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.…
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.…
L is for Lucy & Tom At Christmas
My brother had the original version of Lucy and Tom’s Christmas. It was reprinted in 2015 as Lucy & Tom At Christmas and has a new cover. I love the colour scheme, red and gold decorations on Christmas trees are my favourite!…
C is for A Christmas Story
Brian Wildsmith’s retelling of the Christmas story is told from the point of view of the donkey’s child and a girl called Rebecca. It’s a lovely idea to retell the story from the viewpoint of another character and Brian’s gorgeous illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to this well known story.…
Happy National Baking Week!
Founded in 2007 the aim of National Baking week is to get people baking. We love to bake and often get our inspiration from stories. Several books have inspired us to get creative in the kitchen, we’d love to hear about any book inspired baking that you may have done.…
The first day of school can often be a stressful experience for both a parent and a child. We would definitely recommend reading picture books about starting school to introduce children to this new experience, it’s a huge milestone in their life!…
I would like to propose one poem from the book by A.A. Milne ‘Now we are Six’.
Why is this your favourite Christmas poem?
I love the wit and pathos of this poem – we find ourselves in sympathy with King John even though he was ‘not a good man’ – which I think is a very good thing – and A.A.…