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 top ten most viewed blogposts of 2016. 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 some of our favourite picture books.…
Z is for Zoe’s Christmas List
Zoe’s Christmas List is a snowy Christmas adventure for younger children, especially for those who relate to Zoe’s need to deliver her Christmas list to the North Pole in person!…
Y is for The 12 Days o Yule
The 12 Days o Yule is a beautifully illustrated Scottish retelling of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Hopefully we can find a wee lad or lassie who can read it to us in a Scottish accent! …
W is for When It Snows
When it Snows is a beautifully illustrated Christmas story with a wonderful surprise at the end. Richard Collingridge’s wonderfully atmospheric illustrations accompany the simple text that takes a small boy on a magical festive journey to meet Father Christmas.…
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!…
T is for The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas is brought to life through Britta Teckentrup’s beautiful illustrations. This gorgeous peep-through picture book introduces even the littlest of children to the familiar, festive song.…
S is for Santa to the Rescue!
We absolutely love Santa to the Rescue! It’s bright, bold and colourful and has lots of little flaps to open and peek inside! Cute woodland animals help Santa prepare for Christmas and there’s a fantastic pop up Christmas scene on the final page.…