Category: Books
No matter their age or their interests, there will always, always, always be a book (or many!!) as part of their Christmas present here. It’s magical to get a book at any time .. and Christmas even more so! We adore picking something a little extra special for the big day and these are the […]
This month’s cohost for The Kids’ Book Edit was Liz from @today_we_read and her chosen theme was Family. As soon as Liz shared her theme with us, one book sprang to mind…the beauty that is ‘The Secret Garden’ This is more than just a book about a child who loses her family, has to move […]
It’s no secret that we are book lovers in this house! Nearly every corner of the house has a bundle, shelf or basket of books! The majority of those books have been bought from beautiful independent stores. So not only are we getting gorgeous books, we also get to support some wonderful family businesses. Today […]
The Kid’s Book Edit theme for this month with cohost Kristina @transatlantic_leonards is DIVERSITY. We think it’s safe to say that the Little People, Big Dreams series of books from the incredible @mariaisabelsanchezvegara and many talented illustrators, opened up the diversity of our book shelves. Opened it wide up! This series of books shares the true stories of […]
An absolute gem of a book for changing seasons… all from the perspective of a tree. ‘Tree’ by @britta_teckentrup has all her trademarks in there .. gorgeous illustrations, peek-through pages and beautiful rhythmic rhyme that teaches the reader something new. Absolutely stunning. We’ve had this book for about two years and it’s as popular as the first […]
We wouldn’t usually buy a book and review it on the same day, so this is a very good sign of this beauty we got in @pucciniskenmare today. ‘Katie and the Impressionists’ by James Mayhew @katiespictureshow is one of an incredible series of books where a little girl Katie goes on adventures that she encounters once she steps inside […]
INCLUSION … @littlepuddins.ie #thekidsbookedit We have some lovely books that spread the message of the importance of inclusiveness so it took us a little while to choose one! But we have!! We have ‘All Are Welcome’ since our eldest turned 5 last Summer and it is up there with the favourites. It came highly recommended from Dawn @myhighershelf so […]
“My heart is full of feelings.Big feelings and small feelings.Loud feelings and quiet feelings. Quick feelings and slow feelings.My heart is like a house, with all these feelings living inside” … Opening lines in this wonderful book ‘In My Heart’ written by Joe Witek and illustrated by Christine Rousseau. .It’s a book the kids are […]
No matter the book, no matter the story, there is inspiration to be found in all of them. Inspiration that will be celebrated tomorrow on World Book Day and on Friday when lots of schools are dressing up as well. .We’ve spoken on Stories about this celebration not needing to be time-consuming, stressful or expensive. […]
