Age 8
The Lumberjack’s Beard by Duncan Beedie
We absolutely love The Lumberjack’s Beard! A lumberjack needs to make a living but how does it affect the woodland animals when he cuts down the trees, burns the leaves and branches and sends the logs down the river? This beautifully illustrated, entertaining and humorous story shows how the ecosystem is affected by tree felling and…
Story Snug’s 2016 top ten most viewed posts!
Happy New Year to you all! Before we start a new year of blogging curiosity led us to take a quick look back at the 2016 top ten most viewed blogposts. Only one is a blogpost that was written this year and several are our learning activities posts where we have linked arts, crafts, science and other activities to…
Story Snug Advent: Y is for The 12 Days o Yule
Y is for The 12 Days o Yule by Susan Rennie and Matthew Land
Story Snug Advent: N is for The Nutcracker
N is for The Nutcracker by John Cech and Eric Puybaret
Story Snug Advent: H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas! is a great story for showing children that Christmas isn’t about presents and big feasts. The Grinch does his best to spoil Christmas for the residents of Whoville but then he learns that the meaning of Christmas isn’t exactly what he…
Story Snug Advent: C is for A Christmas Story
C is for A Christmas Story by Brian Wildsmith
Story Snug Advent: B is for Best Christmas Book Ever
B is for Best Christmas Book Ever by Richard Scarry
Story Snug Advent: A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus
A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig & Chris Mould
A Boy Called Christmas was under my Christmas tree last year and I loved the story so much that I read the whole book on Christmas Day. I’ve just read it with my daughter and she was hooked too. It’s a wonderful festive read in which hope, kindness and the joy of giving triumph over poverty and greed. The blurb…
