If your little ones adore adventure, giggles and the ocean’s mysteries, Ella and the Undersea World will quickly become a bedtime favourite. The latest in the Giggly Furbottom picture book series, this splashtastic tale is a joyful plunge into ocean exploration with a heart-warming message of environmental awareness.
Our heroine, Ella, and her fuzzy best friend, Giggly Furbottom – a…
As a qualified book worm, every year I attend various events where authors and publishers present their latest releases. Here’s my favouriteselection of kids’ books recentlyshowcased by Penguin Random House that will stand the test of time. Do you agree?
PICTURE BOOKS
The Very Hungry Caterpillar50th anniversary gold cover edition
2019 marks 50 years…
Here are some books for kids to make you go ho-ho-ho! London Mums haveselected an array of seasonal picture book treats and brilliant early reader books which are guaranteed to make you chuckle.
A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories
£12.99
Step on to a stage full of stories with this beautiful anthology of 12 stories from Shakespeare. Featuring much-loved classics such as The…
There’s something about spacecrafts and trains that fascinates children and parents alike. There’s a new beautiful book series called Legendary Journeys dedicated to those engineering wonders that we will never stop admiring.
Legendary Journeys: Space tells the history of space through interactive features. In time for Christmas this book is…
History is so fascinating but can be quite complicated and daunting for kids. As parents we need to support teachers’ efforts to to make children curious about the reasons behind crucial historical events that help us understand the world we live in and the news we hear on a daily basis. Horrible Histories are doing a great job about this as they incorporate fun and silly facts to make…
Books make great presents on any occasion. My house looks like a library and despite loving technology I cannot replace the pleasure of turning paper pages for an electronic book. Beautifully-illustrated books are also much more enjoyable when watched on paper.
Here is London Mums’ top selection of books for kids for this Christmas.
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Cat and mouse is an old English-language expression meaning constant pursuit and never-ending contest with no winners. The cat is unable to secure a definitive victory over the mouse, who despite not being able to defeat the cat, is able to escape. Stories based on this cat and mouse game are classic now with Tom & Jerry being the most famous of all.
Everyone seems to sympathise with the…
Stories about Knights and Dragons have always been popular with kids of all ages (and parents alike) and this year there has been a revamp of this theme. I am personally very pleased about that!
A lead title was published on 5th June 2014 by Puffin, Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo. This is the second title in the Scallywag series written by Notting Hill based Giles Andreae, the dad…
Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has been crowned the UK’s favourite story.
The tale of Charlie Bucket’s magical tour around Willy Wonka’s awe-inspiring chocolate factory has just the right mix of humour, characters, rhyme, intrigue and morality for British families, who have named it their favourite in a poll conducted by Venture Photography for National…
This Christmas give children books as presents rather then games. Here is a selection of new books that could be fab presents for children as well as highly educational.
THE SNOWMAN AND THE SNOWDOG PAPERBACK & CD
This wonderful new picture book and CD is based on the new animation. It tells the story of Billy, whose Snowman and Snowdog come to life and take him on a…