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This is not a bedtime story: End of the day reading with Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt
28 Apr 2016

This is not a bedtime story: End of the day reading with Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt

by Zoe | posted in: Fred Blunt, Will Mabbitt | 5

What happens when the child you’re reading to at bedtime takes control of the story and turns expectations on their head? So if instead of something quiet and soothing, designed to make eyelids heavy and pulses slow, the air is … Continued

Author/Illustrator Interviews, Bedtime reading, Dads, Dinosaurs, Humour, Imagination, Lions, Robots
Share a sandwich and win a personally dedicated copy of Daddy’s Sandwich by Pip Jones
1 May 2015

Share a sandwich and win a personally dedicated copy of Daddy’s Sandwich by Pip Jones

by Zoe | posted in: Giveaways, Pip Jones | 8

What do you like in a good sandwich? Cheese and pickle? Ham and cucumber? Peanut butter and strawberry jam? What about tomato and crayon with a dollop of mayonnaise? This sandwich was originally created by the daughter of the author … Continued

Dads, Food, Giveaways
On the difficulties of sharing something you find exquisite
21 Apr 2015

On the difficulties of sharing something you find exquisite

by Zoe | posted in: Eva Eriksson, Ulf Stark | 13

Sharing something beautiful which means a great deal to you can be an awkward, even embarrassing thing to do. It can feel like going out on a limb. You take the risk of appearing sentimental and perhaps even slightly loopy. … Continued

Books in translation, Dads, Families, Humour, Moon / stars, Night-time, Sweden

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