Blogging posts on British country, city and home life with children.
There’s something about Mary’s Hair…that makes kids laugh. And, when I say laugh, I mean rolling with laughter and tears in their eyes. I was actually quite taken aback by the raucous reaction to this comic children’s novel by Eoin Colfer. Simply because I had never seen my children giggle so much throughout a story […]
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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
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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Once upon a time there was a brave little knight who “helped dragons, monsters, princesses and kings.” Yes! Sir Charlie Stinky Socks is back in his latest adventure with his faithful, fearless cat, Envelope, and his good grey mare! Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Wizard’s Whisper is the sixth book in
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There’s something about hideouts that children just love. Whether it’s a tent in the house or a treehouse or a fun nook, hideouts become magical places for kids to play….and imagine in. In The Castle in the Field by Michael Morpurgo, three children find their own special hideaway. When they get caught in a downpour,
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When Gorilla was published in 1983 it marked the breakthrough of Anthony Browne as a children’s author and illustrator. Now it’s viewed as a modern classic. Candlewick Press has released a 30th anniversary edition with a new cover illustration by Browne. Gorilla won Anthony Browne widespread recognition and prizes – both in the US and
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