Books for kids about Christmas
Miss 9 and Mr 6 think Christmas books are the best. They only come out for a month each year, so there is a sense of both remembering and rediscovering them, another year older. Here’s a list of ten of our favourite Christmas books. The fourth king, the story of the other wise man, written…
Buying picture books for Christmas
Here’s a list of a dozen fabulous picture books. I’ve chosen them for different reasons – humour, language, meditation etc. All books are suitable for 2-6 year-olds, and I’ve specified below if there’s a different age group. Rhyme and wit – The highway rat written by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. While I almost…
Sad, the dog – a video book review
The Little Bookroom in Carlton is one of those wonderful places that I could stay in all day. It’s cosy and inviting, and filled with children’s books. In the last school holidays, I took Mr 6 there for a story and drawing session with Tull Suwannakit. Tull is the illustrator of Sad, the Dog, written…
Clara Button and the magical hat day – book review
Clara Button and the magical hat day Amy de la Haye – author Emily Sutton – illustrater V & A Publishing 2011 At my first primary school, we had an Easter hat parade every year. I loved it. When I was seven, my Nana Wyn taught me how to make crepe paper roses. I can…