Happy World Book Day. Or commiserations on World Book Day, depending on where you stand. I’m somewhere in the middle. I love books and it’s only right that the importance of literacy is both celebrated and promoted. It’s a nice distraction from all the awful things happening right now too. But, bloody hell, it’s hard …
Disclosure: I received a copy of How to Grow Up (and Feel Amazing!) to review and keep. Oldest is off to secondary school in September, so there’s no getting away from the fact that the difficult developmental stage synonymous with the teenage years isn’t far away. I have to admit that it’s something I’m dreading. …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration with DK. This post also includes an affiliate link. Oldest is very much into science at the moment so, when I received a press release about Professor Robert Winston’s new book, Ask a Scientist, I had to get hold of a copy for him. I love the questions that …
This is a paid collaboration with DK Books. In case you didn’t know already, we’re currently in British Science Week. So what better time to review this title recently published by DK? Written by science presenter and comedian, Steve Mould, Science is Magic teaches kids the science behind a range of magic tricks. I’ve always been …
Youngest is absolutely loving We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at the moment. It seems to be the basis of a current topic at nursery and she often asks for it at bedtime. I’m always happy to oblige. It’s a cracking book that I adore. Michael Rosen is a linguistic genius and Helen Oxenbury’s illustrations …
Happy World Inventors Day! If your kids are anything like mine, they love inventing things. Mine are forever writing their own comics featuring all kinds of weird and wonderful contraptions. They rarely make it off the page though. So, to celebrate the recent publication of The Little Inventors Handbook and to mark World Inventors Day, …
I often think that it must be harder being a kid these days. Today’s children are bombarded with information and this can make them a little bit too knowing before their time. There seems to be more pressure on them too. I don’t recall having nearly as much homework or tests as my sons do. …
I’ve always been proud of how creative my kids are. All three of them have brilliant imaginations and come out with some really interesting and funny ideas. Just lately, however, I’ve been a little less enthused. The fact that they’re clearly ready to return to school may be playing a part here as things have …
Today was a sad day. We learned that, despite council tax increases, our local library – as well as six others in the county – is to close. For the last few months, I’ve been campaigning with a group of like-minded school parents to keep it open. We’ve worked really hard petitioning, raising awareness and …
Happy World Book Day! It struck me that parents – and dads in particular – don’t often feature in the books I read to my kids. With that in mind, I challenged myself to think of a few literary dads to write about. Most of those in books I’ve read have left a bit to …