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In the third part of a series on establishing a book collection for Foundation Stage children, Judith Stevens considers traditional tales When building up a children's book collection it is important to include a range of high-quality traditional tales from around the world.

When building up a children's book collection it is important to include a range of high-quality traditional tales from around the world.

Some children will come to early years settings with many experiences of sharing books with family members and others. These young children will have already begun to develop positive attitudes to reading and see books as exciting, interesting and fun.

Other children will have had fewer opportunities to experience books in their home environments. However, they may be familiar with a few popular traditional stories, which may have been read or told.

Practitioners need to build on all children's home experiences by providing quality traditional tales which are familiar, and by introducing those which are less familiar.

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