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Guest post We’ve talked about some of the best places to shop for books—both for yourself and for your kids. There are so many different places that you can buy them these days, especially if you are a fan of shopping online. But what if your budget is tight and you can’t afford to buy your kids a bunch of books every other week? The Library is Your Friend! This tip is first because it’s the most obvious. The library is a fantastic place to find books for your kids to read … [Read more...]
Recently a blogger I know wrote about kindles and how she would never have EVER one. Her arguments ranged from they didn't smell or feel like books and they couldn't be shared in the way physical books can. She had quite a few people agree with her post and write nostalgically and sentimentally about books they had loved. Obviously I completely adore real, physical books. Over the last 3 years I have written several hundred book reviews on here and each one has enriched my life in some way … [Read more...]
Septembers kid lit linky was a great success... Time to link up all those wonderful kids books we have reviewed this October and be inspired by each other all over again Have you reviewed any great kids books this month? It so useful for other parents if you share those books you have read and your thoughts about them. If you have or if you do I would love you to add them to this linky so they could all be shared. The rules are simple. Please have a visit of at least one other person … [Read more...]
Recent reserarch by Disney tells us only a third (30%) of the UK parenting population read to their children every day, despite 51% of parents surveyed saying storytelling time enables them to spend quality time with their children, and 47% know their children enjoy having stories read to them. I think that is very sad don't you? Two thirds (67%) of parents and grandparents polled feel that modern technology in the home is distracting them from storytelling. As well as this, … [Read more...]
If Gina Ford makes you want to hurl plates at the wall while downing neat vodka this book might be just what you are looking for said the Evening Standard. Well Gina Ford and rigid rules were never my kind of childrearing so I thought I might love this book. It is written by Natasha Joffe and Justine Roberts from Mumsnet. Mumsnet (for the uninitiated) is an online community of mum who have 2.5 million monthly members!!! It is a funny, forgiving accepting book that dispells myths of … [Read more...]
*Winner is Nathalie Taylor* Nibble Gobble Munch is quite an extraordinary pop up book. It is very cleverly designed with the most amazing paper engineering. It is really beautifully done and I keep discovering new bits to pop up, pull out and rotate each time we read it. It's fabulous. Both my 5 year old and 8 year old really enjoyed me reading this book to them and they loved the visuals. Nibble Gobble Munch is a guide to food for kids. It is detailed and clearly written and … [Read more...]
Gold Stars is a premium range of activity workbooks for children, designed to reflect the national curriculum and created in conjunction with educational consultants. To celebrate 10 years of Gold Stars, they have recently redesigned the whole range to include 30 activity books boasting brilliant new colourful designs and new activities to engage children from pre-school through to Key Stage 2. We were sent some to review and I have to say they completely engaged my children who loved … [Read more...]
My Reward Chart Book by Priddy is packed full of fun activities and stickers. It has 20 reward charts and loads and loads of star sticker as well as special ones that say superstar, good effort and well done (for really trying heard) . It is the usual good quality we expect from Priddy. It has sections on why its important to tidy up, bathe and get dressed etc so if these are your aims these will all help. You can put whatever tasks you want your child to focus on in the reward … [Read more...]
Let’s encourage 4-9 year olds to keep on reading during the summer holidays by getting them writing some book reviews Every child who writes and submits 3 or more book reviews on the Reading Chest website will receive a certificate and a pencil, and the very best reviews in each of the 3 age categories (as judged by children’s author and poet John Foster) will receive 6 months free membership to Reading Chest and a signed copy of one of John Foster’s books. Reading Chest, is the … [Read more...]
Next week at Tales on Moon Lanes Children's book shop in South London there are a whole host of fabulous events taking place. They are an award winning independent bookshop and they have a lovely reading festival lined up . Head over to The sun comes out on moon lane to see all that is on! It looks amazing. I'd particularly to ask Cressida Cowell all about dragon training! To celebrate Tales on Moon Lane have given us prizes for one very lucky young reader.... 5 Brilliant books to be … [Read more...]
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