I’m looking for a book about… elves and fairies

Welcome to “I’m looking for a book about….”, the inaugural topic-themed monthly carnival of children’s literature. Every month I’ll be encouraging anyone who likes to review books for children (of any age) to leave links to their reviews of books that match the given month’s theme. The idea is that over time, this carnival will [...]

The best show in town this season

Over the Christmas holidays M and J decided they wanted to create a show for the family, and Pushka by Stephen Mackey was chosen as the basis for the production. With all the elements of a fairy tale (an enchanted wood, a trapped heroine, a terrifying giant, a sprinkling of magic, kindness from animals and [...]

Bubbles and spells and books full of magic

Back in the summer I wrote a piece for Netmums inspired by the release of the last of the Harry Potter films. Here’s my updated post, all about magic potions and spells and how my girls and I created our own bubbling potions to see what charms we could cast at our kitchen table. We [...]

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