I was lucky enough to request and receive copies of these from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. It's a double bill of books for slightly younger readers today - the first perfect for those just edging towards MG but not quite there yet, and the... Continue Reading →
Library Love 30/1/20
Library Love is a weekly/fortnightly-ish (depending on when we read what!) post featuring books we borrow from the library. Sometimes Peapod and I go (in which case it's always books I don't know) and sometimes he goes with his dad.What we took back Don't Leap, Larry by John Briggs and Nicola Slater Another lemming book... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 29/1/20
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading?The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle (ebook) I've just started this and I can't believe it's taken me so long to get to that book 3 is nearly out before I'd read it when I was so... Continue Reading →
Paddington’s Post
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. Paddington's Post based on the stories by Michael Bond, illustrated by R. W. Alley This is a lovely new addition to the Paddington range of books. With... Continue Reading →
Six for Sunday – Habits
Six for Sunday is Steph at alittlebutalot's creation with a prompt each week to blog about. Today's prompt is: Another I've had to ponder. I'm sure as I read the habits others have I'll recognise many I have too, but all I can think of is my habits regarding when and where I read, so... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Picks/#KLTR – Happy Early Birthday Spot!
Peapod's Picks is a regular(ish) post featuring books Peapod has been enjoying - from favourite board books, noisy books and busy books to bedtime stories and books with props from his story baskets.This week it's also time for another #KLTR post, hosted by Book Bairn, Acorn Books and Laura's Lovely Blog.Where's Spot? by Eric Hill... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 22/1/20
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading? The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave I'm about a third through and loving it! Running Girl by Simon Mason (ebook) I have such conflicting thoughts on this book! I'm intrigued by the actual mystery and like the... Continue Reading →
Library Love – Grab and Go!
Library Love is a weekly/fortnightly-ish (depending on when we read what!) post featuring books we borrow from the library. Sometimes Peapod and I go (in which case it's always books I don't know) and sometimes he goes with his dad. What we took back Read the Book, Lemmings by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah OHora This... Continue Reading →
Six for Sunday – Associations
Six for Sunday is Steph at alittlebutalot's creation with a prompt each week to blog about. Today's prompt is: I found this hard. I'm not really sure which books people associate with me (please tell me if there are any you think of!), so I've gone with a more general 'sorts of book' I think... Continue Reading →
Migrations
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. Migrations by various illustrators, edited by the International Centre for the Picture Book in Society and introduced by Shaun Tan This book would have struggled to displease... Continue Reading →