Did You Know? Reading for just 10 minutes a day can expose children to hundreds of new words each year, helping to build vocabulary, confidence, and a love of learning approximately 10-12 short children's novels equates to 1 million words! Over the course of one year, your child could become a millionaire reader! A bedtime story, a comic, or even a cereal box it all counts! What is your child's favourite book at the moment?