Playing by the book

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

Children’s books about War and Conflict

A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the current exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London, Once Upon A Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children (part 1, part 2). The final section of the exhibition is dedicated to a library of books for children about war and conflict and I am now able to share [...]

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Sunflowers, sunshine and seeds

This year the girls and I are taking part in Nurture Store‘s Sunflower Challenge. Not only do we get to grow (hopefully) prize-winning sunflowers, we’re also helping raise funds for the work of the Compton Hospice. For a donation, Compton Hospice will send you a packet of sunflower seeds and then it’s over to you [...]

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A Child’s Adventure in the Swedish Countryside: Children’s Literature Installation at Scandinavia House, NYC

Today I’m thrilled to be bringing you a guest post by award-winning British writer and educator Matthew Finch. Matthew is currently based in New York and blogs on literacy, education and storytelling at booksadventures.blogspot.com. When he saw my Reading Round Europe adventures through the Nordic countries he offered to visit the storybook installation at Scandinavia [...]

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