Playing by the book

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

Good Wolves, preventing child deaths and a giveaway

Even though it’s a new moon, rather than a full moon, this week we’ve been surrounded by wolves at home. First, whilst M was poorly last week we read Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr, having been inspired to do so by this review, and for the last few days we’ve been [...]

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Secret Goodness – getting kids to eat right!

**There’s still time to enter my giveaway – a family day out at a book themed exhibition at a London Museum – click here for details and to be in with a chance of winning!** Away from Playing by the book I’ve been spending most of my spare time this last couple of weeks working [...]

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When is it ok to teach your kid to kill animals?

If you were reading Playing by the book earlier in the week, you might be concerned where this post is going. Let me assure you, M’s game of burying dead animals has not reached such heights she is now looking to create her own supply of animals in need of funerals. No, nothing of this [...]

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