Now that both of my children are independent readers I don’t buy as many picture books as I used to, and so I was delighted when the lovely Val from Maverick Arts Publishing sent us a selection of latest picture books to take a look at. Seeing the children react so enthusiastically to them was…
My 7-year-old daughter is studying aboriginal art at school and wanted to replicate her work at home – I found this book on-line to inspire her. I had not come across Bronwyn Bancroft’s art before, but my goodness, what a talented lady she is. She has captured the Australian landscape in such a bold, imaginative…
There are so many good books being released this month, that I’m meeting myself coming backwards trying to keep up! I wanted to quickly write a piece on this picture book, though, as I think it’s rather special… We are big fans of Clare Helen Welsh in the Merry Bookworm household, The Underwear Wolf being…
Back to the blog after a short break over the Easter holidays – we hope the Easter Bunny was kind to you all! This Is How We Do It is an informative and interesting picture book which allows us to live a day in each of 7 children’s lives from around the world. We can…
Wow, this beautifully written and illustrated book socked me right between the eyes when it arrived last week. As you might guess by its title, Kind is a book about kindness. It has been published to help raise money for Three Peas, a charity that provides vital, practical help to those who have had to…
‘Every hour of every day, we’re smart in our own special way.’ I picked this book up recently in an independent book shop in Oakham, Rutland. It was advertised as the Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month for February, and on reading it, I can completely understand why. This is such a beautifully-executed, inclusive…
To my mind, there is something very special about festive reads – while the children clearly don’t need any help to get excited, I find that snuggling down with the kids to share a Christmas story actually helps me to be a little less scrooge-like! While most book blogs tend to focus on new festive…
As promised, here is the second post containing the final 4 picture books currently in our family book vault. The Scallywags by David Melling. David Melling is probably better known for his Hugless Douglas stories (which are also great), but this was one of the first books to make my daughter laugh out loud! It’s about…
Happy New Year Bookworms! My husband will tell you that I am obsessed with buying books for our children and as such, we have amassed a significant number of them over the past 6 years. While I can honestly say that we have read them all, there have been some definite favourites that I would…