Most Saturdays, Escape Books has a children's reading hour at 10 am, where an English native speaker (whee, tomorrow's my turn again!) reads books to children. A snack and some games are also included. Attendance costs €3.

The store is in Oberstraße 8 in Nordstadt, just around the corner from Christuskirche and just off of Engelbosteler Damm.

You can check out their website for exact dates. And you can come tomorrow to hear me make a total fool of myself. What can I say, I love hamming it up for them. (Oh yes, tomorrow's theme is dinosaurs. )

Cheers,

Fairfax71

Hi Fairfax - the readings sound great - will definiitely take my little half-german along after we move to Hannover in mid-July. Although I see from the website that there are no readings during the Niedersachsen holidays, the start of which coincides with our arrival. Still in chilly and rainy Scotland until then.

M

Hi Martin,

No worries. Once the holidays are over, of course, then we can hook up there.

How old is your kiddo? There seem to be a number of people with small children floating around. Maybe we could get a critical mass to organize a playgroup or something. Our kids are 3 1/2 and almost 2.

Cheers,

Fairfax71

Then you´ll feel at home, it´s chilly and rainy here at the moment as well.

Hi again,

Fairfax- Our 'kiddo' will turn 2 the day after we arrive in Hannover (we're going to the zoo)

Willum - Gee, thanks for the weather report. Of course today it has been warm and sunny here (first time since about April).

See you in H

Martin73

Ah, maybe you can drop us a line when you're here. Our kids like to go to the zoo, too -- we've got an annual family pass.

Weather's improving, too -- warming up and we're getting more sun this week. Though it's supposed to be up to 30 by Sunday.

Cheers,

Fairfax71

Hi Martin, didn´t want to dishearten you, it can also be nice here! Next week is supposed to be warmer and (hopefully) drier. We´ve got a garden, you see and I´d rather be sitting in it than watching thr rain from my window.