It is only a few weeks away from Father’s Day and what better way to celebrate it than with books! Reading with kids is not only a great way to help with early literacy skills but it is also a wonderful bonding activity for kids and parents.
Reading aloud with young children is one of the most effective ways to expose them to enriched language and to encourage specific early literacy skills needed to promote school readiness. Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime.
American Academy of Pediatrics
When our kids were very little, often their dad would not get in from work until just before their bedtime. Being able to sit with the kids on his lap and read them a good night story was a lovely way to connect with them before they went to sleep.
While Bluey books weren’t part of our collection all those years ago, I am pretty sure from seeing how much my nephews love these books, they would have been on high rotation in our house too.
The recent release Bluey Perfect is perfect for Father’s Day and also perfect if you have a child who is a bit of a perfectionist! It is a gorgeous hardback book with a special wipe-clean card for drawing. The Bluey fan in your family can also enjoy colouring in the Father’s Day poster from the free activity pack below and there is a DIY Father’s Day card featuring Spot for the fan in the house.
Penguin Randon House has many more fabulous activity packs featuring characters from their favourite books you can do with the kids. Here are some that would be perfect for younger kids:
- Bluey: Perfect Activity Page
- Explore the great outdoors with the Very Hungry Caterpillar!
- Mr Men and Little Miss fun pack
Father’s Day Book Bundle Giveaway
Thanks to the team at Penguin I am excited to offer one lucky winner a gorgeous Father’s Day book bundle that includes 12 books, plus a giant Mr. Happy plush toy! The Father’s Day book bundle includes:
- GIANT Mr. Men: Mr. Happy plush toy
- Bluey: Perfect
- Bluey: Father’s Day Fun: A Craft Book
- Bluey: Daddy Putdown
- Bluey: My Dad Is Awesome
- Stop the Dad Jokes by Adrian Beck
- My Baba is the Best by Bachar Houli
- Dirt By Sea by Michael Wagner
- The Tree at Number 43 by Jess McGeachin
- Mr Men: My Daddy by Roger Hargreaves
- I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- My Dad is Fantastic by Roald Dahl
- Spot Loves His Dad by Eric Hill
What a wonderful book bundle! The giveaway is open to Australian residents only.