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Socks by Nick Sharratt and Elizabeth Lindsay

Socks by Nick Sharratt and Elizabeth Lindsay

Without a shadow of a doubt this is Fifi’s favourite book at the moment. For a three year old [Continue]

Penny the Postie in Penny and the Dragon by Keith Robinson

Penny the Postie in Penny and the Dragon by Keith Robinson

Penny the Dragon is the sort of charming children’s book I would have loved when I was a [Continue]

Story Box

Story Box

I hadn’t heard of Story Box until I was contacted and asked if I would like to have a look at [Continue]

A Pirate’s Night Before Christmas by Philip Yates

A Pirate’s Night Before Christmas by Philip Yates

If like me you get a bit bored with  reading A Night Before Christmas every night for the two [Continue]

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

One of my favourite childhood books was The Secret Garden, it just captured something for me that I [Continue]

I Don’t Know How She Does it by Allison Pearson

I Don’t Know How She Does it by Allison Pearson

I remember reading <a href=”I” [Continue]

All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes

All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes

I’m a total sucker for kids books especially featuring characters I remember from my own [Continue]

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle

Anyone with pre-schoolers will be very familiar with Eric Carle’s books. We love The Hungry [Continue]

Driver Dan’s Story Train books

Driver Dan’s Story Train books

We watch a fair amount of Cbeebies and one of the nicest programmes on there is Driver Dan’s [Continue]

The Dairy Book of Home Cookery

The Dairy Book of Home Cookery

When I first left home I was in need of a decent basic straightforward cookery book, you know, one [Continue]

Art of Roughhousing: Good Old Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs it

Art of Roughhousing: Good Old Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs it

Whilst the title might be a mouthful, the Art of Roughhousing: Good Old Fashioned Horseplay and Why [Continue]

Little Dish Favourites Cookbook

Little Dish Favourites Cookbook

I fit the bill for the Little Dish Favourites Cookbook perfectly, as it’s designed for time [Continue]

Notes From My Kitchen Table by Gwyneth Paltrow

Notes From My Kitchen Table by Gwyneth Paltrow

Everyone should own this book, not for the cookery. No, because the one thing that it does [Continue]

Here Comes the Poo Bus by Andy Stanton

Here Comes the Poo Bus by Andy Stanton

Fifi and Boy were very kindly sent a copy of Here Comes the Poo Bus by Andy Stanton. It’s one [Continue]

This Book Totally Makes Stuff Grow; A Maggie & Rose Activity Book

This Book Totally Makes Stuff Grow; A Maggie & Rose Activity Book

We were sent a copy of This Book Totally Makes Stuff Grow to enjoy and enjoy it we did! My children [Continue]

This Book is Totally Rubbish – A Maggie and Rose Activity Book

This Book is Totally Rubbish – A Maggie and Rose Activity Book

When I was asked to write a review of the book ‘This Book Is Totally Rubbish’ I was [Continue]

On a Stick 80 Party Perfect Recipes by Matt Armandariz

On a Stick 80 Party Perfect Recipes by Matt Armandariz

We were sent a free review copy of On a Stick because many of the recipes are perfect for kids [Continue]

Top That Publishing Pre-school Books

Top That Publishing Pre-school Books

Top That! Publishing plc, an independent children’s publishing company with an international [Continue]

Bookaboo

Bookaboo

Series 2 of Bookaboo on CITV has just started and loads of celebrities are involved including Samia [Continue]

Cook – A year in the kitchen with Britain’s favourite chefs

Cook – A year in the kitchen with Britain’s favourite chefs

Cook is one of the nicest recipe books I have come across in a long time and I am a bit picky. I [Continue]

365 Everyday Games and Pastimes: Something Fun for Everyone by M & S Toseland

365 Everyday Games and Pastimes: Something Fun for Everyone by M & S Toseland

I have an absolutely rubbish imagination when it comes down to doing stuff with the kids. [Continue]

Richard Scarry’s Best Christmas Book Ever

Richard Scarry’s Best Christmas Book Ever

With Christmas just around the corner its useful to stock up on a few seasonal reads and Richard [Continue]

Bush Tales- book, CD & DVD by Matthew Jameson

Bush Tales- book, CD & DVD by Matthew Jameson

There is one thing that immediately strikes you about Bush Tales. The whole thing just reeks of [Continue]

Katie and the Spanish Princess by James Mayhew

Katie and the Spanish Princess by James Mayhew

We bought Katie and the Spanish Princess from the National Gallery Book Shop quite a while ago now [Continue]

Good Food, Fast Dairy Cookbook

Good Food, Fast Dairy Cookbook

Good Food, Fast is a brilliant cookery book for the likes of me. Lets face it, I do try and cook [Continue]

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