Category: Books
OUR ENVIRONMENT is the theme chosen by our cohost Kim @bookbairn for this months #thekidsbookedit and we are absolutely loving it! We wanted to add this fabulous book into the mix … .‘There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom’ was written and illustrated by James Sellick and Frann Preston-Gannon in collaboration with Greenpeace it is wonderful for so many reasons. Through […]
All we need say is that the author and illustrator of this book is Britta Teckentrup and you’ll know straight away it’s a good one! She has an incredible ability to share a story and message that children and adults alike can appreciate. And ‘We Are Together’ is no different. It is a wonderful celebration […]
‘Stardust’ by Jeanne Willis and Briony May Smith is a beautiful book that showcases the wonder of people’s love for us and our own unique place in the world. A gentle reminder from her dad, teaches and reminds a little sister that it is not just her older sister who is a star, we all […]
Needless to say, we’re not going to say anything about the storyline when it comes to Harry Potter!! But what we will say is, if you haven’t come across the illustrated versions before, it is well worth taking a look. The illustrations by Jim Kay are absolutely stunning .. the attention to detail and the […]
The Winnie the Witch series of books, by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul, are hugely popular in our house .. especially at this time of the year! We own one of them but have borrowed loads of them from the library. They tell the tales and adventures of Winnie the Witch and her cat Wilbur… […]
Like quite a few houses at the moment, we’ve experienced the first introduction to Primary School in the last few weeks … an hour where our First Born got to step over the threshold of a whole new world. A world that’s new for her .. and for us! While we didn’t want to make […]
This book, ‘All The Ways To Be Smart’ is wonderful! In every way! .Wonderful message for kids about how they can be smart in all kinds of ways. Wonderful reminder for adults to compliment our kids on all the kinds of ways that they are smart. Wonderful to have a book that celebrates how smart […]
A book with Winnie-the-Pooh is always going to be a winner, but when it’s Winnie-the-Pooh sharing ideas for outdoor adventures and expeditions .. well, that’s even better!! We stumbled upon this book ‘50 Things to do before you’re 5 3/4’ in @pavilionballygarvan and it’s fantastic! It gives 50 ideas of things to do in the outdoors ranging […]
It’s perfectly fine to love books because the cover is absolutely gorgeous and will look fabulous on the new shelves you’ve planned for your kids’ bedroom and playroom!!! It’s even better when said books feel gorgeous because they are hardback and have lovely, smooth pages which the kids adore .. pages that flip up, out, […]
@chrishaughton ‘Shh! We Have A Plan’ has only been in our house three days, but it’s already adored and being repeated and re-enacted endless times! The humour and suspense you expect from Chris’s stories are there .. in abundance! The imagery and use of colour is once again genius. He uses the one colour palette […]
