Why Reading Matters? Part 2 in BBC series

What area of the brain is involved in the act of reading? Is it one area or is it a few different areas of the brain?

What happens when Shakespeare alters grammar rules?

Find out the answer to these question in the next part of this 6 part series of "Why Reading Matters", presented by BBC.

Thank You for Being You!

How often to you stop to say thank you to those who help you, thank you to those who teach you and thank you to those you care about?

If you are needing to say thank you or if you are in need of being thanked, this short video is for you.

Find Out Why Reading Matters - Includes BBC series (part 1)

In a previous blog post we mentioned the benefits to the brain of reading. In this blog post we share a fascinating video, presented by the BBC on "why reading matters". This is the first of a series so do stop by to watch the next part.

Find out about the brain and the developments or advancements in the functions of the brain. 

Did you know that you can train the brain to improve function? Did you know that the brain differs with different careers, as shown with cab drivers?

What are friendships made of?

What is it that makes a good friendship? What type of relationship does one need? What does it take to be a good friend?

Enjoy this short video with a song by Bruno Mars describing what Best Friends are all about. 

14 Days Left of Our Sale

There are 14 days left of our sale on Relationships by R.A. Kahn.

Did you know about the sale? Have you  heard about the book?

Please visit our previous blog post for all the details.

Reading Can Improve Your Brain

Have you ever had a teacher tell you to practice your reading as it can assist your vocabulary, your writing, use of language and lots more? Ever wondered "is this true or is the teacher just pushing me to read?"

Latest research shows that not only does reading improve all kinds of areas of your life by improving your knowledge, but reading can actually improve your brain.

Take a look at the YouTube Video here.

After watching the video, we hope you will understand that reading is important but more than that, we need to take care of what we read and the kinds of books our children read. If our children will begin to imagine themselves as being the characters of a book, just as explained in the video, are the characters of the books your children read the ones you'd like to be role models for them? If not, take a little time and search for quality reading material.

What are your thoughts on the topic? We'd love to hear from you here, below in the comments section.

Sale on the Book Relationships by R.A. Kahn

We are having a Sale for the End of Year on the amazing book "Relationships" by R.A. Kahn.

Enjoy a 16% discount on the regular price when you purchase your copy between now, 11 December 2014 and the end of 2014.

Meet Bella, our lead character and find out what her special interests are. Learn about her challenge when falling in love with one of the Matrics from her school. Get to know her friends and what kind of relationship she has with them. Learn about her relationship with her parents, her sibling and others in her school. 

The book Relationships is not just a gripping story, it challenges you to consider what makes relationships work. 

If you are a teenager or wish to purchase a gift for a teenager, you'll love this book. 

You can find "Relationships" on Create Space and on Amazon.com

Hurry along to get your copy.

A Novel Idea for Book Covers

After a negative comment about the book cover of "Relationships" by R.A. Kahn, we put out a few blog posts and discussion on social networking groups to get feedback from others. Some really like the cover and some don't understand it. I suppose life is like that.

Then we discovered the above image. Each book is wrapped in brown paper with string and has a sentence about the book. The idea is to get people interested in the content and not to judge the book by it's cover. 

What a novel idea. Now there's food for thought.

What do you think of it? When you discover a new book, how much does the cover impact on your enjoyment of the story or book itself?