Hi everyone I hope you've all had a great start into the New Year. Amy and I spent New Year's Eve with my family who we are currently living with while we're trying to find the perfect new home for us and as every year, it's a big New Year's tradition in this house, we enjoyed an evening of Raclett, board games and lots of giggles. Of course, there were some bubbly and fireworks as well. There's ...
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My Underpants Rule – a Twitter competition
If there was ever a time to protect our children and teach sexual predators like Rolf Harris and Jimmy Saville that they are no longer untouchable, the time is now! And that is why former police officer Kate Power and her husband Rod Power have written 'My Underpants Rule', a book aimed at children from 4-8 years that teaches children how to be safe without scaring them. ‘My Underpants Rule!’ is ...
Little Readers’ Day Out – celebrate reading with children at @Bristol
I'm reading with Amy every single day - numerous times, in fact, and we both enjoy taking time out to sit down and dive straight into the adventures of her favourite characters. We cuddle up on the sofa and read until Amy can't be bothered to get up and come back with another book. Sometimes we sit there for hours, switching between English and German books, classic fairytales and modern classics. ...
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers and giveaway
How to Catch a Star was the first book of one of our favourite children's book authors, Oliver Jeffers and this year Jeffers' masterpiece celebrates his 10th anniversary. To celeberate, Jeffers, who has also written The Moose Belongs To Me or The Day The Crayons Quit, and his publisher Harper Collins have brought out a special anniversary edition that you can win a little further down. Before ...
Win an animal morphsuit for children – World Book Day
World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and most importantly, a way of encouraging children to enjoy reading more, and it's here in less than a week! World Book Day and fancy dress go hand in hand - what better way for children to become more engaged with the stories they’re reading, than for them to dress up as their favourite characters from their favourite books and ...
We like to read: My Cat Just Sleeps by Joanne Partis
This week, Amy and I have been enjoying a picture book that I have picked up in the sales a couple of weeks ago. My Cat Just Sleeps by Joanne Partis instantly appealed to me when I saw it on the shelves. I knew that Amy would be easily able relate to the story line seeing that we have two cats ourselves and the vibrant illustrations make it the perfect choice for little ones. My Cat Just ...