Oct. 25, 2023
How was school? Fine. We’ve all been there!
Sometimes kids (and adults) need a little help to open up and start talking. The Top 10s book series provides a great opportunity to have conversations with your kids about the things that really interest them. Crafting a topic for a Top 10s book is a great way to get started, and it can be about absolutely anything...
The Top 10 Flying Machines, The Top 10 Ice-Cream Flavours, The Top 10 Birds! Whatever interests them the most.
Here are some useful suggestions and conversation starters to help you ignite those creative conversations.
Hopefully, these tips and conversation starters will help you have a fun chat with your child where you can learn more about their interests. And if you come up with a great idea for a Top 10s book – then it’s a double win!
To submit a Top 10s idea your child needs to attend a school that has an active Purple Mash subscription. You may have received a send-home slip from their teacher. If so, write your title idea on the slip and return it to the teacher. Otherwise, you can submit your idea directly from inside Purple Mash (you will need to have a login). If your child’s school doesn’t subscribe to Purple Mash, you can sign up as a home user (it costs $100 a year). Submissions are open from 01/11/2023 to 30/11/2023.
Children will get to vote for their favourite ideas from a collection of ten finalists selected by us (the publisher). There are no hard and fast rules, but we’re looking out for ideas that:
Top 10s books are packed with fun facts, funny jokes, engaging games and loads more. Think Guinness World Records meets Weird but True, but with loads of extras. As well as the authors Top 10 list, children will also have the chance to submit their own lists, with some being published in the book.