Friday, 28 October 2011
Does the Queen wear her Crown in Bed?
When Charlotte visited Buckingham Palace recently with CanIWalkMummy and CanIWalkMummy's Mummy, she was bought this rather glossy and fantastic book all about The Queen.
It's filled with lots of questions young children put to the queen, either in letters or directly...
Harriet Dancing
Harriet the Hedgehog is a joyful little soul. On her way to visit her best friend, she is so happy that she starts to dance. Spotting some butterflies she wants to join them in their dance but the butterflies are mean, and don't want to dance with a silly little hedgehog.
This...
1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland
This book is about as girly as it gets, which is fortunate as Charlotte is a very girly girl. It's a bit like a fairy-filled version of the "Where's Wally?" books. Each page is filled with objects, and children must find (and count) all the listed things on the side panels...
Goat and Donkey and the Noise Downstairs
Goat and Donkey are best friends. Goat is rather nervous, but Donkey is super-brave. In this little tale we find out what happens when Goat hears a mysterious noise in the middle of the night. Is he brave enough to go and find his friend Donkey and investigate?
Goat sums...
Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears
Here's a very odd children's book. Can you imagine all the things a mouse might be afraid of? No? Well here's a handy pre-chewed reference book that not only has a really unique layout and set of illustrations (with a very mousey feel throughout), but a book that teaches...
YUCK! That's not a monster!
I have it on good authority from my beautiful and wise other half that I have been neglecting my blogging duties. Work has got in the way once again but now I've got 5 minutes free and a full cup of coffee for my afternoon break, I'll dive back into our recent stack of...
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Mike the Knight coming soon to CBeebies
Coming soon to CBeebies is a new adventure series from the makers of Bob the Builder, HiT Entertainment.
Mike the Knight is a CGI animated series all about the adventures of a young lad who just happens to be a medieval knight, living in the mythical land of Glendragon. Mixing...
Friday, 14 October 2011
Old Tree Stump
The Oxford University Press "Reading Tree" series of books are used in schools for early readers and are published in "skill sets", grouped by a child's reading age.
Old Tree Stump is a contemporary spin on the classic "Giant Turnip" children's story. In this book,...
Monday, 10 October 2011
Barefoot Books Studio, Twining House, Summertown
As promised, Charlotte, Mummy and I dropped by the Barefoot Books launch weekend for their new studio space in Twining House, Summertown (it's about the prettiest building in Summertown, and harks back to the turn of the 20th Century).
If you've been wondering what...
Friday, 7 October 2011
Barefoot Books Official Launch Weekend
It's all go down at Barefoot Books new studio on Banbury Road, Oxford. Though Barefoot have already moved into the snazzy building (see my previous post) that used to be the old Grocery Store, this weekend marks the official launch of Barefoot Books new studio with a party...
Thursday, 6 October 2011
The Queen, the Mice and the Cheese
Learning to read must be one of the most daunting things a youngster has to take on. So much to learn, so much to remember and the increasing pressure on youngsters to learn to read at earlier and earlier ages makes the whole thing 100% harder. Doubly so if you're a parent...
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