Age 7
My Miniature Library by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
My Miniature Library is a breathtakingly beautiful book making kit with templates to make 30 tiny books. There’s even a tiny bookcase to store them in (although the dolls in our dolls house also have some on their bookcase now too!). We had a wonderful time making and then reading these little books which, along…
Ludwig The Sea Dog by Henning Lohlein
Put on your 3D goggles and join Ludwig The Sea Dog in a magical adventure which takes him out of his own book and into a watery world!
Nibbles The Dinosaur Guide by Emma Yarlett
Nibbles The Book Monster is back in Nibbles The Dinosaur Guide! Nibbles has really bitten off more than he can chew in this adventure which introduces him to different kinds of dinosaurs. Full of flaps, holes and dinosaur facts this is a really fun story for very little dinosaur lovers but also includes fabulous facts…
Matilda by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
Matilda is one our favourite fictional heroines and her story is our favourite Roald Dahl story. She loves books, she’s strong minded, determined, feisty and all of these attributes lead her, against all odds, to find her own happy ending. Two other people also stand out in Matilda’s story, both are supportive and encouraging and…
You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School! by Em Lynas & Jamie Littler
You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School! is the debut novel from Em Lynas and we enjoyed reading it so much that we couldn’t put it down! Why anybody wouldn’t want to go to Witch School is inconceivable to my daughter who loves the fact that one of the characters shares her name! We…
International Cat Day – favourite fictional cats
Happy International Cat Day! Do you have a favourite fictional cat? We looked through our bookshelves to find cats whose stories we enjoy reading and after some discussion we came up with a top five list. We’re also curious to know which fictional cats you would add.
International Friendship Day – fabulous fictional friendships
To celebrate International Friendship Day we’ve chosen picture books that show fabulous fictional friendships. Friendship is a central theme in many children’s books and lately we have read so many wonderful stories about characters who support each other through thick and thin. There are many more that we could have added to this list (we…
the Cake the Wolf and the Witch by Maudie Smith & Tony Ross
We really enjoyed reading the Cake the Wolf and the Witch, we just couldn’t put it down! It’s a wonderfully original fairytale fantasy with a modern day hero and heroine and we love the way that Maudie Smith has intertwined so many well known fairytale characters into a story that includes its own unique twists.