This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
Our review of This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers – another quirky and fabulous picture book.
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The Great Granny Gang by Judith Kerr
Our review of The Great Granny Gang by Judith Kerr – knocking down one negative stereotype, but reinforcing another.
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson & Rebecca Cobb
Our review of The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb – a beautiful and moving picture book.
Zoe & Beans: Hello Oscar! by Chloë & Mick Inkpen
Our review of Zoe & Beans: Hello Oscar! by Chloe & Mick Inkpen
Dear Zoo is 30!…
RoRo and I were very lucky to be invited to a little party to celebrate the 30th birthday of Dear Zoo at the Macmillan offices in London.
Review: Badger the Mystical Mutt, by Lyn McNicol and Laura Cameron Jackson
Badger the Mystical Mutt is a chapter book suited to newly independent readers. Our review tells what RoRo (5) thinks of it and my opinion.
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.
Summer Cooking
This is a Book Week guest post from Joanna, aka Mrs M, aka Madamding. It’s no real secret that I love a cookbook. At the last count my kitchen shelves were groaning under the weight of approximately 250 books. Whilst I may have hundreds of books, I still tend to …
Holiday Reading round-up
I hope you’ve enjoyed Wednesday’s book reviews and have found some new books to take on holiday with you, or just to add to your to-be-read pile. The day started with some holiday reading recommendations from Elizabeth Buchan and then continued with reviews of the books I’ve read recently, Sister …
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. Rose is a successful books editor. She is married to Nathan, also a newspaper editor and they have two grown-up children, Poppy and Sam. The book is an exploration of Rose’s turning her life round after and through …
