Storytime with Kate! Duchess of Cambridge shares her favourite children’s books including Stig Of The Dump and Charlotte’s Web with Camilla’s reading room website to mark World Book Day
- The Duchess of Cambridge shared her favourite children’s books
- She released the list with Camilla’s Reading Room to mark World Book Day
- Revealed her children enjoy reading Charlotte’s Web and Katie Morag books
The Duchess of Cambridge has shared some of her favourite children’s books to mark World Book Day.
Kate, 40, revealed some of the classic titles she enjoys reading with her children, George, eight, Charlotte, six, and Louis, three, including Stig Of The Dump and the Katie Morag series.
Of Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, the Duchess said: ‘An all-time classic and loved in our house for obvious reasons! This is a charming story about friendship, loyalty and love.’
Storytime with Kate! The Duchess of Cambridge revealed her favourite books to mark World Book Day. Pictured, reading The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark on CBeebies
Family favourites: On the list is The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, which she read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories last month. Of Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, the Duchess said: ‘An all-time classic and loved in our house for obvious reasons!’
Also on the list is The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, which she read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories last month.
Kate shared her picks with the Duchess of Cornwall’s The Reading Room initiative, which unveiled a children’s section of the website today to mark World Book Day.
She focused on children’s books due to her personal interest in Early Childhood development and children’s mental health, which has become a cornerstone of her work.
The Duchess told how Clive King’s Stig Of The Dump appealed to her lifelong love of the outdoors.
Perfect for bedtime: Also in her top five is Libby Walden’s book Feelings, which explores emotions. The Duchess said Stig Of The Dump appealed to her love of the outdoors
Family favourites and memories of her own childhood: Kate’s top 5 children’s books revealed
The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, By Jill Tomlinson
About the book: Plop the Baby Barn Owl is afraid of the dark. He is so scared he won’t even go hunting with his family. So Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole, where he will meet a series of friends who will convince him that perhaps there is a little bit of magic in the dark after all.
What Kate says: I loved this book as a little girl and listening to my own children reading it has brought back so many wonderful memories. A comforting story to help children face their fears and grow in confidence with the help of others
Stig Of The Dump, By Clive King
About the book: Nobody believes Barney when he says he’s discovered a boy living wild in the dump. But for Barney, Stif is totally real. They become great friends, learn each other’s ways and embark on a series of exciting adventures.
What Kate says: As a child I loved spending time outdoors, making dens, digging, discovering and making things out of odds and ends. Whether this was why my father recommended this book to me or whether this book inspired my imagination, I can’t remember, but I have never forgotten this brilliant book and the values it teaches.
Charlotte’s Web, By E. B. White
About the book: For fifty years, this timeless tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs has continued to warm the hearts of readers everywhere.
What Kate says: An all-time classic and loved in our house for obvious reasons! This is a charming story about friendship, loyalty and love.
Katie Morag Series, By Mairi Hedderwick
About the book: Whether she’s posting parcels to the wrong addresses, helping Grannie Island with a winning sheep, having problems with a troublesome ted or dealing with her naughty big boy cousins, Katie Morag is always up to something.
What Kate says: Fun stories for children of all ages and a great book for older children to read to younger siblings. These books are filled with captivating and beautiful illustrations to accompany the text so there’s lots to talk about!
Feelings, By Libby Walden
About the book: Accompanied by brilliant illustrations, the lyrical text explores the world of emotions to help children understand and navigate the universal and unique nature of feelings.
What Kate says: This little book is a wonderful way to help children understand and recognise their feelings and emotions, and brings to life the importance of empathy.
‘As a child I loved spending time outdoors, making dens, digging, discovering and making things out of odds and ends,’ she said.
‘Whether this was why my father recommended this book to me or whether this book inspired my imagination, I can’t remember, but I have never forgotten this brilliant book and the values it teaches.’
Also in her top five is Libby Walden’s book Feelings, which explores emotions.
Kate said: ‘This little book is a wonderful way to help children understand and recognise their feelings and emotions, and brings to life the importance of empathy.’
The Duchess added of the Katie Morag series, by Mairi Hedderwick: ‘Fun stories for children of all ages and a great book for older children to read to younger siblings.
Reading along: Kate said the Katie Morag books are great for siblings to read to each other
‘These books are filled with captivating and beautiful illustrations to accompany the text so there’s lots to talk about.’
Last month Kate narrated one of her favourite children’s books, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, by Jill Tomlinson, on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories.
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark tells the story of Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, who learns to overcome his fear of the dark through encounters with a host of friendly characters.
The Duchess said of the book: ‘I loved this book as a little girl and listening to my own children reading it has brought back so many wonderful memories.
‘A comforting story to help children face their fears and grow in confidence with the help of others.’
Kate shared her picks with the Duchess of Cornwall’s The Reading Room initiative, which unveiled a children’s section of the website today to mark World Book Day
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