Playing by the book

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

Stories in tune – The Firebird, part 2

In my previous post I discussed the books M, J and I have been reading about various incarnations of the Firebird, as a way in to listening (and dancing) to Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. In between and after readings we enjoyed several clips of the ballet or the music on YouTube including these:

Firebird: Nina Ananiashvili
Prince [...]

Fruit, veg and friendships across the divide

With our local library closed I’ve become even more weak-willed when it comes to buying books. Recently a remaindered book shop opened within walking distance of us and I found myself (unsurprisingly) unable to walk past it… That said, I didn’t have high hopes about what I would find so it was an extra delight [...]

Barn Dance!

The last few weeks have seen something of a Pat (Rosie’s Walk) Hutchins festival here at home. It all started with Kristine’s suggestion of Good-Night, Owl!, and quickly grew into an exciting adventure that led us to discover lots of new books.
Although some of our favourite books are by Pat Hutchins I simply had no [...]

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