This new edition of the bestselling guide contains a supplementary chapter, plus fully updated booklists. 'No matter where they go, children lost in books will always find their way home.' Your child deserves the best reading teacher in the world. And the one person who will read more than anyone else to help your child learn to read... is you. In this clear and humour-filled guide, Paul Jennings cuts through the jargon and the controversies to show every parent practical and effective ways for helping their child to catch the reading bug. This legendary children's author has spent years teaching, lecturing, writing and parenting. Now you can benefit from his advice. In this book: brilliant booklists for your child - now updated and expandedthe whole reading experience explainedgreat cartoons and anecdotessupplementary chapter on the special reading needs of boys