Playing by the book

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

A colourful name for a dream debut

[With apologies to readers in the Southern Hemisphere...] Are you looking for a little sprinkling of colour and humour to help you get through these last days of winter before spring arrives? If so, Peely Wally, the debut picture book from Kali Stileman may be just the thing you’re looking for. Peely Wally is a [...]

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How to save on your energy bills!

For my first Poetry Friday post I simply had to chose a poem by Michael Rosen. Rosen was the UK’s Children’s Laureate 2007-June 2009 and is a truly wonderful, funny, perceptive and engaging author – M has adored listening to his audiobooks for nearly 2 years now and I’ve been listening to them for 25. [...]

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When is a sofa not a sofa?

After the success of Here comes Frankie we immediately put out a reserve notice at the library on all other Tim Hopgood books we could find in the catalogue. Within a couple of days Our Big Blue Sofa was waiting for collection and since we’ve got it home it has stayed very near the top [...]

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