Andy Seed is a brilliant writer of non fiction for kids and his series of Anti-Boredom books are packed full of ideas to keep children busy and develop their imaginations. The Anti-Boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to Do, illustrated by Scott Garrett and published by Bloomsbury is the perfect book for finding fun things to do outdoors. It can be... Continue Reading →
Touring Book Club – Up in the Leaves by Shira Boss and Jamey Christoph
Welcome to the first installment of an exciting new feature on our blog - The Touring Book Club. Every month we will feature a picture book alongside fellow book bloggers Book Bairn, Mamma Filz and Along Came Poppy with each blog exploring how the book has developed play, craft or discussion ideas with our children.... Continue Reading →
Favourite folktales with Lari Don, author of The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster
We are always so pleased to feature author interviews on our blog and for this post we are joined by Lari Don, author of The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster, published by Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books with illustrations from Nataša Ilinčić. This new story about the famous but elusive Nessie follows two cousins, Kenneth and Ishbel,... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novels and Comic Books for Kids from Flying Eye Books and Nobrow
I recently spoke to some children at the school I work in about what books they would like to see in their library. Among their requests were graphic novels and comic books, which I'm sad to say our library had hardly any of. Things needed to change and thanks to this donation from the wonderful people... Continue Reading →