Back to books – February update
It’s taken me a while to get round to publishing my February books round up. I only read 4 books after a busy January, but am still on track for my 52 book challenge this year. I’ve got a few…
Book review
Learn to fasten with Zip It by Patricia Hegarty
I was looking forward to receiving this Zip It hardback book from Little Tiger Press, written by Patricia Hegarty and illustrated by Fhiona Galloway. While it looks like a book for younger children, it’s aimed at 3-6 year olds, with…
The ideal book for a farmer’s son? Good little bad little pig
Our latest Book Buddy read from Parragon Books is Good little bad little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown, and illustrated by Loretta Schauer. I thought this book would appeal to N given the subject matter. The story is about a…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
I Want to be a Witch – Halloween books
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…
Pretty stationery and Away in my Aeroplane
Today’s post is a post of two halves. Pretty stationery for the girls and aeroplane picture books for the children. As a Parragon book buddy we usually receive picture books to review, but Parragon Books have just launched a stationery…