House of Stories - A Book Club for Children

A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean   Being a dog-lover, the cover-page caught my eye. The font size and the spacing between the sentences makes this a comfortable book for children to read.   This beautiful book introduces children to the need of care and love for other living beings. The book begins rather solemnly. “My name is Cally Louise Fisher and I have not spoken for 31 days…”. As the story progresses, we find out this story is about a little girl who lost her mother at an early age and she starts seeing her everywhere she goes. Dressed in a red raincoat, her mother appeared in the cemetery, school ground and other places. Add to this, a friendly wolfhound also made appearances often in unexpected places. She tries to tell her family members about seeing her mum with the hound, but no one seems to understand her. Meanwhile Cally participated in the sponsorship program for silence held at school and took it rather seriously. Cally moves into a new neigh

Reading   as we all know improve knowledge, vocabulary, imagination, etc. A good reader can be a writer, illustrator, or an artist as reading triggers imagination among kids in early age itself. Kids Reading Space at Home- House of Stories Few Tips to Make Your Little Ones Read Be a Reader Yourself If you are a reader yourself, or they see you reading books, naturally kids get attracted to them.Well, mostly. If you are not, it is time to put on a show. It does not hurt to carry around a book and pretend reading for 15 minutes before sleeping or while having coffee. Read Them Stories  I would not exactly say before bed, but make it a point that you read them stories at least every alternate days in a week. Make a Library for Them Kid's Library at Home - House of Stories At first, they may not show interest, but buying books and having them arranged in a space can gradually lure kids to them. It would not happen overnight, but sooner or later your