How to Train your Dragon the book series by Cressida Cowell has to be our long term favourite book series. We started reading them with the boy, about two years ago, and have slowly collected all of the books and watched the movies as well (and the tv series) which do tend to deviate from […]
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I am your friend – a book of hope.
*This is a review post* Mental health awareness is a passion of mine. The book “I am your friend, a book of hope” is a little book that fits into a bag or a pocket and is filled with simple but meaningful quotes and words to encourage and lift someone up. The author, artist, and […]
READ MOREA personal adventure story with Watadventurers
*We were kindly sent a book to review* Encouraging reading is something we are very active about within our family and we are always on the lookout for books or book series that will appeal to our kids and inspire them to delve into books and enjoy reading. Watadventurers have a brilliant personalised book that […]
READ MOREArchie and the Lawlor Cat Hotel
*This is a book review. We were kindly sent a copy to preview and read* You know if you are a regular reader of this blog that cats are a thing. We think we own them, but actually they own us and are very much in charge. That’s the theme for the book Archie and […]
READ MOREShaun The Sheep Bookstagram Tour – LuLa’s Guide to Space
*This is a book review. We were kindly asked to review some books and are delighted to be part of the Shaun the Sheep Bookstagram event* “Matthew, WHAT are you reading?” “Mum, don’t you know that there’s a new Shaun the Sheep movie coming out soon? I am just brushing up on some space facts […]
READ MOREThe Little Book of Bob – Life Lessons from a Streetwise Cat.
*This is a review post. We were very kindly sent a copy of The Little Book of Bob to review* If you have read other books by James Bowen, then this book, The Little Book of Bob – Life Lessons from a Streetwise Cat, is worth reading too. When I first read A Street Cat Named […]
READ MOREFor the love of books – August 2019
*This post does contain Amazon Affiliate links, if you click and make a purchase I do make a small amount of revenue* I love reading, but don’t seem to be able to enjoy reading as much as I used to, probably because as a busy working mum and wife, I don’t have that much time. […]
READ MOREThe Way Home – Esther Wane
*This is a book review post, I was kindly sent a copy of The Way Home to read, and review* When I was first asked if I would like to review The Way Home, by Esther Wane, I was a little apprehensive. It’s a book written describing a couple, who fall in love, get married, […]
READ MORETommy Turner’s Battle for Yorintown
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a book to read and share about* Getting my kids to learn to read, and also to enjoy reading is one of the basics of parenting for me. I think that if you can get your kids reading, and love reading, in whatever form works for […]
READ MORELillian White’s Journey – Karen Kelly
*This is a review post. I was kindly sent a book to read and review. All opinions are my own* Lillian White has a little problem, or actually a few problems, in fact she seems to manage life whilst navigating them: On the morning of her wedding, Lillian White awakes with a hangover from hell, […]
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