I do all I can to encourage my kids to play outside. I won’t lie though, sometimes it can be difficult to coax them out of a nice, warm house and to enjoy a bracing, healthy walk. A couple of weeks back, however, I was sent a copy of The Little Book of Woodland Bird
A short while ago I wrote a blog post about keeping up with schoolwork during the school holidays. I didn’t want Helen, who is now in Year 1, to feel burdened with work. At the same time I was keen she retained all the skills she’d learned in Reception class.
The Fish With the Deep Sea Smile couldn’t have arrived at a better time. It happened to coincide with my eldest studying sea creatures at school. It was, therefore, packed off for ‘show and tell’ and read to the whole class. Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by (the appropriately named) Henry Fisher, this
These two sticker books are based on the Cbeebies show Topsy and Tim. If you aren’t familiar with the programme, it follows the lives of the Odell family through the eyes of Topsy and Tim who are five year old twins. Topsy and Tim Love Their Pets introduces readers to the concept of looking after
As a boy I used to love going to the library. For many years I had no reason to visit one but I’ve re-discovered a love of these places thanks to my children. I can vividly recall the local library I visited as a boy. It served a rural population so was tiny and I
