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Pinkness and the joy of dance when raising kids
6 Mar 2013

Pinkness and the joy of dance when raising kids

by Zoe | posted in: Molly Idle | 11

We don’t do much pinkness in this home full of females. Indeed I taught myself to sew when my girls were really tiny because I was determined not to dress them in pink, and at the time it seemed that … Continued

Ballet, Birds, Colours, Dancing, Flamingos, Friendship
Beautiful books inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
9 Nov 2012

Beautiful books inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

by Zoe | posted in: E.T.A. Hoffman, James Mayhew, Maurice Sendak | 14

Today’s Picture Book Month theme is Music and given the approaching season I couldn’t resist looking at a couple of books to go with Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker: Ella Bella Ballerina and the Nutcracker by James Mayhew, and Nutcracker by E.T.A Hoffman, … Continued

Ballet, Christmas, Conflict, Dancing, Magic, Mice, Music, Nuts, Picture Book Month, Toys
2 books which shouldn’t be shelved: High Times and Swan Lake
19 Sep 2012

2 books which shouldn’t be shelved: High Times and Swan Lake

by Zoe | posted in: Golden Cosmos, Ping Zhu | 11

Once you’ve finished a book what do you do with it? Shelve it away so it can barely be seen? How about, instead, exhibiting it on a window sill or mantelpiece to invite comment, to become an ever present part … Continued

Ballet, Bookmaking, Dancing, Flying, History, Space, Travel, Wordless books

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