See How They Run is a playful murder mystery with deliciously smart humour set against the backdrop of arguably the world’s most famous murder mystery, The Mousetrap, in London’s West End.
Running for 68 years, The Mousetrap stood out. Producer Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, Lady In The Van, Absolutely Fabulous) looked and researched the rights and then discovered why it had never been made…
Ahead of National Read a Book Day (6th September), a team of multilingual and multicultural London Mums are sharing their favourite children’s books from around the world, and their thoughts on why these captivating stories should be on every child’s reading list.
Brazil
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is one of the most-read books in recent history, and with good reason. It…
The Climb is a brand-new children’s book by established author Martin Bissett. Martin has published twelve books, but this is his first illustrated story and his first for children as part of a four-part series.
The Climb is based on a dream that the six-year-old Martin had, making it an exciting exploration of childhood imagination. The book is written with the perspective of adulthood, as…
On Tuesday 2nd of August 2022 the London Mums Magazine team was invited to review Bullet Train, directed by David Leitch.
An action packed movie with a lot of violent psychopaths packed on to one train. The movie, set on a train is full of twists and comedy.
Brad Pitt plays a role of a trained assassin ‘Ladybug’, and is given orders from his handler Maria Beetle to collect a briefcase that is…
On Sunday 24th July four young reporters reviewed DC League of Super-Pets on behalf of London Mums Magazine.
Reporter 1: Pavan Panesar claims to have bigger muscles than Dwayne Johnson. 13 years old.
Reporter 2: Sandeep Panesar has big cute smile like ‘Krypto’. 12 years old.
Reporter 3 Arjun Panesar claims to tell better jokes than Kevin Hart. 9 years old.
Reporter 4: Amandeep Panesar has…
A healthy, happy family is grown around the kitchen table.
Social media’s favourite foodie father Adam Shaw shares his delicious, budget-friendly recipes to take you from pregnancy through to parenthood, all while bringing fun and flavour back to the table.
Whether you’re newly expecting or already have a growing clan, ditch old-fashioned books that focus on what you can’t eat. Enjoy what…
Where the Crawdads Sing is a new coming-of-age mystery drama that arrives in cinemas on 15 July 2022. Daisy Edgar-Jones – who dazzled audiences as the sensitive Marianne in Normal People – takes the lead alongside Harris Dickinson and Taylor John Smith.
The story
Abandoned as a girl, Kya raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the marsh…
There are lots of beautiful new picture books to take with you on holiday and read to the children this Summer. My personal favourite one has to be Uju Asika’s A World for Me and You, published with Hachette Children’s Group.
Uju is a fabulous mum and writer and I have recently caught up with her. She a multiple award-nominated blogger, screenwriter and creative consultant. On her popular…
Thor: Love and Thunder is without a doubt the best Thor movie to date. The mix of comedic slapstick gags, emotional scenes and scarily interesting villains is fabulous. Marvel has clearly got that mix right and understood that people need fun movies that are not relatable to their lives to be able to switch off from the daily grind. The movie hits cinemas on 8th July 2022. It is family friendly…
On Thursday 30th of June, as a contributor for the London Mums magazine I got the opportunity to review The Railway Children Return at a private screening at Soho House. It is a beautifully emotional movie for the whole family. A must-see this summer.
The story
Inspired by one of the most beloved British family films of all time, The Railway Children Return is an enchanting, moving, and…