Playing by the book

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

What can happen if you venture into a painting?

Our first Norwegian picture book for our Reading Round Europe adventure is Anna’s Art Adventure by Bjørn Sortland, illustrated by Lars Elling. Anna has been taken by her uncle to his place of work, an art museum. From her body language you sense that she is a reluctant visitor to the galleries and despite her [...]

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Kidlit destinations in Norway

World children’s literature seems to be all the rage at the moment – in just the last couple of weeks I’ve discovered two great challenges which focus on reading children’s books from all over the globe. Paper Tigers is hosting a Reading the World Challenge whilst Book Dads have their own Read Around the World [...]

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What does Christmas mean to your kids?

Woo hoo! Since writing my last post it has snowed properly! The kids are thrilled, the sledge is getting daily use and the delight in the snow hasn’t yet worn off M and J have also had their first Christmas presents of the season – the evening of December the 5th is traditionally when (“good”) [...]

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