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 being a mum reflected in modern…
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 release…
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 they…
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 fact…
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 yet.
I…
Winnie The Pooh revival with a new exclusive story! My son and I were star-struck when we met Jamie Theakston, Natalie Cassidy, Julia Bradbury and Tina Hobley at the event announcing the winner of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Laureate competition, which was held at Disney’s flagship Oxford Street Store on Wednesday 26th March 2014.
The event saw the campaign ambassador, presenter and dad of two…
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published for the first time in 1964 in the United States.
As part of the Penguin’s celebrations, I recently attended a special presentation by Roald Dahl’s grandson Luke Kelly to discuss Charlie’s legacy and the cultural impact. One hour certainly is not enough to encapsulate all the…
I had the pleasure of meeting Nick Butterworth at the Toy Fair 2014 in London. His name might not be too well know but his animated alien adventures Q Pootle 5 shown on Cbeebies is very popular as well as the books. Nick is a very creative illustrator and storyteller. Here is what he had to say about his series.
Q: What was your inspiration for the TV series?
The series was inspired by my two…