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Return the birthday toy - and buy a book!
The way I see it, when the present is a book, you're really awakening the child's thoughts. You're telling them here is a beautiful story I want to share with you....
Return the birthday toy - and buy a book!
The way I see it, when the present is a book, you're really awakening the child's thoughts. You're telling them here is a beautiful story I want to share with you....

الحاجة أم الإختراع
When I considered what pushed me further down this All-English-All-The-Time route, I realised that not being exposed to the right children's books was one of the main issues. I vowed...
الحاجة أم الإختراع
When I considered what pushed me further down this All-English-All-The-Time route, I realised that not being exposed to the right children's books was one of the main issues. I vowed...

5 things to do when your book collection gets o...
Now, if anyone suggests you throw your books out under the claim of cleaning up I would recommend you seriously consider that person's importance in your life. What I am...
5 things to do when your book collection gets o...
Now, if anyone suggests you throw your books out under the claim of cleaning up I would recommend you seriously consider that person's importance in your life. What I am...

Arabic: It's not so complicated after all
My husband used to joke that I treated my baby as I would a dog, speaking to him in English as if he is a foreigner who did not understand...
Arabic: It's not so complicated after all
My husband used to joke that I treated my baby as I would a dog, speaking to him in English as if he is a foreigner who did not understand...

Mum, you deserve to curl up with a book, too.
I feel confused and that I am not worthy of rest. And when I acknowledged that, I realised a lot of other mothers probably feel the same (except you in...
Mum, you deserve to curl up with a book, too.
I feel confused and that I am not worthy of rest. And when I acknowledged that, I realised a lot of other mothers probably feel the same (except you in...

Do books solve tantrums? HA! No.
My son is almost three. I prefer saying that to saying he's two and a half, because almost three puts greater distance between me and the terrible twos and we...
Do books solve tantrums? HA! No.
My son is almost three. I prefer saying that to saying he's two and a half, because almost three puts greater distance between me and the terrible twos and we...