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Something I Love

Something I really love is reading – I have always been an avid reader and there is nothing I love more than to curl up with a good book and escape to another world for a while. If I can get away with...

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Wednesday Wishlist: Amazon Kindle!

Some people are always a bit surprised to discover that I don’t have a Kindle*, given that we are a household of “technology enthusiasts” and I am such a massive fan of reading. I have to admit that...

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Hello Kitty Books Giveaway!

The lovely folks over at Harper Collins Children’s Books have sent the Mama Geek household some gorgeous picture books to try out, including a couple of fab Hello Kitty activity books. As Georgie is...

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Review: Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me free of charge by Harper Collins Children’s Books to be reviewed. However, as per my PR info disclaimer, this review is my unbiased honest opinion of the...

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Dear David Crossley, author of Lucy the Ladybird.

The book in question! No matter how many times I read a certain board book to Georgie (and believe me, I read this one a lot as it is one of her current favourites), I just cannot get over a particular...

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Library Love

As I have said before, Georgie loves books. She will quite often ignore a pile of toys and head straight for her bookshelves in order to get all her books down and sit looking through them. I like to...

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Snap Happy Britmums – Day 9, June – What are you reading?

Having just finished reading the Amelia Peabody series this week, followed by racing through a couple of chick lits, today I am starting from the beginning again with the Southern Vampire Mysteries...

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Review: love2read personalised photo book

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me free of charge by love2read to be reviewed. However, as per my PR info disclaimer, this review is my unbiased honest opinion of the product. Product: love2read...

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Giveaway: Personalised love2read “my holiday…” book

I am pleased to be able to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a “My holiday…” love2read personalised book. I reviewed a love2read fathers day book and was absolutely delighted with it, so this is...

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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,...

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Naptime 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...

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Giveaway: 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...

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Review: Learn to read with the Alphablocks – Phonics First Steps, Volume 1 (DVD)

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me free of charge by Abbey Home Media to be reviewed. However, as per my PR info disclaimer, this review is my unbiased honest opinion of the product. Product:...

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Giveaway: 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...

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Organix & Usborne team up to encourage reading

Disclaimer: Organix sent us some fruit pots to try for the purposes of this post. Georgie really loves Organix fruit pots, and she also really loves reading… that’s why this offer is perfect for us!...

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Didn’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...

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Review: Worlds Apart Girls Patchwork Sling Bookcase

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me free of charge by Bambino Direct to be reviewed. However, as per my PR info disclaimer, this review is my unbiased honest opinion of the product. Product: Worlds...

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Giveaway: 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...

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Giveaway: 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...

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Recent 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...

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