Author name: Kriss MacDonald

princess poppy

Princess Poppy

Princess Poppy is not a princess. Well, actually she is. She lives in a country cottage with her family in a village called Honeypot Hill. She’s a charming little girl who sometimes gets into trouble and has fun adventures, often with her best friend Honey. No, she doesn’t live in a castle. No, she’s not

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The Giant Jam Sandwich

A recurrent theme in reviews of The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway is that the book was a childhood favourite…and now the reviewer is reading it with delight to their own kids. And these new young readers also adore it. Not surprising as this children’s picture book was originally published

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Capturing the outdoors

Instead of collecting shells, my kids took photos when we went to an Atlantic Ocean beach in Southampton Village. Luce and Mum (me) on beach – photo by Theo My kids love taking photographs. As they’re young, I decided the best way to introduce children to photography is simply to let them have fun. No photography

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