Book club: Egg-cellent tale
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, a service youngster tells us what he thought of Call The Puffins! Tiny’s Brave Rescue by Cath Howe and illustrated by Ella Okstad.
TOBY, AGED 7
My...
School support during separation
Families approach AFF regularly to ask for support for their child when the serving parent goes away. The absence of a parent can cause many different feelings and emotions for children, with many parents tel...
Reading Force adult book clubs
As regular Army&You readers will know, Reading Force Book Clubs are a fantastic way to have fun, but did you know that the charity runs adult groups too?
You might be a bookworm, a first-time book clubbe...
The write stuff – military authors’ publishing journeys
Many of us feel that we’d like to write a book, but few give it a go while juggling everything that comes with military life. We caught up with some authors and illustrators of children’s books, all with serv...
Soldiers go back to school
Soldiers from local units are on a mission to support young readers and inspire them to become avid book lovers at The Wellington Academy in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
They visit the school once a week to listen to ...
Show your creative side
Reading Force, which encourages military families to share books together, is asking families to put pen to paper and write their own stories as part of a competition.
Members of military families of all ages ...
Book Club: Food for thought
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on When Cucumber Lost His Cool by Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight.
ARCHIE LINFORD (5)
Archie says: “The boo...
BOOK CLUB – A SUMMER SIZZLER
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff...
RIO GREGORY (16)
The book was a little slow to start but when the pace ...
Warm reception
In the summer edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori...
James Wright (9)
I didn’t want to put it down. Stella finds an...
Revealing resource
Charity Little Troopers has launched a new downloadable resource to help your children make sense of their emotions during challenging life events such as deployments, moving home or starting a new school.
The...