✦ Journal

How children read, and how books are made

Notes on choosing books by age, on what makes a story stick, and on how a personalised book is actually put together.

August 18, 2026 · 4 min read

Which photo of your child works best: seven rules

The photo decides whether your child recognises themselves on every page. Seven rules that separate a good book from a mediocre one.

August 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Why children listen harder when the story is about them

Parents notice it immediately: the same story, with their child's name in it, is heard differently. There is a plain mechanism behind that.

August 4, 2026 · 5 min read

An alphabet book at two, four and six is three different books

The same alphabet book cannot serve a two-year-old and a six-year-old. Here is what changes with age and what to look at when choosing.

July 28, 2026 · 6 min read

What to read to a child aged 5–7: six themes that actually work

At this age a story stops being only entertainment. Six themes a preschooler works through more easily in a book than in conversation.