I thought I saw a… bear! by Lydia Nichols
I thought I saw a… bear! is a really cute board book with a very simple text and a repetitive refrain. It introduces young children to different kinds of transport and a bear who likes to hide! …
Goodnight Baby Moon by James Mitchem & Claire Patane
Goodnight Baby Moon is a gorgeous, sturdy board book with a fabulous cover that lights the moon up at the press of a button! It’s a beautiful, beautiful rhyming introduction to the different phases of the moon.…
Happy 5th Birthday Story Snug!
Happy 5th Birthday Story Snug!
I really can’t believe that I have been blogging for five years! I had no idea when I started Story Snug that it would become such a big and important part of my life but I’m still having lots of fun blogging, last week we published our 500th blogpost.…
Follow the Trail by Dawn Siritt & Charlotte Milner
These brightly coloured Follow the Trail books provide fantastic and fun learning for the littlest people and it’s hard to resist running your fingers along the colourful, glittery trails.
The Follow the Trail books are sturdy hardbacks that introduce children to different creatures.…
Story Snug Advent: V is for The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas 123
V is for The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas 123
I bought The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas 123 to give to a friend’s baby for his first Christmas but it’s such a beautiful, sturdy little board book that I couldn’t bear to part with it!…
Story Snug Advent: G is for Goodnight Santa
G is for Goodnight Santa
Goodnight Santa is a beautifully illustrated, easy to read rhyming book with lots of repetition. Nick East’s illustrations are gorgeous and show many aspects of Christmas including wonderful images of Santa and his reindeer flying through the sky. …
Animal Magic by Phil Allcock & Gina Maldonado
Age Range: 1 to 4
A catchy rhyming text makes Animal Magic a really fun book to read aloud. This sturdy, colourful board book for the littlest people introduces them to a variety of animals and birds in an amusing and playful way.…
Story Snug’s ‘must-read’ authors for children up to age 10
‘The BBC’s list of must-read books for children places too much emphasis on “timeless classics” and risks tasking children with too much to do, BookTrust has warned.’
As a result of a BBC radio poll a list of the top 10 list ‘must-read’ books for children has been published.…
Peekaboo 123 / Peekaboo ABC by Gareth Lucas
Age Range: 1 to 5
Peekaboo 123 and Peekaboo ABC are gorgeous, sturdy, brightly coloured, lift the flap books. They are perfect presents for a new baby, introduce concepts throughout the toddler years and would make a wonderful addition to a nursery or reception classroom. …
A Book Cake For A New Baby
A friend of mine made me a beautiful diaper cake when I was pregnant. A diaper cake is mostly made up of nappies but various other baby accessories are included – dummies, bibs, washing and babycare accessories etc. We were also given two jigsaws and a Rainbow Fish CD.…