldn't believe people were treated like that, especially the children, and that the staff could be so heartless and ruthless, with the inmates lives and needs just being dismissed basically. It definitely seemed worse than prisons did, and I can't believe they existed for as long as they did. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. These are our favourites but, obviously everyone has their own top list of books to read with their children. These books are great for taking a few days or maybe even weeks to read through before bedtime but what about short stories for children that only take ten or fifteen minutes?
Home> News> May 2023> Exploring family, friendship, and Victorian London with Jacqueline Wilson Exploring family, friendship, and Victorian London with Jacqueline Wilson But when she starts writing, something strange happens. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Not only does reading to your child before bedtime create a stronger bond between you both but it can hugely help your child out, after all, that is what everyone wants to do, do everything possible to help their children. Ideas come to me when doing ordinary things like walking my dog or when I’m in the supermarket. I love writing the first chapter and getting into the story. I write all the way to the end rather than stopping and starting, and then I’ve got the whole story to work with. I might plan a few scenes here and there but I basically just write and see where the story ends up!Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million! Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. In a story full of her trademark compassion, Jacqueline Wilson thoughtfully explores the devastating effect of poverty on children at any time and, in doing so, subtly provokes readers to think about contemporary poverty. Also incredibly illustrated by Quentin Blake, you and your children will love reading the twisting and melodic lines and looking at the legendary and funny illustrations.
Now this is a hotly debated subject and one that will go on for the rest of time. For now though, we have compiled a list of our top 5 favourite children’s stories that are perfect for bedtime reading for your children. We feel that our list has a good mix of classic and modern stories that you and your children will love. Q2) Who are your favourite characters in the book and which character do you think will be a firm reader favourite? Help lower stress levels. Reading to your children can help them to let their mind wander to new places and away from anything that might be on their mind. It has also been found to help reduce heart rate when reading. Also, if children are cuddling up to their parents whilst reading, this helps to reduce cortisol levels which helps people relax. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! In regards to her modern-day life, I loved seeing how strong and lovely her friendship with Alex was, as most stories would have the two best friends falling out over one having gotten a part in a play that the other was hoping to get, with that usual competition and rivalry getting in the way, but they still remained best friends, supporting and happy for each other throughout!
We couldn’t have a top five list of children’s books and not mention Roald Dahl now, could we? The Twitshas been a family favourite for many years and it is easy to see why. Mr. and Mrs. Twit are always playing mean practical jokes on each other and being cruel to their monkey Muggle-Wump. With the help of local birds, Muggle-Wump and family plan their escape and revenge on the Twits. Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain's bestselling and most beloved children's authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold.
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