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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...]
My own little books of prayers This is a very sweet little prayer book form Lion Hudson by Christina Goodings. These are some old traditional prayers and a few new ones that are great to learn by heart, They contain simple themes that speak to children about being grateful being sorry and trying their best. The pictures are expressive and touching. A lovely book to introduce children to the wonder of prayer that relates to their usual lives. Lion Hudson £4.99 Safe this … [Read more...]
I am a big fan of Priddy books which are strong and sturdy, engaging and bright and their new releases are simply fantastic. Here is my pick of the books I was sent to review Dolls House Dolls House is a cute board book from Priddy about 2 sisters Lily and Pippa who live in a dolls house. The book has tabs so you can go straight to the page you want and it has sturdy life the flaps on every page. Each double page shows a scene form the dolls house and is full of details and colour. … [Read more...]
Easter Sticker Book by Candle Books is lovely! It tells the story of Easter in very straightforward terms. The story is supported by large and colourful illustrations. It also contains 4 pages of stickers to really encourage the child to engage. The book is paper back and about 12 pages long and good for pre-school children up to about 6. My daughter is 5 and had great fin completing this book £2.99 from Amazon Another cute easter box of mini books by Candle, This set … [Read more...]
This is a very cute book for toddlers telling them the story of Santa loading up his sleigh and coming out to deliver gifts on Christmas eve. It is a finger trail book so they get to pop their little fingers in the grooves and follow Santa's sleigh, his whoosh down the chimney, the reindeers little footprints and so on. This is a really good way of helping a child stay focuses on a story and helping them literally follow it's path, It's very cute, simple story of Santa's midnight sleigh … [Read more...]
The Fox's Tale - The First Christmas is by Nick Butterworth & Mick Inkpen what a fab collaboration. You just know it's going to be good don't you! Well it's a very sweet little story of the very first Christmas as seen though the eyes of a fox. Scared of the angels because he can smell no scent fox vividly draws us into his experience of witnessing jesus birth. The pictures are delightful and it is a simply told but interesting view of that first Christmas and how the birth of a king … [Read more...]
Rachel Bright is a wonderful writer always sensitive to children's needs and concerns and yet again she has written a lovely book. Walter and the no need to worry suit is a great story but also a great lesson to share with our kids. Walter is the biggest worrier in Woolly Bottom and his friend Winnie is happy go lucky and this is their story. Walters worries are of just the kind of things kids worry about dreams, and losing teddy and SPORTS DAY!!Walters worries get so huge and silly … [Read more...]
Baby Jesus Lion Hudson £3.99 This a sweet hardback filled with lovely shaped picture tabs which will be delightful for a little one to hold. The illustrations are colourful and happy . The story is simple and clear for a small child to understand. A lovely introduction to the Christmas story. My Own Little Christmas Story Lion Hudson £3.99 A lovely version of the Christmas story. Mary and Jopseph are bought to life as people with thoughts and feelings. All the … [Read more...]
God Helps Me Sticker Book 1 This is a lovely a4 sized sticker book where you simply use the sticker to complete illustrations of really familiar bible stories such as Noah's ark and the story of the fishes and the loaves. there is one line of text under eah story. I think a nice way to use it would be to tell your child the stoy then have them complete the stickers for that story. The stickers are easy to handle and a large size. The theme throughout is of God and Jesus helping people. … [Read more...]
By Neil Griffiths illustrated by Melanie Siegel The Best Present Ever is a sweet story about a king who is delighted to hear he is to have a baby and wants to get his queen the best gift ever. It's a very sweet tale all about loving and givijng and about how humble gifts can be surprisingly beautiful, It is lovely that it is the poor fisherman they all look down on that brings the most amazing of gifts in the most unexpected of ways. This is a book full of good feeling, the king … [Read more...]
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