Some of you may have grown up with and loved the picture book adventures of Princess Smartypants, which have been around for over 30 years.  Two years ago, Babette Cole decided create a Princess Smartypants full-length adventure book, and I’m so glad she did because it’s a riotious read.  Sadly, Babette died earlier this year… Read More Princess Smartypants and the Missing Princes by Babette Cole

‘I’m sick of having my dinner run away from me at forty miles an hour’.  Due to the dreaded lurgy, I am conscious that I have been away from the blog for a few weeks.  So, with the sun shining and the children miraculously playing nicely together, there’s no better time to get back into… Read More Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits by Julian Gough

Warning – this book ‘contains TOP SECRET ideas that are NONE of a cat’s business’.  Swapna Haddow has just released the third in her Dave Pigeon series.  As all 3 books have received rave reviews, we thought we’d start at the beginning.  Say hello to book number one: Dave Pigeon – How to Deal With… Read More Dave Pigeon – How to Deal with Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers by Swapna Haddow

‘You know what they say… where there’s a dog there’s a way’. Alan MacDonald, of Dirty Bertie fame, has just published the first in a new series of books, and if my daughter’s reaction is anything to go by, it will be a great success. Sam, a young boy, has been desperate for a dog… Read More Ask Oscar by Alan MacDonald