Who’s this guy…
Hello, my name is Tom (Mr Slattery) and this is my blog about the books I read and enjoy. I am a Deputy Head teacher in a Primary School in Birmingham and very passionate about reading for pleasure and children’s books.
I mainly enjoy Middle Grade books but I have a great love for picture books and occasionally dip into Young Adult and mainstream fiction and non-fiction.
Who knows how this may evolve and I may from time to time blog about education too. I’m stepping tentatively into the unknown…
- The Station Cat by Stephen Hogtun
The Book in Rhyme… “A colourless train station platform full of strangers, Lives full of worries, full of stress, full of dangers. A colourless train station platform full of sorrow, Bringing sorrowContinue reading “The Station Cat by Stephen Hogtun” - Fear Ground by Jennifer Killick
The Book in Rhyme… “Four students shared a trauma and became instant friends, But many months later they wonder when it all ends. A brand new app has taken the school byContinue reading “Fear Ground by Jennifer Killick” - Building a Reading Culture – A Delivery of Magic.
So many schools are regularly looking at their reading culture within school and so many leaders and teachers are tasked with improving it. In my experience, it’s not an easy or quickContinue reading “Building a Reading Culture – A Delivery of Magic.”
Tom’s Book Corner 