Playing by the book

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

Picture Book Month – win a copy of Dinosaurs Galore

**This giveaway is now closed. It was won by No. 13, Kim M** Another lovely giveaway today as part of my celebrations for Picture Book Month! Today’s topic is Prehistoric and here’s what you could win: I have one copy of Dinosaurs Galore by Masayuki Sebe to give away to a lucky reader. This is [...]

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Reading on location with dinosaurs

You may have seen Walking with Dinosaurs, but this summer we instead went Reading with Dinosaurs, inspired by the witty new book from Julie Middleton and Russell Ayto, Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad?, which is published today. Reading with Dinosaurs involved setting off to a near-ish-by museum, The Herbert, to see their special exhibition Dinosaurs [...]

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Gifts from book illustrators – Paul Stickland

This week I’m highlight goodies you can get from author/illustrator Paul Stickland, the name behind some of our first and favourite dinosaur books including Ten Terrible Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Roar! Paul sells all manner of fun items in his zazzle store but I know two girls who’d love this T-shirt: And I wouldn’t mind drinking [...]

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