Playing by the book

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

A children’s literature tour of the UK – Part 2

Yesterday we started our children’s literature tour of the UK in Scotland and made our way as far south as Shakespeare’s home, Stratford upon Avon. Today our literary journey through the UK continues with us first hopping across to Belfast in Northern Ireland. CS Lewis was born in Belfast and there are several sites we’ll [...]

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A day trip to India…

What with the wonderful postcards we’ve been receiving and the stories of the postcards you’ve been making, writing and simply enjoying we’ve been bitten by the travel bug! Seeing images from all these beautiful places in our own country and around the world has left us wanting to explore our planet a little more. And [...]

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Fantastic Fiction for Kids – Travel

Today’s Fantastic Fiction for Kids post comes from Tania McCartney. Tania is an Australian freelance writer, editor, blogger and author of both adult non-fiction and children’s picture books. After four years in China, she currently lives in Canberra with her husband and two children. As well as books, Tania loves kids, travel and mangoes! To [...]

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