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Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Nonfiction Monday Roundup

Every Monday is Nonfiction Monday in the Kidlitosphere; bloggers interested in books for children celebrate their recent nonfiction finds. It’s a great way to find new books, and in my case take me into parts of the library I don’t often frequent! Today I’m excited to be hosting Nonfiction Monday- if you have a Nonfiction [...]

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Inventions with junk modelling – Nonfiction Monday

One of M’s favourite rainy day or “quiet time” activities is making inventions out of junk. I supply her with a box full of whatever recycling / rubbish I’ve saved up, a roll of sellotape or masking tape (the latter being easier for her to tear rather than cut), and a small supply of “bling” [...]

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Leaping in to the unknown!

As a bit of an experiment I’ve joined Twitter – and would love it if you wanted to follow me! I’ve decided to try Twitter as I’m increasingly coming across fun kids lit stuff which doesn’t fit into the format I have here on the blog, but which I think would be great to share. [...]

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