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The 2014 Summer Picture Book Party
25 Aug 2014

The 2014 Summer Picture Book Party

by Zoe | posted in: Birgitta Sif, Bob Graham, Herve Tullet, Jenni Desmond, Sheena Dempsey | 13

My girls were away for a couple of days last week staying on their own at their grandparents and whilst I LOVED having a bit more time to myself, I couldn’t resist a special welcome home picture book party; a … Continued

Books / Libraries, Dancing, Dressing up, Food, Friendship, Guinea Pigs, Inventions
Two Swedish Picture Books about Death
1 Feb 2011

Two Swedish Picture Books about Death

by Zoe | posted in: Anna-Clara Tidholm, Eva Eriksson, Ulf Nilsson | 3

As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been struck by the number of Swedish books for children I’ve found in translation which are about death. Whilst researching my post about Swedish picture books in translation I came across two books that I … Continued

Death, Guinea Pigs, Sweden
The overconsumption of dandelions
12 Nov 2009

The overconsumption of dandelions

by Zoe | posted in: Charlotte Middleton | 17

M has always loved dandelions. The first song she ever made up by herself went something like (this may lose a little in translation – it’s normally only ever sung in Dutch): DAN-DE-LION! DAN-DE-LION! There wasn’t a rabbit any more! … Continued

Dandelions, Gardening, Guinea Pigs, Sustainability

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