Raising brilliant girls!
I’m so excited about the publication of Create Your Own Happy by Becky Goddard Hill and Penny Alexander. Ever since they told me about it, I thought it was a brilliant idea, and just what kids need right now. Children are bombarded with all the things they should be doing, and miss the one thing … Read more
My favourite tradition for Christmas is to create an advent calendar of books and DVDs. It is so much better than chocolate or toys. I would love to say this year I have been really organised and already wrapped the books and decorated them but this is actually from last year. I have a couple … Read more
To celebrate the release of the Goosebumps film which is in cinemas now, I have three copies of the book to give away. We haven’t been to see this yet but it looks a fun filled adventure starring Jack Black. Here is the official synopsis: Upset about moving from a big city to a small … Read more
Norman the Slug Who Saved Christmas By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet At Christmas, we always have a countdown of Christmas books during advent to get us in the mood for the season. This is a brilliant, fun addition to your Christmas books. It features Norman, everyone’s favourite slug. He is such a funny and … Read more
Enid Blyton was one of my favourite authors when I was growing up. It is lovely to be able to be able to share these favourite books with Molly now she is getting older. We have already enjoyed reading the Faraway Tree series and I am sure she will love the adventures of The Naughtiest … Read more
Watch out the monsters are coming…. With Halloween fast approaching it is the perfect time for a monster book. A monster book with added underpants. What could be more perfect than that? Here’s our Monsters Love Underpants Book Review. Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and illustrated by Ben Cort From the creators of the … Read more
Monkey Nut by Simon Rickerty This is a fun picture book about sharing – a theme which young children will be very familiar with! The monkey’s are very cheeky, colourful characters which the twins really warmed to. They loved the bright colours and the antics of the naughty monkey. There is a twist at the … Read more
We love Julia Donaldson books and The Gruffalo is definitely top of the list. It’s such a wonderful book to read aloud and is so brilliant for getting kids to join in. The simple patterning in the story is great for retelling so it makes a good story for children to tell themselves. I thought … Read more
