Category: <span>Books</span>

I Am Bear… and I am Bare!

February 16, 2016

Today I am taking part in a very special “Bear Book Blog Tour” (try saying that 5 times fast!) to celebrate the wickedly hilarious new picture book from Walker Books; I Am Bear.

The book is written by none other than Ben Bailey Smith – otherwise known as the actor, comedian & musician Doc Brown. Now this very funny man seems to be adding another feather to his cap; children’s author. I first came across Ben on Russell Howard’s Good News and remember thinking he was hilarious, with an excellent way with words.

Review: Fire Station Activity Book and Playset

January 12, 2016

This activity book and playset from Parragon Books is great fun, the girls have been really enjoying playing with the cardboard fire engine & all the little figures, and the activity book is enjoyable too.

Review: The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen – Parragon Books

December 9, 2015

Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales are classic stories that have been rewritten and reimagined countless times, but nothing quite matches up to the wonderful original stories. This collections of eight of his most famous tales is beautifully presented, and would make a lovely gift for families who love reading stories together.

Review: Christmas children’s books from Egmont

December 8, 2015

Georgie and Lydia are a pair of little bookworms, so when they received these three lovely Christmas children’s books to add to their ever-expanding library, they were delighted. All three of these books have been a great success with the girls, and it’s not hard to see why.

Review: Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere!

October 16, 2015

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere! is a lovely children’s picture book with a halloween theme. Four young trick or treaters take their pumpkins along to the pumpkin parade, and have some fun along the way.

Review: Spot a Lot Animals Storybook & Jigsaw

September 22, 2015

This gift set from Parragon Books includes both a storybook and a double sided jigsaw. The illustrations are really fun, with bright colours and amusing cartoon animals. The book is a counting book, going up from one to ten, with different species of animals on each page, that have escaped from the zoo.

Review: Monkey’s Guide to Starting School Pack

September 7, 2015

Georgie starts school today, and we have been preparing for this “momentous” occasion with Monkey’s Guide to Starting School, from Monkey Wellbeing. Monkey Wellbeing have a whole range of packs to help your child through the changes and challenges of growing up.

Review: The Book of Everyone

May 20, 2015December 4, 2014

James turns 31 a few days after Christmas, so when I was offered a copy of The Book of Everyone to review I thought that it was perfect timing. The Book of Everyone is a personalised book which is jammed full of interesting facts and trivia about the subject of the book, accompanied by stunning graphic design.

As soon as I clicked onto the website, I was impressed. The ordering system is attractive and super easy to use, guiding you through the various steps with ease. Visually, it gave me a great indication of what the product was going to be like, and I already knew that as long as the physical product lived up to the expectations raised by the high standard of the website, that it would be a really lovely book.

Review: Marshmallows for Martians, by Adam & Charlotte Guillain and Lee Wildish

May 20, 2015June 23, 2014

Marshmallows for Martians is the sequel to one of Georgie’s favourite books, Spaghetti with the Yeti. The main character, George, is off for a second adventure to Mars in the hopes of meeting some Martians, so he can find out what sweets they like best.

Review: Penwizard Personalised Peppa Pig “My Mummy” book

May 20, 2015March 21, 2014

With Mother’s Day coming up at the end of the month, the latest book from Penwizard’s line of personalised children’s books would make a perfect gift. We were given a voucher code to try the ordering system out for ourselves & review the finished product.