London Mums, don’t miss The Art of the Brick: DC Super heroes. DC’s most iconic super heroes and super villains have just arrived to London thanks to renowned Lego artist Nathan Sawaya who has created the World’s Largest LEGO® Exhibition using more than two million Lego bricks inspired by Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Sawaya gave up his job as a lawyer in New York years ago to…
World Book Day is one of the most exciting days in school life every year so we thought we’d celebrate World Book Day 2017 on its 20th anniversary with a competition! Five lucky readers are in for a chance to win a set of the specially commissioned World Book Day £1 books. David Walliams, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Julia Donaldson among the “national treasures” writing new stories to…
See You in the Cosmos is one of Penguin Random House’s biggest debuts for 2017 and a book we at London Mums are really excited about as we feel it has the same potential as Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It has already been receiving early rave reviews from authors including Jennifer Niven and Robin Stevens, who are two authors of youth novels whom I adore.
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The Oscars 2017 will be remembered for the controversy, the portrayal of diversity and La La Land. But actually I think the real winners are the family movies that Disney and other producers have made in 2016. Full list of Oscars 2017 winners can be found here. Here are my thoughts on the most controversial awards of the year.
Reflecting on the most sought after film awards, Oscars 2017 can…
CERTAIN WOMEN is a movie about women and how they are strong to cope with all sorts of situations thrown to them in life. It will release just before International Women’s Day. It’s certainly a film aimed at women with a stellar cast which includes Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern and Lily Gladstone.
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Produced by Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino and Anish…
Who doesn’t know the tune La Bamba? A song that can make people jump from their chairs, that makes you want to dance until your feet are sore and which is synonymous for party. I was 17 when the film La Bamba, the All-American rock to riches story of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens starring Lou Diamond Phillips, was released in 1987 (don’t start calculating my age now!). It made a…
Before & After is a unique and playful board book created by illustrator Jean Jullien. It’s published by Phaidon on 13 March 2017 (RRP £8.95) and is suitable for children aged 2-4 but can be enjoyed by older kids and parents alike.
Before & After can actually be seen as the first humour book a child gets to explore in her lifetime and challenges her to creative thinking around…
To celebrate the release of epic adventure The Great Wall, which is out in cinemas NOW, we have ten copies of the novelisation of the story to give away!
Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for…
WILL YOU DRESS LIKE A LONDON BUS FOR WORLD BOOK DAY? For the World Book Day and Week 2017, join our wonderful London-themed competition: Dress like Beatrice and the London Bus. Get your children to dress like the adventurous and fun characters of the Beatrice and the London Bus children’s book series and win amazing prizes sponsored by Coca-cola London Eye, The Classic Tour, KidZania London…
Usborne’s latest book Peep Inside a Fairy Tale Beauty and the Beast will coincide with Disney’s new live action Beauty and the Beast movie.
Peep Inside is one of Usborne’s bestselling preschool series, with over 10 million copies sold worldwide. Peep Inside a Fairy Tale Beauty and the Beast will delight and enchant children and parent alike, with fabulous illustrations by Lorena…