Space is amazing and mysterious. It’s something that has always caught the attention of children, and always will. Aren’t we lucky that we can learn as much as possible about this magical topic, through books? I’ve compiled a list of some fab looking children’s books about space, that we’re planning …
I always try to encourage my children to have a love of books and reading. So in my efforts to put more books in front of their faces, I’ve decided to put up some shelves in their bedroom to store books on, propped up with some bookends. I wasn’t sure …
Trees are so important, for many reasons. I want my children to love and appreciate trees, and that’s why I’ve compiled this list of 22 children’s books about trees. I have a real love for trees. In fact, there’s one tree, in particular, I love to go and see in …
The National Geographic Kids – Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs book was the first dinosaur book we bought for our twins. They were two years old and they fell in love with it straight away. It soon became pretty much the only book they ever wanted to read. …
I’m a huge advocate for children’s books. Actual books. Paper ones. That you hold. However, I understand that eBooks have their place in children’s lives, like on car journeys, or if you need to keep them entertained in a restaurant, for example. We’ve been trying out Epic! eBooks subscription – …
Making fudge is a super simple and super fun activity to do with young children. I haven’t done much in the kitchen with my children because our kitchen is so small, with very little available countertop space. Luckily making fudge requires little space, and not many ingredients. When I suggested …
We’ve been reading There is No Dragon in This Story, a Bloomsbury children’s book by Lou Carter and Deborah Allwright. The first thing that strikes you about the book is the gorgeous cover illustrations – bright, bold and sweet. The cover is generally matte, with some lovely glossy highlights. It’s …
My children love dinosaurs, and will eagerly seek out dinosaur books first and foremost in any book shops. I would guess a good 40% of their book collection are dinosaur ones, if not more! They were super excited to get not one, but two Dear Dinosaur books last Christmas, and …
We have a new book to check out – the You Choose book, by Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart. This book isn’t a story book, it’s more of a fun ‘discussion creator’. You know those conversations you have with your child, about what they want to be when they grow …
When we were children, the Easter Bunny always used to leave at least one children’s Easter book each for me and my sister, as well as chocolate eggs. So while other children had let’s say five chocolate eggs, we had four chocolate eggs and a book or two. I don’t …
