Peapod’s Picks – This is the Bear

After Christmas, I ordered 'This is the Bear' by Sarah Hayes and Helen Craig for Peapod because of his love of the binmen in Dogger's Christmas. At first, he LOVED it and we read it repeatedly. So I ordered the collection with all four books in. Then he point blank refused to read it all...

Picture Book and Play – At the Vet

Picture Book & Play is a new weekly post (moving to a Friday from next week!) in which we look at a picture book (or books) Peapod's been enjoying recently and some of the play we've had based on it. If you and your little ones do similar bookish play, we'd love you to join...

#MGTakesOnThursday – The Shark Caller

#MGTakesOnThursday was created by Mary over at Book Craic and is a brilliant way to shout about some brilliant MG books! To join in, all you need to do is: Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author,...

Peapod’s Picks – The Suitcase and Out of Nowhere

Peapod's Picks is a round up of the books Peapod's been reading, often at bedtime, each week. This week is slightly different (although both of these have become the top bedtime book choices too!) as I'm going to take the chance to enthuse on behalf of both of us about two books we've been reading...

WWW Wednesday 27/1/21

WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday and asks: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What will you read next? So, first up, my current reads: Uki and the Swamp Spirit by Kieran Larwood It took me the first chapter or two to get...

When the World Was Ours

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. When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler, cover art by unknown, published by Simon and Schuster Although it can feel a popular topic and a crowded...

Picture Book and Play – Pizza!

Picture Book & Play is a new weekly post, in which we look at a picture book (or books) Peapod's been enjoying recently and some of the play we've had based on it. If you and your little ones do similar bookish play, we'd love you to join in with Picture Book & Play and...

#MGTakesOnThursday – The Good Thieves

#MGTakesOnThursday was created by Mary over at Book Craic and is a brilliant way to shout about some brilliant MG books! To join in, all you need to do is: Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author,...

Peapod’s Picks 20/1/21

Our weekly round up of (mostly bedtime) reads!It's been a week of classic characters here... Peapod absolutely loved Dogger's Christmas by Shirley Hughes when we read it as part of our Book Advent, but I couldn't find my copy of the original...I finally ordered it, along with This Is the Bear by Sarah Hays and...

WWW Wednesday 20/7/21

WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday and asks: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What will you read next? So, first up, my current reads: The Shark Caller by Zillah Bethell This was one of my most anticipated reads of this year and,...