Every parent knows how important reading is for a child’s development, but it’s not always easy to get your children reading even the best books – especially with TV, sports and toys to compete with. Here are 10 top tips to help you get your children reading more – and to love it too!
1 READ TO YOUR CHILD RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
I wouldn’t usually touch a book about two sick teenagers with a barge pole. I don’t like sob stories or misery memoires, but so many people had raved about the book, I thought it was at least worth a look.
Date: Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: Adams Musgrave, Musgrave Centre, Musgrave Rd, Durban
RSVP: musgrave@adamsbooks.co.za or Beverley on 086 134 1341 by Monday, 19 November 2012
The Ultimate Braai Master extreme cuisine reality show has begun airing on SABC 3.
Date: Thursday, 6 June 2013
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Moemas, Parktown Quarter, 3rd and 7th Avenue, Parktown North, Johannesburg
Tickets: R250, limited to 20 guests
Booking is essential. Call 011 788 7725 or email moemasfood@gmail.com.
I first fell in love with Melina Marchetta’s writing a couple of months ago when I read Saving Francesca.
This wonderful author has a way of making the lives of her characters seep into your veins, filling your soul with a bittersweet ache that refuses to go away long after you’ve turned the last page.
And with On the Jellicoe Road, it proved to be no different.
They say that the one thing that brings South Africans together is sport. I beg to differ. Truth is, there’s something about gathering around the African TV that is hard-wired into all of us, and the moment we huddle around the fire, we become one nation. The Ultimate Braai Master takes you on a breathtaking 8000 kilometre culinary road trip and lets you redefine the rules that govern cooking on the open flame.