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Badger and the Great Storm – picture book review

ByEmma January 14, 2015

As he’s grown a bit older, N’s been much more open to new books. Anything with animals in seems to go down a treat, and when we received Badger and the Great Storm for review, it was immediately picked up…

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The Election – picture book for preschoolers

ByEmma March 23, 2019

I wasn’t entirely sure about a picture book about The Election when I spotted the opportunity to review this book. I always think it’s a lot more interesting to have a fun book that’s a bit fantastical, but N does…

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The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown – book review

ByEmma September 4, 2018

When I opened our delivery of the next book buddy book from Parragon Books, I thought N would love it. Diggers, what child wouldn’t? Especially when he used to love Dig Dig Digging. But he turned his nose up and…

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The Bully and the Shrimp book review

ByEmma September 4, 2018

Our latest Parragon book buddy delivery is The Bully and the Shrimp picture book by Catherine Allison and Kim Greyer. I wasn’t sure at first as to whether talking about bullying was something I really wanted to introduce to N…

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Quirky Wanda and the Alien

ByEmma January 15, 2015

N has his tv favourites, and although the new Wanda and the Alien launched at the end of August, we hadn’t yet spotted it on the schedules. After being sent a book Wanda and the Alien go Camping, and some sample…

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The dinosaur that pooped the past – book review

ByEmma March 8, 2023

*Ad – gifted includes affiliate links Let’s face it, toilet humour is the way to keep children interested in books. However revolting, it seems that if a book, picture or otherwise, has something that parents might find a little gross,…

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I Want to be a Witch – Halloween books

ByEmma March 23, 2019

Crikey, it feels like I’ve not written about books for so long. We have been reading, well we’ve been reading picture books (I’ve not been reading myself!), and we’ve also had a clear out so we have a tiny amount…

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The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile – book review

ByEmma March 23, 2019

I feel a bit slack with our reading now. I’ve not read a book myself since around February, although I seem to have 3 in different places in the house that I’ve started. And since we hit our 300 books,…

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The Sleepy Train and 300 picture books week 23 – 24

ByEmma March 23, 2019

Yay, we’ve hit the 300. Let me check my numbers again….yes, done it. I had a panic that I might have forgotten to take last week’s photos, and yes, books went back to the library without a note taken of…

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Book review: On Guard by Karl Vadaszffy

ByEmma August 21, 2014

I received a copy of Karl Vadaszffy’s new book On Guard to review after enjoying a previous book, The Missing. I’m a big fan of the crime genre, and if a book covers relationships, history and an activity I know nothing about, it’s great to…

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Hold That Thought Milton! Book Buddy read

ByEmma March 23, 2019

I love receiving picture books from Parragon books as they always seem to brighten your day when you open the envelope. The latest read for us was Hold That Thought Milton! By Linda Ravin Lodding. The name Milton reminds me…

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Book Reviews

Badger and the Great Storm – picture book review

The Election – picture book for preschoolers

The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown – book review

The Bully and the Shrimp book review

Quirky Wanda and the Alien

The dinosaur that pooped the past – book review

I Want to be a Witch – Halloween books

The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile – book review

The Sleepy Train and 300 picture books week 23 – 24

Book review: On Guard by Karl Vadaszffy

Hold That Thought Milton! Book Buddy read

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