Playing by the book

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

Celebrating Children’s Book Week – Ourselves

Here are our plans for Foundation Stage (3-5 year olds) on our special Book Day, as part of Children’s Book Week. Foundation stage’s theme is “Ourselves”. Please feel free to reuse, adapt and share any of the resources on this page. Session 1 Book: The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman and Ros [...]

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Blue horses, babies and brilliance

In my experience of parenthood so far Eric Carle and the birth of babies go hand in hand. If a newborn is going to receive a book or two as a welcome-to-the-world gift, it’s a nigh-on certainty that there’ll be stories or illustrations from Carle included. I know when M was born we were sent [...]

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Celebrating Children’s Book Week – a free family film showing

Yesterday I wrote about one way we’re hoping that Children’s Book Week will get families at school talking about books and the reading they enjoy. Another activity we’ve got planned to bring people together to celebrate the pleasure of reading is a free family showing of the beautiful animation Eleanor’s Secret (which I reviewed here). [...]

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