Ella’s Kitchen the organic food brand have just launched their second cook book, The Yellow One, and this time it’s all about BAKING! Late last year we reviewed Ella’s Kitchen cook book, The Red One, and it quickly became one of our favourites cook books and the children have eaten some very tasty meals thanks to it. We were very excited to receive a copy of their new book. With over 100 delicious recipes for chefs both big and small, it’s a great way to get the whole family involved in spending some quality time together having fun in the…
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I can’t quite believe I offered to review a noisy book with the children but I did, so here goes. The children were sent a Fireman Sam Start the Siren! Sound book from Egmont to review. Called Jupiter to the Rescue! it’s a sturdy board book with a button to press throughout the story. Fireman Sam and the Pontypandy fire crew are called on to help with many emergencies, from a cat stuck in a tree to a bus nearly falling off a cliff. Jupiter the fire engine races to each scene with sirens wailing! Join in with the rescue…
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One of the things I’m trying to do this year is make more time for myself. That might sound easy but, with a demanding 2 and 4 year old around, I rarely get any time to myself before 7pm. So I’ve been trying to cut down on the hours spent online where I do nothing but stare at my laptop screen and spend more time sewing, reading and doing things which make me happy. I was pleased to be asked to join the Bahlsen Book Club which basically involved receiving a new book to read each month and a couple…
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I’ve always enjoyed reading DK books so was happy to receive an unexpected parcel of books from them earlier this year. I’m going to review them together here as they all fall within a crafty category. First up is Crochet, the complete step-by-step guide, which contains all the essential techniques and more than 80 patterns. I have to admit that I can’t yet crochet but it’s been on my to-do list for a while. DK are well-known for their highly visual books and craft books lend themselves well to this style. Crochet is the go-to compendium which takes readers through…
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We love to read and we love to craft, often one inspires the other and vice versa. This year sees the 45th anniversary of Eric Carle’s phenomenal children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar Written in 1969 the book has sold over 33 million copies across the globe and it has been translated into over 45 languages. With his distinctive shape and colouring The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an instantly recognisable character born from the much-loved children’s book. To celebrate the landmark anniversary, Puffin has released a special 45th anniversary edition of the best-selling story. Available…
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Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much. One day he decided he would catch one of his own, but first, he’d need a plan. This year sees the 10th anniversary of world-renowned illustrator Oliver Jeffers’ debut picture book, the much-loved How to Catch a Star. The book has achieved huge critical and commercial success and Oliver and HarperCollins are proud to mark the anniversary in style with an exquisite gift edition, including a letter from the author and previously unpublished drawings. Ten years on, How to Catch a Star’s beautiful illustrations and enchanting story have…
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I’m really happy that my children adore books as much as I do. My 2 year old in particular loves Zoe and Beans so we were delighted to get our hands on two brand-new board book titles in the superb Zoe and Beans series! These two lovely stories are perfect for little hands and explore themes of discovery, wonder, nature and night-time! Help Zoe and her dog Beans find their missing ladybird in Hello Ladybird! Zoe and Beans have found a ladybird! But where has it gone? It’s nowhere to be found in the garden, but they do discover all kinds…
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Meet Arthur and his sister Edith. They’re learning about wildlife from Edith’s book. Arthur really wants to go and find some. There’s just one problem: Arthur is the LOUDEST, MOST SHOUTIEST boy alive. Will he ever be quiet enough to see some wildlife? Based on the nature walks author and illustrator Angie Morgan used to take with her own son Luke, Arthur’s struggle to keep still and be quiet – and his long suffering sister’s patient efforts to teach him to behave – will strike a chord with any parent who has had to say the words ‘be quiet’ more…
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Happy hippos, gentle giraffes, lazy lions and frisky frogs – just some of the animals marching to the jungle beat in Axel Scheffler’s Noisy Jungle! With ten animals to count, six amazing jungle sounds and lively illustrations by the world-famous, award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, this is a book that children will enjoy again and again. Learning to count has never been so much fun! This is a lovely introduction to numbers. My 2 year old daughter is learning her numbers and can often be heard dancing around and shouting our numbers, often in the wrong order 🙂 She’s been…