Book of the week: Super Goat Girl by Dapo Adeola – new picture book from award-winning illustrator

Jul 13 2025
Super Goat Girl book cover

From bestselling US author Tracey Baptiste and award-winning UK illustrator of Look Up!, Speak Up! and more, Dapo Adeola, comes a new humorously heart-warming picture book Super Goat Girl – London Mums’ book of the week. Through a hilarious, comic style story, the book gently tackles the difficulties of impostor syndrome for a young audience, and encourages young readers to find confidence and joy in who they are and what makes them special.

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Words Can Fly: A Conversation with Poet Donna Ashworth

Jul 09 2025
Words Can Fly book A Conversation with Poet Donna Ashworth

I’ve chatted with Donna Ashworth on poetry, parenting, and her new children’s collection Words Can Fly. 

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Fireman Sam… But for ambulances! Meet Paramedic Chris – the Hero helping anxious kids

Jun 18 2025

As parents, many of us know the fear and helplessness that come with rushing a child to A&E. I recently received a heartfelt message from author and former ambulance chaplain Tim Parsons, who has turned his professional and personal experiences into a powerful children’s book series called Paramedic Chris. His story touched me deeply, and I wanted to share it with our London Mums readers in his own words.

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