Playing by the book

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

More Swedish (Picture) Books

If you want to read some Swedish picture books in English you’ve lots to choose from – I’ve really been surprised by how many are translated. Whatever the reasons, there are lots of Swedish books to enjoy with your kids (or by yourself!) and today I bring you a selection of what’s available in English, [...]

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Win a family ticket to Once Upon a Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children

In just under two weeks time a new exhibition is opening at The Imperial War Museum in London inspired by 5 classic children’s books: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden, The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier, The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall and Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley. Once Upon a [...]

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A traditional Swedish game for all the family

For the last couple of weeks we’ve been reading as many Swedish picture books as we could get hold of. Sitting and reading is LOTS of fun, of course, but sometimes getting up, throwing things and bringing out a little bit of the competitive spirit can also be very enjoyable – and thus the Swedish [...]

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