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.…
We were so excited when we heard yesterday that Lauren Child has been named as the new Children’s Laureate. Lauren is the tenth Children’s Laureate and succeeds Chris Riddell.
You can read more about the Children’s Laureate’s role on the Children’s Laureate website.…
I loved Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes as a child and couldn’t wait to share them with my daughter. Unfortunately we missed watching Revolting Rhymes when they were shown on TV in the UK at Christmas but we love reading the book which includes Quentin Blake’s inimitable illustrations.…
Happy 40th Birthday Burglar Bill!
Burglar Bill was a favourite of mine when I first started teaching and my daughter loves the story too. I was amazed when I discovered that Burglar Bill is 40 years old this year! Originally published in 1977 it’s fabulous that this humorous story has been read and enjoyed by several generations of children.…
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.…
Age Range: 5 +
We read The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me in one sitting, the pace, the humour and the originality of the story kept us turning the pages until the end. A cast of colourful characters, a burglar and an amazing sweetshop feature in this amusing adventure.…
June 21st is World Giraffe Day!
World Giraffe Day celebrates the longest necked animal on the longest day of the year. There are some great giraffes in children’s fiction and we found several giraffes on our bookshelves.…