Is your teenager looking for a new book to read?
May 08 2013- Books
- Last Updated on 30 April 2013
- Jasmine Joynson
If your teenager has sped through The Hunger Games and Twilight then you may be desperate to encourage them to continue reading. This is a short list of ideas. Please add your own favourites in the comments box!
Top First Children’s Books
Apr 07 2013- Books
- Last Updated on 30 March 2013
- Monica Costa
Despite loving the technology and the new ways of reading books via tablets, we still love reading stories to our kids by turning pages. There’s no question about it. Here is London Mums’ selection of top first children’s books for 2013.
Book review: A novel for all you adults who miss a good fairytale…
Apr 04 2013- Books
- Last Updated on 01 April 2013
- Jasmine Joynson
I have always loved fairytales. I remember making my Grandma act out Snow White with me when I was a little girl. At university I studied their evolution and it turns out, unsurprisingly when you think about it, that in their original forms they are in no way suitable for children. The same can be said of Bitter Greens, Kate Forsyth’s beautiful new novel that breathes life into the Rapunzel story.
