Dec 17th: Laura Watkinson chooses The Jolly Christmas Postman
Author: Allan Ahlberg / Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg
The Story: This is a classic festive story about a jolly postman delivering letters to all kinds of familiar fairytale characters.…
Story Snug Advent: J is for Jingle Bells
J is for Jingle Bells by Nick Butterworth
Jingle Bells is a beautiful little hardback with a sturdy, sparkly cover, it’s the perfect size for a Christmas stocking. The two little mice in the story are very clever although the solution to their problem doesn’t amuse Cat!…
Story Snug Advent: F is for The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas
F is for The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas by Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas includes lots of our favourite fairytale and nursery rhyme characters celebrating Christmas but one character is determined to spoil Christmas for everybody.…
World Egg Day – picture books about eggs
Did you know that today is World Egg Day? World Egg Day is celebrated on the second Friday of October every year and was established to help raise awareness of the benefits of eggs.
There are lots of picture books about eggs which are great for raising children’s awareness about eggs hatching and what kind of creatures come out of an egg.…
Book bloggers recommend starting school picture books (2)
For those parents who are looking for picture books that will help their child with the transition into school we have more picture book recommendations from book bloggers who have also experienced the first day of school as parents. Thank you to Phil (and his daughter Charlotte), Loll, Anne-Marie and Damyanti for recommending the picture books that helped you with the start of school.…