Playing by the book

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

Free activity sheets from My Home Library and Dr Seuss

My series on free activity sheets from children’s authors and illustrators continues today with two especially lovely sites. My Home Library, set up by former UK Children’s Laureate Anne Fine, is packed with free downloadable book plates, designed by a wide range of amazing illustrators including Quentin Blake, Posy Simmonds, Anita Jeram, Shirley Hughes and [...]

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Findus and the fox

Recently I’ve been feeling rather guilty here on the blog as my Reading Round Europe tour has been on hold now for far longer than I would have liked. I can assure you I haven’t forgotten it and I will be continuing with it… it’s just that so many other good things keep popping up [...]

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Free activity sheets from Hannah Shaw, Shel Silverstein and David Melling

Here’s the next batch of free activity sheets from children’s book authors and illustrators! Happy creating, colouring and doodling! Hannah Shaw has written 14 books, both picture books and chapter books, including the brilliant Great Hamster Massacre and School for Bandits (which I reviewed here). You can find out more about her and her work [...]

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