Playing by the book

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

A weekend full of stories at the Just So Festival

We’ve been very lucky this summer holiday to have collected many stories that will become part of our family folklore. New places we’ve fallen in love with (our allotment!), new things we’ve tried (hooray! M now eats those exotic food items known as toast and cheese), time spent together as a family doing even crazier [...]

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A love letter to Steve Cole

Dear Steve, I watched you from afar just over a week ago. You made me smile and laugh. In fact, you were quite a revelation. I was just one in a crowd, a crowd made up of parents with kids. You were being heckled and even manhandled by a crowd of enthusiastic 7/8/9 year olds. [...]

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Reading outside the book – a week-long celebration of magazines for kids (2)

On Monday I introduced Playing by the book’s week-long celebration of magazines for kids by looking at 3 very different publications, National Geographic Kids, Puffin Post, and Alphabet Glue. Today’s selection of magazines, however, all have something in common; they are incredibly beautifully produced, with stunning illustrations of the highest quality. In fact, for their [...]

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