We absolutely love books! We read our children a bedtime story every night, well usually two bedtime stories! Our favourite types of books are usually funny ones with an element of surprise and adventure. The Convertible Submarine Book from Miles Kelly certainly offers both a mixture of surprise and adventure! As per the blurb, young…
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Alison Hubble Book Review
Read moreI absolutely love a good book and so do our children. Every night we have a bedtime story or two! I was recently sent a new book to review which is called, ‘This is the story of Alison Hubble, who went to bed single and woke up double!’ It’s a brand new tale of mathematical…
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The 3rd Woman Book Review
Read moreI love a good book. Before I had children I could easily read two to three books a month, sometimes more. Reading has always been a passion of mine. From the very first moment I read my first ever book, I’ve been hooked! Sadly, I don’t read as much nowadays as having children keeps me…
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Disney Art Therapy Colouring Book Review
Read moreAdult colouring books seem to be very popular lately and the colouring trend shows no sign of slowing down! Parragon Books recently sent us two Disney Art Therapy colouring books. One has a princess theme to it and the other has a Frozen theme. These books feature a huge range of patterns, symbols and imagery…
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My Giant Fairy-tale Activity Book Review
Read moreParragon Books provide a wonderful assortment of children’s books. They recently sent us ‘My Giant Fairy-tale Activity Book to review and we’ve been having lots of fun with it. It’s a brightly coloured, fairly large book with lots of pages bursting with various activities to keep children busy. There are lots of different pages to…
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The Night Before Christmas Book Review
Read moreThe Night Before Christmas is a classic Christmas book that many parents will be familiar with. This all time classic by Clement C. Moore tells the story of one households experience on the night before Christmas. It’s a classic rhyme with enchanting, modern illustrations from acclaimed young illustrator Harriet Muncaster. This was a book that…
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Fire Station Activity Book and Play Set Review
Read moreAs part of Parragon Books, Book Buddy Scheme we were sent this fire station ativity book and play set to review. It’s actually quite good timing as earlier this week I was teaching our girls, who are almost four years old, how to phone 999 should they ever need to! This cute little set allows…
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We’re going on a bear hunt: Book Review
Read moreWe’re going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen is a beautifully written book for children of all ages. The lyrical, repetitive text is easy read and easy for even the youngest of children to understand. In this book we follow a family as they go on a bear hunt. They wade through the grass,…
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The Gruffalo: Book Review
Read moreWho doesn’t love a bit of Julia Donaldson?! She has to be one of the most popular children’s authors around at the moment! We love her books including, room on the broom and what the lady bird heard so we had high hopes for this book. I knew what The Gruffalo was about because we…