Way 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 … Read more
As 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 … Read more
Dennis 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 … Read more
When Albie was little Tractor Ted was one of his favourite characters, he would get so excited if he saw him on TV or spotted one of his books. A few days ago I spotted the amazing Tractor Ted junior bed which Albie would have loved if he didn’t have to share an Avengers-style bedroom … Read more
What is a good review? A good review is both a review and critique of a particular work I’m talking about book reviews, and all this information can be used successfully when writing reviews for movies, theatrical performances, games or music collections. A good review of a children’s book is relevant It is better if … Read more
I have managed to pull together a birthday gift ideas for a 10-year-old girl . . . Let’s skip the part where I am in denial that my daughter is going to be 10 years old in a few weeks, it just doesn’t seem possible?!
Just when you think you have got this whole parenting lark figured how, someone throws a curve ball at you and you feel completely helpless again. I have heard myself mention to a few people recently that they didn’t prepare you for the junior/teen years of parenting when they hand you a cute little baby … Read more
My Little Pony first came into my life when I was a child, Applejack being my favourite. Fast forward thirty-something years and now I am enjoying them all over again through Lillie. Lillie is a completely girly girl who LOVES My Little Pony as much as I did, she knows the finest details about all … Read more
Lillie has just moved into Year 5 and already we can feel the clock ticking away on her Key Stage 2 journey. Some of her friends have already started additional tutoring sessions in preparation for taking their SATs and the 11+. Lillie has been sent a selection of the new design Letts KS2 SATs Success … Read more