Celebrate with a free audiobook!
World Book Day is on the 4th March 2021 and it aims to change lives through a love of books and shared reading.
World Book Day are promoting Audiobooks. And we think they can be a great way to share books again and again too!
Reading stories and looking at picture books together is one of the best ways in which you can support children’s spoken and written language development.
However, we all know children love repetition! So audiobooks are a great way to enhance and extend children’s pleasure of listening to a story when you just don’t have time to read a story again and again.
Like World Book Day we’d like to offer you a FREE AUDIOBOOK to DOWNLOAD and share with your children at home or in your setting. Browse the Early Soundplay stories and listen to audio clips here.
Once you’ve made your choice use the coupon WBDAUDIO in our shop and download your free audiobook before 31st March 2021.
All our Early Soundplay stories are read by award winning actress Sophie Thompson.
Sophie has a lovely clear voice and her warm and engaging style is perfect for young children who want to listen to the same stories again, again and again.
We provide two audio versions with each of our audiobook downloads:
- a ‘listen along’ – the main story is read the whole way through and can be enjoyed independently of the book.
- a ‘read along’ – this version includes both the ‘Some things to look out for…’ and the ‘Did you spot Digby’s special ‘g’ words… ’ pages.
The page turns are indicated with a ‘chime’ which can support emergent readers or children who want to turn pages independently.
Digby the Diggedy Dog is full of sound play with a special focus on ‘d’ and ‘g’.
Joining in when they hear the story again provides children with lots of opportunities to both hear and practise saying ‘d’ and ‘g’ words.
You can listen to a clip of Digby the Diggedy Dog here:
Listening to the audio as a group can be fun but at other times children may want to be more independent and listen in their own time.
Some children enjoy a cosy quiet area to listen to a story in whereas others find a more open listening area or even an area outside more inviting.
Our MP3 audiobooks can be popped onto your phone and listened to anywhere while you’re out and about.
Don’t forget our offer of a FREE AUDIOBOOK to DOWNLOAD and share with your children at home or in your setting. Browse our audiobooks and listen to more clips here.
Once you’ve made your choice use the coupon WBDAUDIO in our shop and download your free audiobook before 31st March 2021.
We believe books and sharing stories should be fun for children everywhere, each and every day. We know that just 10 minutes each day can make a difference to each and every child’s future.
Let’s celebrate reading for pleasure in your home or setting – all year round!
