We Are Together Written and Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup I am delighted to have my hands on a copy of one of Britta's latest titles, and it really is such a special addition to the world of board books for toddlers whenever she writes a book in that format. We Are Together is exactly as … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – September 2024 (Little Tiger Special)
With the premier league season having recently kicked off, and with nations league football ongoing, this is the perfect time to share a book I read this summer. I absolutely loved it. Me and Aaron Ramsey is the perfect title to recommend to football fans, but it holds more depth than just involving the popular … Continue reading Me and Aaron Ramsey
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1 Written by L.D. Lapinski I spend a lot of time on book twitter, looking to see what books are coming soon that need to be added to my TBR pile. And this one got a lot of attention so I know needed to get this from my local library. … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part Two)
Feature post by Matt Stephens, author of Raz Beri For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn. This brilliant, six-word short story (often misattributed to Ernest Hemmingway) tells us all we need to know about the power of words. The reader is immediately plunged into a tragic drama. Why are the shoes for sale? Did the baby … Continue reading The Power of Language
The Wanderdays : Journey To Fantome Island Written by Claire Povey Published by Usborne I absolutely love a book by Claire Povey, so I couldn’t wait to start this book. There had been so much social media talk about this book that I knew I would like this book. This was one of the books … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part One)
Make Tracks - Boats By Johnny Dyrander We love this series because of it being vehicle related content, which is hugely appealing to little ones. This boat themed addition to the series includes the iconic tracks to move the sliders around, which feature throughout the book, and are highly appealing to younger children as it … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – September 2024 (Nosy Crow Special)
A Cure Ever After Written by Angharad Walker Once upon a fever was published in 2022 and the book was so good, there we met Kitt, a young man with midas fingers - a condition that makes everything he touches turn into gold. This book is the follow up to Kitts story 5 years after the book … Continue reading YA titles to enjoy this Summer 2024 (Part Two)
Big Outdoors for Little Explorers : Jungle Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl Published by Nosy Crow Jungle is the latest title, published June 2024, in the incredible Big Outdoors for Little Explorers series, of which there are also : Countryside Seaside Woods Farm River Snow In this Jungle titled book little ones will enjoy the sliders … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – August 2024 (Part Two)
With Peggy and Stu investigate! publishing last summer and the second title in this series, Play the Wrong Notes publishing on 1st August it is so nice to be able to share my overview of both of these titles, especially as another title is publishing next year too. It is always a highlight of my … Continue reading Tangletree Mysteries – Blog Tour
Written by Georgina Durrant I have a personal interest in the subject of SEND in primary school. I work very closely with some SEND children and currently one of the children I’m working with is a year 2 boy. He has an amazing mind and is absolutely brilliant at numbers but he struggles with phonics/reading. … Continue reading SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: Practical ideas and expert advice to use pre-diagnosis
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