Online Reading Programme (Ages 7 to 8) December 2020

I took a really long time to choose just four books. The Sheep-Pig is the only one I read when I was this age, and I loved it. I knew I wanted to include a book by Dick King-Smith and to be honest, The Sheep-Pig was not my first choice, not because it isn’t lovely, but because it is the most famous and I wanted something new. I looked at A Mouse Called Wolf and The Merrythought, but it seemed like getting copies would be difficult. So, The Sheep-Pig, a favourite of mine, just eased itself into the list. Take a look at a few things I intend to do with the book!

The hOle books are super fun, and I love Asha Nehemiah’s writing, so Trouble with Magic was a natural choice. Manya Learns to Roar did not take time to choose either because it’s an important book, and I thoroughly enjoy Shruthi Rao’s work.

Finally, especially for this age group, books about saving the world are excellent. Young children are superheroes, and Shrinking Vanita brings in a different genre, while also being the kind of story I wanted to include. Here are some of the book activities we’ll do with this one!