PEPPA PIG Says ‘HURRAH FOR READING!’

Would your child like to meet Peppa Pig?

This Spring, Hampshire County Council’s Services for Young Children, in conjunction with Action for Children Children’s Centres and your local library, are working together to develop an exciting, reading project called HURRAH (Helping Under 5s Read Regularly At Home). So, why not join in, get the chance to meet Peppa Pig and help your child’s enjoy reading by developing a love of books? The project will be launched on Thursday 24 April at 10:00 a.m. at Mill Hill Children’s Centre and 1:00 pm at Sharps Copse Children’s Centre.

Come along to this free stories and rhymes session and find out more! If you can’t make either of these sessions, then simply contact your local Action for Children Children’s Centre or Library. Every child who joins in will be issued with a special ‘HURRAH’ reading passport. Every time you borrow and share a book with your child, your child will receive a stamp in their reading passport. If you get your reading passport stamped six times, you will be invited to join us for a celebration at Waterlooville Library where you will receive a certificate and also meet Peppa Pig. So, come along, choose a book to share with your child, go home, turn off the television, snuggle up and enjoy the story together!

There are so many benefits to reading with your young children:

  • Sharing picture and storybooks with babies and young children gives them an excellent start on the journey to being able to read
  • It helps them learn new words and form sentences
  • Sharing a story at bedtime is a chance for you and your child to relax and enjoy a special moment together
  • It helps them learn which way up a book is held and the direction to turn the pages
  • It helps them build listening skills and increases their attention span
  • Hearing and reading lots of stories helps children write their own stories when they are old enough.
  • And best of all, it’s fun and never too early to start!

Reading is really important and it’s never too early to start! A first step is to share books and enjoy stories with your children when they are young. This can involve the whole family including dads and grandparents. By laying the foundations of sharing books and reading early, you will give your child a head start at school and help spark a life long love of reading and learning.

Postcode Publications have generously provided funding to support this project and the reading development of the young children in our community.

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