He did tell me what the justification was but it was so dumb I forgot it. 😭

I feel a team-up with you on the narration and your husband on the character voices would be golden!

I remember a student who told me his wife didn’t want him reading to their infant child because she’d read a study that said it was bad for them. 🤯 I’ve never advocated challenging someone’s spouse faster. 😅

Niiice! So much more fun that way!

Last year we came across a copy of Sheep Pig while visiting my aunt and I read a few chapters to my wife every night before bed. It was fun for both of us, and not just because I got to do sheep voices. 🐑 We should normalise reading to family and friends no matter the age. Reading together is a joy.

I think there’s never an age to stop reading aloud to people. For various reasons (e.g. dyslexia) sometimes it’s easier and more fun to listen to it being read and discuss it with the reader. If both people are able to read some bits aloud you can switch between you, too. Shared reading is lovely.

I was hearing it in thick Glaswegian when I typed it. 🤣

You only went and won the prize for teen fiction, Ya Booker!

Ya (Auld) Booker sounds like a slang term of endearment.

I realised I can’t relisten right now because I don’t have anything that plays tapes or CDs. 🤣 I’ll have to find something.

Oh, nice! I like that. I’ve seen cafes with traditional games like Scrabble before and that’s fun too.

Waiiitttt, Sam = Charles Paris?! 😱 I... need to go and listen to it all again to confirm. (Duh duh duuuuh du duh duhhh)

Oh, it's a mobile game. I had in my head your partner was breaking out a board game at the pub, although I'm not sure why I thought that!

Nice! Reading while walking is fun, as long as there aren't many obstacles! I used to have this coat with huge pockets so any time I was walking and got stopped by traffic lights I could whip out a book. 😆 I don't know Hustle Castle. I'll have to look that up.

The book I’m currently reading is Noah’s Gold by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social I’m a massive sucker for books with (secretly) supportive older siblings and so far Eve is not disappointing.

What is everyone else reading today? 📚