MOKOPANE – Kids Book Club Mokopane hopes to encourage young readers to discover great books, explore important topics, and have some book fun.

Whether your child is a bookworm or a struggling reader, sharing a book with others is way more fun than reading alone.

Jenica Simpson and Adele Essakow are the minds behind the Kids Book Club in town, which was started in October 2015.

The book club experience is social and a great way to motivate children to read, get them talking about books and have them share ideas and perspectives. Reading activities and interacting with text allow kids to grow their vocabulary and increase their comprehension skills.

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Listening to someone read stimulates their imagination and develop listening skills, which are vital for academic success.

Kids Book Club Mokopane moved to Thorntree Preparatory School this year to use their premises as venue for their library, but everyone from the community is welcome to join.

Once a month on a Saturday, members gather for a reading and some book exchanges, and ultimately just for a fun day with others interested in and loving reading.

Most Saturday meets are arranged around a central theme, that addresses issues children might experience that make reading and learning difficult.

These meetings also give great exposure to well-known published South African authors, illustrators and other professionals who understand the importance of reading and critical comprehension, and who join us on these days, either online or in person.

This month, Anneke Green from the Pontem Development Centre in Bloemfontein delivered an online workshop to parents about ADD and ADHD.

Kids Book Club Mokopane invites families to join at R100 per family per month.