World Book Day! Reading tips for all ages

April 23 is World Book Day ! 📚

Kids spend a lot of time behind screens these days (and so do we as parents 😬). World Book Day is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness about books.

Make daily reading a ritual, even if it's only for 15-20 minutes. Less screen time, more book time! To help you, we've compiled a fun Top 10 for every age group:

Up to 6 years — Top 10

1. Fairy tale "The land behind the elf door" Lars van de Goor
2. Friendship "Jules makes a friend on holiday" Annemie Berbebrouckx
3. Emotions "Today I am happy" Liesbet Slegers
4. Animals "Crocofant" Mary Murphy
5. Family/Home "A Baby in Mommy's Tummy" Marta Marcuszczak
6. Crafting "Building Together" Oliver Jeffers
7. Own Body "The Nose, Toes and Belly Book" Sally Nicholls
8. Numbers/Counting "From 1 Rabbit to 1 Dozen"
9. Emotions "Muk needs to get something off his chest"

6 to 9 years — Top 10

1. School "Miss Vomit and the Giant Explosion" Carry Slee
2. History of "Tuf" Tijs van Marle
3. Sports "Niek de Groot kicks off" Lincoln Peirce
4. Scary "Monster Shark" Paul van Loon
5. Humor "Aunt Friet's igloo" Tosca Menten
6. Friendship "The Very Stubborn Unicorn and the Birthday Party" Pip Bird
7. Adventure "Game heroes against the robots" Marcel van Driel
8. Detective "The Potato Mystery" Pascal Prévot
9. Animals "Lina and the Pet Dragon"
10. Science "Nout and I in the fast-paced space"

9 to 12 years — Top 10

1. Humor/School "Every little bit helps (usually)" Liz Chipon
2. Scary "Happy land" Chinouk Thijssen
3. History "Why the World Isn't Fair" Yuval Noah Harari
4. Adventure "Sparrow & Captain Evilbeard and the Revenge of the Fury"
5. Humor "The Hapsnurkers in the mash" Philip Ardagh
6. Detective "The Rembrandt Robbery" Deron Hicks
7. Animals "The Last Bear" Hannah Gold
8. Fantasy "The Wizard in My Shed" by Simon Farnaby
9. Sports "Hanna Panna and the Secret of Villa Forza" Judith Williams
10. Adventure "A Mummy Ate My Homework" Thiago de Moraes

12 to 15 years — Top 10

1. Fantasy "The School of Good and Evil" Soman Chainani
2. Thriller "Blackmail" Cis Meijer
3. Friendship "#LastVlog" Carry Slee
4. Adventure "Operation Turtuga" Fedor the Bear
5. Growing Up "Something Very Special" Susin Nielsen
6. True Story "Crazy & True Story" Guy Didelez
7. Travel Story "The Summer When Everything Changed" Jenny Han
8. Digital world "Deep fake"
9. Sports "The Young Samurai" Chris Bradford
10. Emotion "Will you discover who I am?" Alice Bakker

We wish you and your children lots of fun reading! And if you want to give them something healthy while reading, Kindershake is a great idea 😋