Freddie’s Amazing Bakery: The Great Raspberry Mix Up tells the story of Belville‘s first baking competition. Residents of the town are competing against each other to win £500 but the competition doesn’t run smoothly for baker Freddie who is competing against Bernard Macaroon.…
Teaching colours and colour mixing is one of my favourite learning activities, there are so many different ways you can learn about colours and colour mixing. When our daughter was younger a variety of wonderful picture books inspired our colour learning activities which included crafts, science and baking.…
Yesterday Winnie the Witch posted a letter to Santa in Winnie and Wilbur meet Santa by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul.
The Story: Winnie the Witch and her cat Wilbur are busy with all their Christmas preparations and once they have baked and decorated they write and post their letters to Santa.…
Yesterday’s Christmas book character was a tricky one – It was Mouse from The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy which was recommended on our 2017 Story Snug Advent Calendar by Jo who blogs at Library Girl and Book Boy.…
THE TREE THAT’S MEANT TO BE is a heartwarming festive story full of love and caring. It portrays a wonderful celebration of Christmas in the natural world but more importantly it shows the joy and happiness that friendship brings to a character that feels different to all the others.…
Halloween is just over a week away and maybe you are looking to read a story about a witch to get you in the mood. We have several fictional witches lurking in chapter books on our bookcase but would love to add some more!…
The Last Spell Breather is a magical, action packed adventure which had us turning the pages until the end of the book. Mam is a spell breather, her spells keep the village of Penderin safe, and Rayne is her apprentice. But Mam has kept secrets from Rayne, secrets that Rayne uncovers when she is forced to make a dangerous journey out of the village to The Great Library.…
What will you be reading this Easter? Do you buy Easter books in the same way that you buy Christmas stories? We always give books at Easter – they last a lot longer than chocolate!
We’ve chosen our favourite books to read in the Easter Holidays, some of them aren’t specifically Easter books but it’s the perfect time of year to read them.…
Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory has just won a Lollies (Laugh Out Loud) award for the funniest picture book and we think it’s brilliant. It’s funny, full of action, chickens and chocolate – it’s the perfect book to give as an Easter present.…
I can’t believe that this year is nearly over and before I start a new year of blogging I decided to take a quick look back at the most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018. It was a busy year and Story Snug had several visitors – thank you to all those of you who answered our interview questions, gave us drawing lessons and invited us to be part of blog tours.…