A new way to read touchy feely books!
In our house, there seems to be a new way to read “touchy feely” books. Georgie has long been a fan of books such as the “That’s not my…” Usborne series, which have different textures on each page,...
View ArticleNaptime Chaos
This is what Georgie’s room looks like when it has been tidied up… I’m sure that you will all agree, it’s nice and cosy with books and teddies for her to snuggle up with when she goes to her room for...
View ArticleGiveaway: My Little Big Town books for younger readers
The lovely folk over at My Little Big Town have sent me some of their books to giveaway, and first up is this bundle aimed at younger readers aged 5 to 8. Stuart the Bug Eating Man by Calvin Innes (A...
View ArticleReview: Learn to read with the Alphablocks – Phonics First Steps, Volume 1 (DVD)
Alphablocks is one of Georgie's favourite CBeebies shows, so when we were offered this DVD to review, we accepted the offer gladly! The Alphablocks are fun & colourful characters who have all sorts...
View ArticleGiveaway: My Little Big Town books for older readers
The lovely folk over at My Little Big Town have sent me some of their books to giveaway, and next up is this bundle aimed at older readers aged 7+. Gorgeous George & The Giant Geriatric Generator...
View ArticleOrganix & Usborne team up to encourage reading
Georgie really loves Organix fruit pots, and she also really loves reading... that's why this offer is perfect for us!Usborne and Organix have joined forces to offer four different "That's not my..."...
View ArticleDidn’t you know? Books are for piling!
Georgie has become a little bit obsessed with piling books lately. She still enjoys reading them, but is really into piling her books too. As we have been working on her little library for over two...
View ArticleReview: Worlds Apart Girls Patchwork Sling Bookcase
This sling bookcase, from the same World's Apart range as Georgie's new table & stool set, was a perfect item for us to review. Georgie is an avid reader and has definitely inherited her mother's...
View ArticleGiveaway: Personalised Book from love2read
This morning I have a really fun giveaway for you, with a personalised book of your choice up for grabs from love2read! Our carefully designed books combine key words with your photos to bring reading...
View ArticleGiveaway: 64 Zoo Lane books, by An Vrombaut
Hodder Children’s Books are offering a fantastic prize for me to giveaway this month; I have five sets of three 64 Zoo Lane books to giveaway, signed by the author An Vrombaut! We all love books in...
View ArticleRecent Reads: Autumn 2013
I am a complete bookworm, and read every chance I get. I adore my Kindle Paperwhite which is ideal for reading in bed – James now gets annoyed if I actually read a paper book at night, with all the...
View ArticleRecent Reads: My Christmas reading!
I tried to “unplug” from the internet a bit over Christmas. I spent a week or so just playing with my children, enjoying the holiday with my family, and cherishing the time spent with my husband before...
View ArticleLibrary books we’ve been loving lately
Ooh, I do love a bit of alliteration in a title! As regular readers of my blog will know, our two girls and I have been staying with my parents since mid-December, while we wait for our house purchase...
View ArticleRecommended reads this Christmas
It is common knowledge that I am a complete bookworm; I tried to keep an up to date blog series of “Recent Reads” but got bogged down by the sheer number of books I was reading. Instead of talking...
View ArticleQuick Reads with Galaxy Chocolate
Disclosure: I was sent two Quick Reads paperbacks and a bar of Galaxy as a thank you for posting about the Quick Reads scheme. This post reflects my unbiased opinion. When I was offered some books and...
View ArticleOnline Usborne Book Party
Tomorrow (Friday) evening over on my Facebook page, my old (and we’re talking primary school here) friend Emma McCarthy is going to be hosting a very special event – an Online Usborne Book Party! We...
View ArticleYou Choose – Georgie’s favourite book
Georgie and Lydia have a lot of books, all over the house. We have bedtime story books, board books, and stacks of downstairs books that they read with me & James, or by themselves. Ever since we...
View ArticleRecent Reads – Books for Summer
Nobody wants to read anything too serious when summertime rolls around, do they? I know I certainly don’t. Not that my reading is usually so very high brow, of course, but when the sun is shining and...
View ArticleA bit of a mixed week – Little Loves
I have been reading #LittleLoves posts on a few blogs for a while now and have really enjoyed them, as they give a little glimpse into what is going on in the everyday lives of bloggers. I decided I...
View ArticleReview: Storytime Magazine
We've been getting Storytime for a few months and the girls love it. Each issue is packed with stories, poems, myths, and so on. The design is fanciful and colourful, with gorgeous illustrations and...
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