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  • Activity books for the School Holidays

    Activity books for the School Holidays

    The summer holidays are very nearly here and we’ve been looking at Activity Books to keep children busy over the summer. While I would definitely advocate a break from formal learning during a school holiday I do like the fact that many of the activities in these books introduce children to new ideas and concepts…


  • Where’s Will? Find Shakespeare Hidden In His Plays by Anna Claybourne & Tilly

    Where’s Will? Find Shakespeare Hidden In His Plays by Anna Claybourne & Tilly

    April 23rd 2016 is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and a variety of events will mark the occasion. If you are unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s work Where’s Will? is a great introduction to ten of his plays which have been summarised then portrayed in a pictorial comic strip style which is appealing to children from a fairly young age.


  • Ask an Author: Carron Brown
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    Ask an Author: Carron Brown

    We are delighted to welcome Carron Brown, author of the Shine-a-Light books, to Story Snug The Shine-a-Light picture books introduce children to a variety of non fiction topics and publisher Ivy Press is generously giving away two sets of their newly published titles, On The Plane and On the Space Station, written by Carron and illustrated by Bee Johnson. On The Plane…