Silentnight Book At Bedtime competition with Jeremy Strong

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Budding YOUNG Authors Asked to Put Pen to Paper in Major Story-Writing Competition Aspiring young authors are being given the chance to see their work produced as part of a prestigious story-writing competition. Back by popular demand, the Silentnight Book At Bedtime initiative is now in its sixth year and launches at 2pm, Thursday 17th May 2012. Designed to celebrate shared bed-time reading and imaginative writing, it is open to children aged between six and eleven across the UK. … [Read more...]

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Animal Antics by Neil Griffiths

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Animal Antics made me laugh out loud. The world sports week comittee decide to let tha animals compete at their games and tthis series of disaters is the result. This hilarious picture book is full of chaos as animals and humans compete in all the Olympic Sports. The pictures are fab; frogs being peeled off the ceiling after trampolining, skate learning to windsurf,  a parrot talking all the way through the shooting. This is a picture book probably for 4-7's  but it made me … [Read more...]

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What Books help you Manage Stress?

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Books that help with stress relief specifically are really useful to me . Life is busy I have two small children 5 blogs!!! and a busy social and home life and sometimes it gets a bit much! Here are some of my top picks from books I have read over the last few years to helping me manage stress. Health and Vitality is a great book which I discovered a company named A.Vogel have a product for stress relief which is made from valerian-hops and is all natural which I … [Read more...]

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Review: Now we have a baby

May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Having a new baby in the family can be a confusing, worrying, exciting, scary, funny time for other little children. It is a really good idea to talk it over with them before the event and give them some idea of what is about to happen. Now we have a baby is a sweet little board book by Lois Rock and illustrated by Jane Massey for Lion hudson.   The book describes what babies do and what this will mean the older child will need to do e.g 'babies sleep a lot so you will sometimes … [Read more...]

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Films based on books and books based on films

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 There are always many possible reasons why someone decides to watch a film in the cinema; the topic sounds interesting, a favourite actor or actress plays a main role, the film has received excellent reviews, everyone has seen the film, or the film is based on a famous or favourite book. Good examples include the film versions of ‘Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Harry Potter’, as they are the most popular fantasy books worldwide. Isureveille.com quotes Jeremy Devine from Rave Theatres … [Read more...]

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My Big Shouting Day by Rebecca Patterson

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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My Big Shouting Day made me laugh out loud Sometimes books just get little kids and this book absolutely does. Bella is having a rubbish day everything is wrong toothpaste too minty peas too hot. Shout, shout, grumble, grumble all day long. Through playdates and through ballet she is shouty and moany. Oh dear.   Oh I recognise days such as this when kids complain all day and nothing suits them or is right. As a mum you see it through willing it to end but  knowing tomorrow may … [Read more...]

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Big book little book cardboard box – a bookcase for toddlers

April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Look at this wonderful book storeage solution for toddlers that puts books right on a level where they can see and reach them. What a clever idea. Big book little book cardboard box is capable of holding 40 forward facing books so little ones can browse for books independently. It is a really strong, green storage idea that even keeps your house tidy. It costs only £12. Postage is free. How simple In order to get babies really enjoying reading it is important books are as … [Read more...]

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2012 Explore Learning National Young Writers’ Award

April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The 2012 Explore Learning National Young Writers’ Award is a creative writing competition open to children aged 5 - 14 years. This year’s annual event welcomes best-selling children’s author, Andrew Cope who will be sitting on the judging panel to find the best young authors in the UK. This competition aims to encourage children to think creatively and inspire them to write stories.  The competition opens for entries on the 16th of April and the winner will be announced on the 11th June … [Read more...]

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The ebooks I am reading this Spring are…

April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
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I have just bought a bunch of new ebooks for Spring would you like to see what I'm reading... Emergency e-book!   Secret seven short story collection £3.99 Always worth putting something on my kindle for my 7 year old to keep him entertained and to give me some peace when necessary,  it saves me carting around a host of toys and I do love him to read. He loves these books! Fiction The interruption of everything £6.49 Terri McMillan is one … [Read more...]

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People who use e-readers read more.

April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Owning an e-reader makes you read more – 22% now read ‘significantly more’ Under 18’s read the most - 7.14 hours per week on average Owning an e-reader – such as Kindle - increases the amount of time people, and young people in particular, spend reading according to a new study published today. 56% of the total surveyed have spent more time reading since buying or owning an e-reader with 34% admitting to reading a bit more and 22% stating that they now read … [Read more...]

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