I was lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. So this review might just win the prize for tardiness! We were sent the hardback version of this last Christmas. Life with a small baby took over... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Book Advent Days 23, 24 and 25
You can find out more about our Christmas Book Advent here. On Monday, we read... The Night Before The Night Before Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell We read and reviewed this last year, and while his dad and I still enjoyed it this year, Peapod wasn't too fussed. Like others, it'll no doubt... Continue Reading →
Nevertell
I was lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Nevertell by Katharine Orton A mix of historical fiction and fantasy for MG readers, this is set in a prison camp and begins as we see Lina,... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Book Advent Days 19 – 22
You can find out more about our Christmas Book Advent here. Playing catch up again! Friday was another night where Peapod crashed out before we'd even looked at a book, but on Saturday we read My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards, illustrated by Shirley Hughes Yes, Shirley Hughes again! Although she didn't write this... Continue Reading →
Angel on the Roof
I was lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Angel on the Roof by Shirley Hughes I didn't really know much about this and just requested it based on it being Shirley Hughes! And as much... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Book Advent Days 18 and 19
You can find out more about our Christmas Book Advent here. On Wednesday, we read Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht and Jarvis We read this last year and absolutely loved it, so I decided to make it the book we read on the night our tree goes up! It's a gorgeous book all... Continue Reading →
Christmas books with bits!
I was lucky enough to receive copies of Meerkat Christmas and The Crayons'Christmas from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. I love a book with bits! So I was really excited to see two new interactive books featuring some favourite characters this year! But I couldn't... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 18/12/19
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. It's a brief one today as I've been in something of a slump recently so this hasn't changed much from last week. I'm currently reading Murder in Midwinter by Fleur Hitchcock (ebook). This was a recommendation from Lily's review and, while I'm... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Book Advent Days 16 and 17
You can find out more about our Christmas Book Advent here. Two very different books in a row here! Lucy and Tom at Christmas by Shirley Hughes Another we read last year, and very much along the same lines as Alfie's Christmas that we read a few days ago, this is another astute and nostalgic... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday – Winter
For anyone who doesn't know Top Ten Tuesday is run by That Artsy Reader Girl, who provides a weekly prompt for us to respond to with our Tuesday top tens on that theme. Today's prompt is Winter TBR My TBR is wobbling worryingly and I'm in a bit of a slump so, even though I've... Continue Reading →