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Findus plants meatballs: gardening disasters to make you and your kids laugh out loud
12 May 2014

Findus plants meatballs: gardening disasters to make you and your kids laugh out loud

by Zoe | posted in: Sven Nordqvist | 4

Have you and your kids ever attempted to grow your own vegetables and failed miserably? Maybe the weather’s contrived against you? Or the slugs have slithered wild and destroyed your crops? If so, perhaps Findus Plants Meatballs by Sven Nordqvist … Continued

Books in translation, Cats, Chickens, Cows, Farms, Gardening, Humour, Pigs, Seasons, Vegetables
Playing Hide and Seek in pictures and words
25 May 2011

Playing Hide and Seek in pictures and words

by Zoe | posted in: Ellie Sandall | 13

I first came across author and illustrator Ellie Sandall last summer when her debut picture book, Birdsong, was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Award 2010. Birdsong’s stunningly beautiful, gentle and colourful illustrations made a powerful impression, and I immediately … Continued

Animals, Bookmaking, Camouflage, Cows

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