If you have never read Tom Gates books, I strongly recommend you get one for your child. The latest in the series Tom Gates: Extra Special Treats ( . . . not) is very wintery so perfectly suited for this time of the year.
The peculiarity of Tom Gates books is that it is written in clearly readable handwriting and incorporates lots of doodles to make the story come alive. When I say lots of…
The Octonauts have roamed the seven seas meeting the most extraordinary creatures! Did you know that humpback whales can sing for up to 24 hours? Or that cuttlefish can change colours but are colour-blind? In the Octonaut’s Creature Report, learn all about angler fish to orcas in this exciting new sticker book! Use the over 150 stickers included to complete each report compiled by Captain…
To celebrate the release of 12 Dogs of Christmas 2: The Great Puppy Rescue, Signature Entertainment held a festive screening at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Saturday, 7th December 2013.
A sequel to the holiday classic, the film stars Danielle Chuchran (Cat In The Hat, Rise of the Shadow Warrior) as the grown up 17-year old Emma who finds herself needing to rescue the local puppy orphanage.
Move on out, Crawley Family, there’s a new Lord & Lady in the Village! If you are a fan of Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey, you will adore Mouseton Abbey, the hottest children’s book of the season published by Make Believe Ideas.
Meet the Mouseton family and their staff, who inhabit the many rooms of Mouseton Abbey.
Every Cheesemas, the Mouseton family has a banquet, where each mouse…
Here are some of our favourite Christmas books for young children. Books make for ideal stocking fillers.
Dear Snowman by Kathryn White
Illustrated by Alison Edgson (£7.99, ages 3-6) – published by Little Tiger Press
Little Rabbit and Snowman are the very best of friends. But when winter fades, Snowman is nowhere to be found. Wherever can he be? Soon a postcard arrives for Little…
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…
“Max Steel” the movie tells the story of American teenager Maxwell McGrath and his alien companion and accomplice Steel. When they work as a team they are able to combine special turbo-energy powers to generate an amazing new style of superhero, otherwise known as the incredible Max Steel.
The film is literally ‘turbo –charged’ and has an extremely high energy and fast pace throughout.
Walt Disney Animation Studios (“Tangled”, “Wreck-It Ralph”) is releasing a new Christmas animation movie “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose…
The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) Pears Centre for
Specialist Learning has teamed up with a TV production company to create
a new series for the BBC’s CBeebies channel.
“Melody”, a partially sighted girl with an incredible imagination, is
designed to introduce pre-school children to a variety of classical
music through stories and colourful animation.
This Recipe: the real Italian PANETTONE is mouth-watering…. any time of the year. A home-made Panettone is not just for Christmas.
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Catherine Fulvio: “I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING TAUGHT HOW TO MAKE PANETTONE FROM THE FIASCONARO BROTHERS, MASTER BAKERS IN THE TOWN OF CASTELBUONO, SICILY. THEIR CAKES HAVE TRULY GONE INTO ORBIT, AS THEY…