Playing by the book

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

(Sort of) Counting down the days till Christmas

I’ll start today with an admission. We don’t really “do” Christmas in our home. It’s not that we go out of our way to avoid it, but it’s not a celebration we wait all year for. M’s birthday is just before the 25th, we’re not a religious family, and we don’t want to be sucked [...]

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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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An Eccentric Farmer and his Loveable Cat

Earlier this week I brought you a classic Swedish illustrator and a book originally published over 100 years ago. As a foil to that, today I bring you a modern, prize winning Swedish author – Sven Nordqvist. Born in 1946 Nordqvist originally trained as an architect before returning to his childhood dream of illustration with [...]

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