Playing by the book

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

Kids’ Classics and Cream Cakes

How do you define a “classic”? Does it have to be an old book? Is it one that remains fresh and meaningful despite the passage of years? We can all point to books we’d call classics, but is there a set of common characteristics? I’ve definitely been mulling these questions over recently (with help from [...]

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Books good enough to eat (really!)

Last week I read one particularly thoughtful piece about reading deeply and reading for pleasure, written by a headmaster. It’s full of detail and will require you to spend some time with it, but I do urge you to read it. It was a highlight of my week. My thanks to Anne Harding, via whom [...]

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What do you look for in cookery books for kids?

Following on from my last post, and putting my money where my mouth is, we’ve not only been drawing food together, we’ve also been baking and cooking together as a family Over the winter holidays we tried out two new cookery books, Whoopie Pie Fun by Claire Ptak, and Around the World with Little Kitchen [...]

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