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InTheBook.com – Ollie’s Marvel book review
Continue ReadingAs we prepared to celebrate Ollie’s 10th birthday we were asked to review a book by InTheBook.com. I spotted Marvel and knew what to get for our superfan.
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5 Top Books to Help Children Understand Their Feelings Better
Continue ReadingMost of us look back on our childhoods fondly, reminiscing about blissful carefree years. But, in reality, childhood can be a time of stress, anxiety, and early signs of mental health difficulties. According to the NHS, one in eight (12.8%) five to 19-year olds had at least one mental disorder when assessed in 2017. This […]
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Kids’ Holiday Reading List: Teach the Valuable Lessons of Inclusivity
Continue ReadingHave you introduced your children to any books focused on the topic of inclusivity? Adding a few titles into your collection of reading books at home, could not only help teach young little ones about kindness and acceptance but also help reflect the lives of underrepresented children. The Book Trust’s summary on inclusive book printing […]
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Christmas Gifts for children under 10 years
Continue ReadingDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, see more here. Buying Christmas gifts for children under 10 years old can be quite a challenge, particularly so if it’s a niece, nephew or friends’ child you are buying for. We have pulled together a guide to help you get a few ideas of gifts for children under 10 […]
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Helping Your Child with Creative Writing at Home
Continue ReadingCreative writing is a skill that can benefit your child academically, personally and professionally. It is also a really fun activity to practice with your child at home. Creative Writing Ideas Parents can help to develop their child’s imagination and writing skills, using some really simple and fun techniques. Here are a few creative writing […]
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WIN Personalised Children’s Nursery Rhyme Book
Continue ReadingAs a child I would have my Mum read my Nursery Rhyme book to me over and over again at bedtimes, I just couldn’t get enough of them. Even as I grew up I couldn’t bring myself to give it away so I kept it for my own children and they have loved it as […]
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How the Night Zookeeper can save your Summer holidays
Continue ReadingWay back at the beginning of 2016, Lillie and I began a love affair with a series of children’s storybooks called the Night Zookeeper. The Night Zookeeper is a boy called Tom who finds himself in a magical world his Grandma told him about filled with strange animals, a dark lord with an army of […]
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Support Dementia Research with Benny’s Adventures at Rose Cottage
Continue ReadingAs a blogger one of the things that I love doing is helping to give smaller ventures a bigger voice, especially when these things are so close to my heart. In a lifetime, long, long ago I used to live in the small Lincolnshire market town of Alford where I have many special memories. I’m […]
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The Wandering Worm and The Tale of the Greedy Fish Books
Continue ReadingDennis Thompson is the author and illustrator of ‘The Tale of the Greedy Fish’. The book was originally published with Kickstarter funding in 2014. He wrote and illustrated the book for his daughter Heidi. The Kickstarter project was funded 151% and raised over £4000 to print 2000 copies of the book. Free Books for Children […]
