Review: Read Write Phonics app (Android)
Review of the Read Write Phonics app – created specifically for children learning to read using phonics (as is used in most UK schools).
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Book review: Sparkle’s Song and The Fearsome Beastie
Reviews of two lovely picture books from Maverick Books – Sparkle’s Song and The Fearsome Beastie.
Blog tour: Chris Haughton’s Oh No, George!
Today, we’re very lucky to be part of another Walker Books Picture Book Picnic blog tour. This time, it’s the turn of Chris Haughton, who is promoting his brand new book Oh No, George! George is a dog who wants to be good. He wants to please his owner and …
My Phonics Kit from Oxford University Press
My Phonics Kit is a pack from Oxford University Press for parents to help their children with phonics and which ties into the new Year 1 Phonics Test (see last week’s Sunday Reading post for my concerns about the test). My Phonics Kit contains three workbooks (Kipper’s Phonics Workbook, Chip’s Phonics …
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
I read a few articles and blog posts about Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother when it was causing so much controversy in the US. And I admit to feeling outrage at many of the incidents and attitudes described. But, like many of the authors of these pieces, …
Oliver Jeffers’ Lost and Found Pop-up
We love Oliver Jeffers here. My dad bought RoRo How to Catch a Star when we were on a day trip to Weston-super-Mare a few years ago. Reading it always brings tears to my eyes. Because it’s such a lovely story, but also because it has the added effect of …
Review: Zumba Fitness DVD Exercise Kit
I was sent this a couple of months ago now and used it for probably around six weeks before taking a yet-to-be-curtailed break for Christmas (and ‘stuff’!). I loved it and I know that once I’ve done a couple of sessions I will be fully back into the Zumba rhythm, …
Blog tour: I Want My Hat Back
Welcome to the 6th stop on the Global Blog Tour celebrating the publication of a beautiful new picture book I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen. We were lucky enough to receive an advance copy of the book and first impressions were ‘Oh, that’s lovely’ – and that was …
Finally: a shaving system that actually works for me
Before I go any further, this is not a sponsored post. I just have to share this with you – crazy though that might seem. I have been struggling with shaving my legs for many, many years. Ever since the first time I tried… My mum and dad and I …
Review: Hasbro Play Doh Fairytales
Play Doh have introduced a new range of fairytale Play Doh kits and we got sent The Story of the Three Little Pigs for the girls to try out. The kit contains brown, yellow and pink pots of dough, a brick house (with a built-in pig mould), a straw house, …
