Christmas is the perfect time to share classic books with children. Stuffed in a stocking or in a big pile under the tree they are the most ...
Classic Children's Books
Unknown // Tuesday, 26 November 2013
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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Short Stories for Children
Unknown // Friday, 13 September 2013
Good short story collections are a brilliant stepping stone between single story picture books and first chapter books . Short stories build...
First Chapter Books for Younger Children ...
Unknown // Friday, 6 September 2013
Bed time has got so exciting in our house! In the last 6 months or so we have made our first foray into chapter books and boy are we loving ...
7 Witch Stories for Children
Unknown // Thursday, 29 August 2013
We're already getting all excited about Halloween. We even had a pumpkin growing in the garden in readiness until mummy knocked it off i...
Why You Should Read Real Books to Babies
Unknown // Wednesday, 22 May 2013
When my daughter was born we were treated to two great big bags of books. One was a set of 10 Hairy Maclary books and the other included J...
Room on the Broom at the theatre
Unknown // Tuesday, 18 December 2012
We headed off this afternoon to see an adaptation of Julia Donaldson's Room on the Broom at the Lyric Theatre. Littl'un knows the s...
Squirreled away ... my old books ...
Unknown // Saturday, 24 November 2012
My mum and dad have been slowly rescuing my old toys and books from the squirrel family who have invaded their attic. Luckily for me my par...
Favourite reads ... Pumpkin Soup
Unknown // Monday, 8 October 2012
I have fallen in love with a lot of my daughter's books on the first read. Almost everything from Julia Donaldson or Lynley Dodd for ex...