Age 5
Blog tour: Saving the Sun by Emma Pearl & Sara Ugolotti
We are delighted to join Emma Pearl and Sara Ugolotti‘s Saving the Sun blogtour! After Mending the Moon Luna and Poppa are back in a new adventure. It was really interesting to hear from Emma about how she researched various parts of the plot so that she could tell the story in a realistic and…
Picture Book Grandfathers
There are so many wonderful picture books celebrating the relationship between children and their grandparents. We love the way that these picture book grandfathers share their knowledge and experiences through work, play and wild adventures!
How to Hatch a Reader by Kari Ann Gonzalez & Rachel Suzanne
How to Hatch a Reader takes an amusing look at learning to read with an unusual cast of characters – chickens!
Happy Moon Day!
International Moon Day is celebrated every year on July 20th. On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
The Bedtime Boat by Sital Gorasia Chapman & Anastasia Suvorova
The Bedtime Boat is a beautifully illustrated bedtime story which uses mindfulness techniques to help children relax and fall into a restful sleep.
If you go down to the woods today…
If you go down to the woods today it’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day!
Sir Dancealot by Timothy Knapman & Keith Robinson
Sir Dancealot is a knight who doesn’t fight in a traditional way. He dances. His track record is pretty impressive and he’s feared all over the land. But then he is challenged by a dragon who has learnt to dance…
June 20th: World Refugee Day
20th June is World Refugee Day, a day celebrated internationally to honour people who have been forced to flee their home countries. A lot of the awareness that we have gained about refugees’ experiences and situations has come from reading and has led to conversations and more understanding about the difficulties that refugees face.
Rory’s Room of Rectangles by Ian Eagleton & Jessica Knight
Rory’s Room of Rectangles is the story of Rory’s first Fathers Day without his father living at home. A surprise trip to an art gallery with Mum’s new boyfriend helps Rory explore the conflicting emotions that he has about celebrating a new kind of Fathers Day.
