family life & travels
This book, debut biography from Rose Sgueglia, is, as you might imagine, all about Coco Chanel. Having been someone who has heard her name for years, and have owned several Chanel items myself, including the iconic No.5 perfume, I knew very little about the woman behind the brand, and how it all started. I don’t
I’m always looking for new ideas and things to do with the kids. Excitingly, BEAR Nibbles and Puffin Books have invited my two little bookworms to be part of their new Big Book Club. They honestly love story time and want story after story each night before bed, so this was really exciting to try
It seems every week there’s a new iPhone, tablets or gadgets coming out that promises to revolutionise the way we live our lives. But despite the fact that the technological wizardry of today boggles the minds of our grandfathers, real-life gadgets still can’t hold a candle to the hi-tech knickknacks dreamt up by authors and
Wow, we are now in July! That is so crazy to me. With the start of a new month comes a roundup of the month before, in this case June, of my favourite things. I am quite liking putting together this kind of series each month. I like to read other people’s lists of things
Getting into a routine, making reading fun, and leading by example can all be key to cultivating a love of books, but what else can you do to help your child improve their reading? Here are some great tips and advice from Childrens Bed Shop that could start a whole new chapter of your child’s
So I asked for this book for Christmas as I had heard it was coming out. I didn’t really look into it, for some reason I thought it was an autobiography of Zoella but turns out that it isn’t. I was a little disappointed as first that it wasn’t (take note Zoe) but I was
Max just keeps getting better and better with his words and reading. He is recognising more letters and sounding out more word sounds. So, I thought I would share what his favourite bedtime reads are at the moment as I haven’t done so for a while. ~ The Magic Porridge Pot by Mike & Carl
So when I say what we’re reading, I basically mean what we’re reading with our toddler. I have some books lined up to read myself but right now I seem to have zero time for that. But there are so many fab children’s books out there and sometimes you don’t know where to start and
