Before Little Bean started school I was wary to do too much ‘learning’ with her at home with regards to her ABC’s and Counting because a friend of mine had done exactly that with their little boy and then when he started at school he…
children's books
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Olly The Little White Van Books
When you bring Justin Fletcher into anything child related you know it’s going to be a glowing success and nothing could be more true than with the children’s TV series Olly the Little White Van on Milkshake, Boomerang and Cartoonito. Olly the Little White Van…
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So you want to be a children’s author? #BlossomWorldBookDay
I like writing, I always have done and blogging gives me the opportunity to live out that dream. I often wonder whether or not I would like to have a go at actually writing a book but then the little voice of doubt pops up…
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Review: Don’t You Dare by Sharky & George
Are you tired of seeing only the top of your child’s head as it is buried away in the land of electronic gaming? We limit the time that our children are allowed to play and at times I feel like we are being mean when…
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House of Secrets in the shops tomorrow!
Hold onto your hats. Acclaimed film director, producer and screenwriter Chris Columbus has swapped the big screen for books with House of Secrets, the first book in a brand new trilogy, which he has co-written with Ned Vizzini of MTV’s Teen Wolf fame. House of…
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The Snowman is 30 Years old!!!
I don’t know about you but I’m thinking that is SOME Snowman and craftsmanship to last 30 years!! Seriously though, at first I thought “nah it can’t be 30 years” but then thinking back yes I remember that first Christmas when I was but a…
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Children’s Books: The Paper Dolls and Zoe and Beans: Hello Oscar!
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb From the author of The Gruffalo comes a great new story of child’s play, The Paper Dolls. Julia Donaldson has struck gold again with this gorgeous tale of a string of Paper Dolls which a…
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Happy 30th Birthday Dear Zoo!
For those of you who don’t know Dear Zoo, where have you been? For those of you that do know Dear Zoo, can you believe it’s really 30 years old!?! Well just a few short weeks ago Little Bean, Beanie Boy and I headed down…
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Our Picture Book Picnic
I was thrilled to be chosen by Walker Books for their Picture Book Picnic Blog Tour which began on 30th July and will run for 10 days, to include 10 bloggers enjoying 10 picnics and 10 books. We could almost start our own library here with the…