Welcome to Hand-picked Books
"Books put your child at the center of the world of imagination"
Regina Higgins - Magic Kingdoms
We all know that
kids love to read and we all want them to read.
But how do you get them to even notice books with all
the other attractions and distractions around? And choosing
from the bewildering array in bookstores is a daunting prospect.
All children love to read – if they have
the right books...
...and now the right books will come to them.
(And just in case our books aren’t enough we asked kids to help design a cool
competition
that appeals to them as an added incentive to get them reading!)
How it works
Our customers say:
"Thank-you for a wonderful experience — we will certainly follow up on another
experience with you"
D Johnstone — Librarian, St Davids Marist Inanda
Handpicked Books puts together a range of books that is exciting
and appealing to children aged 6 to 13. The books are expertly selected,
not only to grab children’s attention, but also to encourage them to
develop their own literary taste and to build a solid foundation for
a lifelong love of reading. We present our range of
books and reading programme at schools so that we can work closely together with
the media and English teachers.
We select our books from suppliers worldwide and continuously
update them. We have books for strong readers, those needing encouragement, reluctant
readers, those moving from picture to proper books and even dyslexic readers. We
include fantasy, adventure, mystery, historical, biographical, non-fiction, special
interest as well as books that address youth issues, promote confidence and transition
and even audio books to strengthen imagination and vocabulary and kick-start reading.
Our customers say:
"Such a lovely idea to bring quality books to schools"
A Simpson — Librarian, Crawford Fourways
- Handpicked books works with the school media centre
to explain and promote awareness of book week and choose appropriate books
- Learners browse samples of the carefully constructed 'book jackets' at school
- Learners take order forms home and return them with
payment
- Handpicked Books collects orders and delivers books as soon as possible, but in
some cases where stocks are limited this may take up to 8 weeks
- Handpicked Books donates samples of many books in the
chosen range to the school’s library so that any children from homes that cannot
afford to buy books can also participate in the programme
- Readers are encouraged to complete an online book review
for every book read – every completed review grants entry into exciting competitions.
Research over many years all over the world shows children who read a lot:
- Write, spell, speak and concentrate
better
- do better academically, and
- process new information more easily
Research also shows that they:
- have wider interests
- do better in more subjects
- can process unrelated facts
- understand how people think and feel
- are more open to new ideas
- deal better with growing up