Playing by the book

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

Free crafty activities from Eric Carle and Audrey Wood

In the summer I did a short series on free activity sheets available from authors and illustrators. Well, now we’re back on holiday mode I’ve got a whole bunch more to highlight. Today’s selection are from none other than Eric Carle and Audrey Wood. Over at Eric Carle’s website you can find colouring-in sheets, games [...]

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Win a copy of Eric Carle’s latest book – The Artist who painted a Blue Horse

**This giveaway is now closed** Today is publication day for Eric Carle‘s first book in four years, The Artist who painted a Blue Horse. I reviewed it last week, but now you can try your luck at winning a copy for yourself. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post – [...]

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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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