Children’s book of the year: Good night stories for Rebel Girls
Sep 09 2017- Books
- Last Updated on 08 September 2017
- Monica Costa
I read and review a lot of books every year. I reckon in the region of 100 between novels, manuals and picture books. The book market is growing at an exponential level particularly children’s titles. There’s a book with a very unique interactive content and approach that has particularly struck a chord with me, and that is Good night stories for rebel girls. So much so that I have voted it the London Mums’ children book of the year. This is why…
Book review: BILLY AND THE MINPINS by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
Sep 07 2017- Books
- Last Updated on 07 September 2017
- Monica Costa
September is Roald Dahl’s birth month, and each year on phizz-whizzing Roald Dahl Day on 13th September, the annual, global celebration of the world’s number one storyteller, there are special events and publications. This year there’s a new release of the classic BILLY AND THE MINPINS (published by Penguin), illustrated for the first time by Quentin Blake which completes Dahl and Blake’s iconic partnership.
Book of the week: The Ultimate Insult Generator by Mike Barfield
Aug 06 2017- Books
- Last Updated on 11 September 2017
- Monica Costa
If you want your children to stop using swearwords make them read The Ultimate Insult Generator filled with over 60 Million Hilarious Zingers and Stingers
published by Laurence King in August 2017.
The Ultimate Insult Generator is a zany new insult-generating flipbook by the hilarious comic writer and children’s author, Mike Barfield. My 11 year old son could not put it down for the first week since getting it.
