Playing by the book

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

Sometimes we all need a little bit of help to fall in love with a book

**Readers, please note, there is a single word in this post that you may not wish children to read** A couple of week’s ago I picked up a picture book, read it and didn’t feel any particular connection to it. The illustrations were ok, following that school of illustration which imitates what children themselves might [...]

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This post has taken me 6 months to write…

Today’s post has been the hardest post to research since I began this blog. Why? Well, as part of Reading Round Europe I’ve been searching and searching for almost 6 months (yes, half a year – that’s how dedicated I am!) for some fantastic Danish picture books available in English translation to bring to you, [...]

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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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