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About this talk: Coming from the perpsective of both an author and a parent, Frank Hinks gives an invaluable insight into how his books encourage children to read and why it is important to get children reading.
About the speaker: Frank Hinks is a parent, author and a barrister. He began writing children's books after telling his own children different bedtime stories every night. Using his own family as inspiration Frank developed the Ramion stories. These books have been extremely well-received by a large number of children and have proved very popular with more reluctant readers.
Talk Topics - Early Years / Preschool - General Advice / Other
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For more about Frank Hinks and his work please visit his website by clicking here.
To pre-order the latest book, Kingdom of the Deep, as well as others in the Ramion series please click here.
Other books by Frank Hinks:
The Land of Lost Hair
The Vicar's Chickens
The Bands of Evil
Creatures of the Forest
The Seven Stones of Iliana
Gary the Frog Prince
The Embodiment of Evil: v. 5
The Cruel Count
The Black Marchesa
The Crystal Key
The Magic Magpie
The Dim Daft Dwarves
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