Like a lot of toddlers, Jessica is a huge fan of CBeebies and as soon as we heard that CBeebies Land was coming to Alton Towers, we knew we would have to try and take her at some point. As we walked through the gates and headed in the direction of CBeebies Land and she… Read More
With my twin sister and her two daughters having come to stay for a few days, we thought we’d have a day out and take all four girls to Legoland for the day. I’ve been quite a few times now with Jessica and Sophie but having the two older girls (my nieces are aged 8… Read More
We were recently offered a personalised Peppa Pig softback book from Penwizard to review. There were three choices of book available as follows: (Your child) and Peppa Pig go to Playgroup (or Pre-school, Nursery or School depending on preference – they are all the same story) Peppa Pig and (your child) go Swimming Peppa goes… Read More
In The Night Garden is one of Jessica’s favourite CBeebies programmes. We thought that she and Sophie would enjoy going to see one of the live shows in Richmond. The show is held in an inflatable showdome. As soon as Jessica saw the pictures of all the In the Night Garden characters outside the… Read More
The Sweet Revenge of the Football Widows tells the story of four very different women – Belle, Maz, Ginny and Anna – who, frustrated by their partners’ constant obsession with the beautiful game, decide to take their revenge in various subtle (and not so subtle) ways. For me, this story was much less… Read More
Weird Wild is the debut collection of short stories written by my fellow NaNoWriMo-er and writing buddy Geraldine Clark Hellery. It consists of several linked short stories and a couple of poems set in the fictional Foundry Forest,located somewhere in the UK. The forest is surrounded by legend and superstition. Those who emerge into the… Read More
What books would be in your top ten? I have to admit that deciding on my ten favourite books is not an easy task. I love so many different books. The books on the list below are the first ten books that come to mind when I think of my favourites. I’ve limited myself to… Read More