Category: Books
No doubt about seasonal change here today!! Leaves are literally flying off the trees in the wind! We love to read books about seasons and seasons changing so we were delighted when we stumbled upon this gorgeous book recently in @eason_ireland .. ‘Tree .. Seasons Come, Season Go’ beautifully illustrated by Brittany Teckentrup and written by […]
There are very few books that are as relevant and impactful for a child and an adult alike … ‘LOTS, The Diversity of Life on Earth’ is one such book. We stumbled across this book in one of our favourite bookshops and we are beyond happy that we did. This book, which is beautifully and […]
Loving this book in our house at the moment! ‘The President’s Glasses’, written and illustrated by Peter Donnelly is a fantastic, funny story about The President of Ireland, his forgotten glasses .. and his pigeon! Super illustrations of Dublin make it great for any family from Dublin or hoping to visit Dublin … You get […]
Thanks to June from ‘Wild Atlantic Mom’, and her daughter Little P, for reviewing this award winning book …. … Little P currently has an obsession with monkeys so when we discovered Anthony Browne’s “Gorilla” I knew it would be a hit. Hannah loves gorillas and spending time with her Dad. Unfortunately her Dad […]
After last week’s book recommendation, we had a few people message looking for other lift-the-flap books to check out. There are so many great options to choose from, but the one we decided to choose for this week is the Usborne Peek Inside Series. We have The Jungle version and The Zoo and they […]
Looking for a book to cuddle up and read to your baby … or looking for a book to give as a present to someone with a new baby? Then you’ve got to check out this adorable book ‘Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes’, written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. […]
We’ve been decluttering our house recently and a major advantage of doing a big clear out of the kids books is … finding books that you had completely forgotten about! ‘Flip Flap Dogs’ by Nikki Dyson is one such book and what a fun book! It describes the manner and temperament of eleven types of […]
Best feeling ever when you go to one of your favourite independent book shops (Puccini’s in Kenmare) and they have the best book you’ve gotten for the kids in a long time … had never heard of this book before, but only two days in, and we are in love with it! The minute we […]
This week’s book is the gorgeous “Naturama” written by Michael Fewer and illustrated by Melissa Doran. The book is separated into the four seasons, with a little history of each season, and then it beautifully details what insects, birds, animals, plants and flowers you will see in the garden, park and countryside in Ireland. […]
It’s always a good sign when you’ve borrowed a book countless times from the library, and the kids still choose to buy it at the book shop! That is exactly what happened with this book, The Lion Inside, written by Rachel Bright and illustrated by Jim Field. This is a feel good book, with […]
