‘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…