Hey Doggy, Listen Up!
Sun 19 Jan 2025
11:15am at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights
Book your 15 minute slot - Limited slots available. The session is free but we encourage donations to Therapy Dogs Nationwide on the day. Scroll down for more details.
Other ways to book:
Email books@mrbsemporium.com, call 01225 331155 or pop into the shop at 14-15 John Street, Bath. BA1 2JL.
Read to Nessa the therapy dog at Mr B’s!
Meet Nessa – like all booklovers, she loves nothing more than a cuddle and to listen to stories. Book your slot to come and read her a story, give her stroke or to show her a picture-book.
If you, your child or someone you know gets worried or nervous about reading aloud, finds it tricky sometimes to read the words or feels anxious in a shop or social space then spending some time with a gentle, calming, good listener like Nessa can help. She can put you at ease, doesn’t judge you, can help calm any nerves and wants to hear what you’ve got to say.
Reading to, stroking or just being around a therapy dog has been proven to help build confidence in many ways and to improve reading and if there’s one thing we are passionate about, it’s helping to spread the joy of books and bookshops and breaking down any barriers to reading.
Limited slots available so we advise booking early. If you have any specific requirements you’d like to talk through with us to make the visit as comfortable and beneficial to you as possible, please let us know. The sessions will be held in a small quiet space upstairs at Mr B’s. The sessions can be for children or adults.
Nessa and her lovely owner Sally are volunteers with an amazing charity called Therapy Dogs Nationwide who helped made this new venture possible. Home – THERAPY DOGS NATIONWIDE (tdn.org.uk). We are very grateful to them for giving up their time to come along.
“Hey doggy, listen up!” will now be a regular feature at Mr B’s so watch this space and please share with others you feel might benefit from meeting Nessa.