Back to books – January 2015 round up
After a really poor year in 2014, where I only read about 16 books all year – from March to September I didn’t read any at all – I signed up again for the Good Reads challenge. My aim is…
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Personalised books with Penwizard
I remember being bought a personalised book when I was a child and loved reading how I and my friend helped Snow White and the 7 Dwarves save the day. I always thought it was magical being in a book…
Little Snappers books – review and giveaway
Last year we did the 300 picture books challenge and managed to complete it in May or June, reading 300 different picture books. I can’t say the same for my own personal challenge, it was a seriously poor showing and…
Badger and the Great Storm – picture book review
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…
The Election – picture book for preschoolers
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…
Snow and Tell at the Story Museum Oxford
Going to see Snow and Tell storytime at the Story Museum in Oxford for Christmas, plus a few others treats while visiting
The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown – book review
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…
The Bully and the Shrimp book review
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…
Boost your child’s reading confidence – Sparkup Magical Book Reader
I’ve always tried to instill a love of books in N and it seems to be working so far. He’ll choose books to look at on his own, insists on certain books at bedtime, and loves it when he finds…
Quirky Wanda and the Alien
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…
The dinosaur that pooped the past – book review
*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,…