Bad Dad is the latest offering from self-confessed writer and “all round daydreamer” Derek Munson, who is based in Washington State in the US. Munson hopes to build on the success of Enemy Pie, a children’s book about friendship he published in 2000. The notes inside the front cover say: “Looks Like Dad’s in trouble
This arrival of Muddypaws’ New Friends was very timely as Helen, my eldest daughter, has been banging on about wanting a pet dog for some weeks. I think it has something to do with a school friend that has a dog. Anyway, with her new found interest in all things dog-like, Helen sat and listened
We’ve been reading a couple of books from the Paragon range over recent weeks. The most timely, bearing in mind the season, is Clement C. Moore’s classic The Night Before Christmas (known to some as A Visit from St Nicholas). You’re probably familiar with the poem to a greater or lesser degree, but it tells
This month’s Parragon book review is The Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, written by Coral Rumble and illustrated by Charlotte Cooke. Don’t make the mistake I did and assume this was the poem The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. If so you’ll be disappointed! Although heavily based on Lear’s poem, this is
Over the past couple of months I’ve been test-driving a number of children’s books published by the Random House Group. Outlined below are a few of the titles that have been well received in this Household. Dandylion by Lizzie Finlay – With our eldest daughter about to start school we’ve casually been reading her a
