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Tag Archives: books

Our Christmas traditions – creating a book advent calendar

14/11/202124/11/2021
A selection of Christmas books on a table

One of our Christmas traditions is to have a book advent calendar. Each evening in December, in the run-up to Christmas, the children get to unwrap that day’s Christmassy book, which we then read together. It’s a lovely way of making sure we take time to relax and snuggle up together with a story each… Read More

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Review and giveaway – The Magic of My Name personalised children’s book

13/06/201726/09/2017
The Magic of My Name book

My girls love sitting and listening to stories. Listening to a story where they are the main character is even more special. Jessica has a few personalised storybooks but we only have one or two for Sophie. When The Story Tailors got in touch to offer me a personalised copy of The Magic of My… Read More

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Review – Once Upon A Time… Online

03/01/201706/04/2017
Two pages from Once Upon A Time... Online with Jack showing Cinderella the laptop, and Cinderella becoming the first fairy tale online shopper

What happens when a whole host of fairy tale characters go online? Does Cinderella still need the assistance of her Fairy Godmother even when technology can help her go to the ball? With all the wonders that the internet can bring, what can possibly go wrong?   We were recently sent a copy of the… Read More

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Creating a book advent calendar for toddlers and preschoolers

22/11/201613/11/2018
The books from the book advent calendar in a gift-wrapped box, ready to be opened

A book advent calendar has become a tradition in our house. My girls loved having one book to unwrap every day in December until Christmas Day.  There’s something quite magical about snuggling on the sofa together every night in December and enjoying a Christmassy book together. We have a selection of Christmas-themed books that I… Read More

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Review and giveaway – Buzzy Friends

11/10/201610/10/2016

My girls love books – especially ones with bright colourful illustrations, animal characters and stories being told in rhyme. We were recently sent a copy of Harty Hedgehog and his BuZZy Friends, one of the books in the BuZZy Friends series of books, which ticked all of those boxes. The BuZZy friends books were originally… Read More

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Zookeeper Zoe – a clever eye check storybook from Boots Opticians

16/03/201621/01/2022

Today sees the launch of Zookeeper Zoe, a clever eye check storybook from Boots Opticians.  Zookeeper Zoe tells the story of a little girl who loves animals and wants to be a zookeeper.  One day her parents take her to the zoo only to find it is closed as the zookeeper can’t manage the needs… Read More

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Review – Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere

06/10/201506/10/2015

With Hallowe’en coming up, the latest Book Buddy book from Parragon Books – Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere – was ideal to get us in the mood for thinking about what kinds of faces we could carve into our pumpkins later this month. Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere is a fun picture book all about the different pumpkins that… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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