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…
*Ad – gifted includes affiliate links Let’s face it, toilet humour is the way to keep children interested in books. Â However revolting, it seems that if a book, picture or otherwise, has something that parents might find a little gross,…
I think most parents remember fondly the books of Roald Dahl, and hope that their children will be interested in them when they’re old enough. I know my brother and I used to love The Twits, James and the Giant…
We’re so close to the magic 300 picture book level, but not quite there. Â Maybe next week. I thought it would be really hard to get there over the whole year, but this challenge has made me realise how much…
I maintain I am not a creative person. So I baulked at first when we were asked to write a short story that tied in with Forest Holidays’ project, Fairy Tales in the Forest. However, considering how much N loves books,…
I had my first message ever from a library this week, reminding me of an upcoming due book. Â Anyone else feel really guilty if this happens? Â I think they were a little premature, as I was taking N’s library books…
Just a quick one this week as short on time. Â We’ve got through more books than I thought, and have now run out of new books, having read all the library books we borrowed as top speed, and have run…
This round up of what we’ve been reading in week 14 of the 300 picture book challenge, does include a few stragglers that I’d forgotten to include last week. Much to my consternation there’ve been lots more Biff and Chip…
I’ve been a long time in getting round to reviewing the February book buddy parcel from Parragon Books, as it’s a bit far removed from what we would usually be reading or using. The latest month was all about an…
I’m a bit behind with my post this week, thanks to a few days away this weekend where wifi is pretty shocking (plus shock horror, I was without my laptop…tablet research and buying is in progress so I can be…
We were sent There’s a Dinosaur in my Bathtub to review by Britmums. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know we love books, and this shoots right up near the top of the list for me. Even N was keen…