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…
A recent survey has revealed that Snow White is Britain’s favourite fairy tale and the Evil Queen in Snow White is the scariest character beating Maleficent (which has now being featured in a new Disney movie starring Angelina Jolie that we have recently reviewed). The respondents certainly didn’t see the latest Disney Maleficent before participating in the research otherwise they might…
What a great idea for McDonalds (for once) to offer books with all Happy Meals instead of useless and cheap toys. The books being give away are those by no less than Enid Blyton and her Secret Seven adventures.
Over the period of the Secret Seven Happy Meal promotion (Weds 30th April – Tues 2nd June 2014) Happy Meal customers will receive:
– A physical Secret Seven…
Hello,
I’m a novelist & journalist…I’m also a mum. And I have to say that the way mothers are portrayed in fiction DRIVES ME NUTS.
Think about the books you’ve read which focus on being a mother…it’s all about the hard work, the difficulties, the mess and the way in which your life is taken away from you.
What about the good stuff??? Where is the joy of…
It is often hard to see the overview of progress of an era while you live in that time. I find all reads fascinating that give you an objective analysis of the changes of your environment. A new book Putting Wrong Things Right published by environmental organisation is marking 60 years of improvement during the Queen’s reign highlighting with great photographs and stats records of the London…
Over the years my son and I have read so many books and we grew fonder and fonder of books starring dogs in particular. Here is the list of the Best Children’s Dog Books published in the United Kingdom.
HERO by Sarah Lean
A well written story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling World Book Day author, Sarah Lean, of a A Dog Called Homeless and sequel to this…
Who hasn’t read the The Very Hungry Caterpillar at least a dozen times? With his distinctive shape and colouring, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an instantly recognisable character born from the much-loved children’s book. This year, Puffin celebrates 45 years since the greedy yet loveable character first ate his way from baby caterpillar to beautiful butterfly, with the…
TV and Radio Presenter, Blogger and mum of 2 Katy Hill talks exclusively to London Mums on World Book Day about her favourite books, her TV career, family and her love for Italy.
What’s your favourite book of all time?
My favourite children’s book is The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I LOVED it as a child and I still have my childhood copy. I love that, when I read it to the kids…
As it’s World Book Day today you probably need some extra ideas and support the school’s storytime activities to get your kids excited about reading by bringing their favourite story books to life.
Books play an important role in childhood development, and inspiring them with a good novel and characters they can relate to is a gift they can treasure forever. But we cannot take away the…
Here is a selection of our favourite Mother’s Day books: some you can read with the kids and some to yourself.
My favourite Mother’s Day books for kids are published this year by Little Tiger Press. They are so beautifully illustrated it is a pleasure to flip through the pages with the children in total admiration. I cannot see the Kindle taking over the art of making paper books as…
