Pirates are a constant theme in our house at the moment, my bigger boy can't get enough of them. Consequently, we're reading a lot of pirate books. We've had Bizzy Bear: Pirate Adventure since he was quite small but he still enjoys reading it and has just started to share it with his baby brother... Continue Reading →
The Purim Superhero by Elisabeth Kushner, illustrated by Mike Byrne and published by Kar-Ben Publishing. I think the story was inspired by a real Purim event that had been sponsored by an organisation called Keshet. Keshet support the inclusion of LGBT jews in Jewish life. This is the story of Nate who is excitedly preparing... Continue Reading →
This week we are celebrating the Jewish festival of Purim. This is one of the most exciting festivals for children for the following reasons: You get to wear fancy dress. People give you lots of sweet treats. You are TOLD to make as much noise as you can! (An additional exciting point about this festival... Continue Reading →
Today is World Poetry Day and to celebrate I thought I would review a book of poems by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Quentin Blake - Don't Put Mustard in the Custard. My edition was published in 1987 by Fontana Picture Lions. I loved this book when I was younger, the poems in it are funny, silly and thought... Continue Reading →
In honour of British Science Week we've decided to review The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Children are never too young to enjoy a book and never too young to start learning about science. And what better way to strike wonder into small minds than this beautiful story about the amazing transformation of a creature... Continue Reading →
When I told my bigger boy that I'd enrolled him in pirate school he was thrilled and couldn't wait to go. An event put on by the York Literature Festival, this was actually an interactive theatre class as part of the York Literature Festival. Run by Hoglets, a York based theatre and story telling class... Continue Reading →
It's a week on from World Book Day but I wanted to share some of the bookish things we did to celebrate. We were on holiday last week, staying in Sherwood Forest, but we didn't let that stop us and we found plenty of activities to do over the week to show our love of all... Continue Reading →
It may be March but the weather is still pretty cold and occasionally snowy so here's a couple of books that are still seasonal (just) that baby boy has been enjoying recently. Both published by Puffin they are The Snowman and The Snowdog by Raymond Briggs and Spot's Snowy Fun by Eric Hill. The copies we... Continue Reading →
Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy is 30 years old this year, which makes it just a little bit younger than me. I love being able to read books with my boys that I enjoyed as a child and I still have my old copy of this book. Published by Walker, I'm not sure but I think mine might... Continue Reading →
"Wait till I catch you evil pea!" Just one of the things I heard my 3 year old shouting whilst he was playing. At first I thought he was saying pig and couldn't think where he would have picked up such an insult. Thankfully, I soon realised that he was actually acting out the story... Continue Reading →
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