Playing by the book

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

Robots in the rain

Autumn has arrived with a vengeance in our part of the world. Jumping in puddles is fun, but we’ve had a few days where venturing outside has been the last thing we wanted to do. Still, when you’re stuck indoors it can be extra cozy and extra inviting for an additional story or two on [...]

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Toy hospitals again!

Playing hospitals is a perennially popular activity around here – indeed I’ve blogged about it before, and with a rather mega hospital-related birthday present on the way to M from her Grandparents, I’ve been on the look out for some fantastic hospital themed story books. Well, last week I found one – but I fell [...]

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Toy ER

My husband reads M her bedtime stories every night and last night one of them was about a doll and bear doctor who repairs broken toys. It clearly caught M’s imagination as her very first words this morning were “Mummy, today we’re going to mend some of my toys. We need a hospital for them.” [...]

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