4 Recommended Books about Black History Month for Children
Black History Month is held in October (in Europe) every year and it is a time to recognise and celebrate the contributions of Black...
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Lindsey Dipple
Mum/Teacher/Children's Author
Welcome to my blog!
Bonding through books
I help families bond with their children through reading by recommending books, giving advice as a teacher on how to develop reading, sharing tips on how to make the experience more fun, and sharing my own authoring experiences!
- Sep 11
- 4 min
How To Read so Your Child Wants to Listen: How to Make Reading Fun
I once had some terrible feedback when I was a student teacher: the lady whose class I was taking and who was assessing me said I was...
- Sep 4
- 3 min
How to Write a Children's Book (and How Not to!): Part 3 of My Journey
On my road to publishing my first children’s book (Bubble Burps), I made some good decisions and some mistakes. Today’s post includes...
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Children's Reading Books: Three Foolproof Ways to Choose the Right One
This quick and easy guide will turn you into an expert at choosing the correct children's reading book!
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Becoming a Children's Author - Part 2: Illustration Improvements
This week I am continuing my authoring story and this post is all about starting to illustrate my first book. Personally, I think there...
- Jul 17
- 3 min
5 ways to get reluctant readers to read!
Some children love reading and some just don’t. The same can be said for adults too. I think of reading like exercise: it’s not that you...
- Jul 10
- 3 min
How I Started Out to Become a Children’s Author
Since my blog is all about my author journey I thought it was about time that I started the story from the beginning. Here is how I came...
- Jul 3
- 2 min
The Perfectionism Paradox
Have you got any weaknesses? Perfectionism Procrastination Grey Brain vs Rainbow Brain Have you got any weaknesses? I imagine a large...
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Why do I want to be a children's author?
Back to childhood There are a lot of clichés about reading: a book is a passport that can take you anywhere; books broaden your mind;...
- May 8
- 2 min
My first reading-related crime!
When I was a little girl, my parents called me ‘Bookworm’. I could not get enough of reading. I used to have a cabin bed in the corner of...
- Apr 17
- 3 min
What I have realised about Imposter Syndrome...
Hello! First of all, thank you for joining me on the start of my journey towards becoming a children’s author. Since this is the very...
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