We were 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. Bad Apple by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders, published by Thames and Hudson Simply put - I loved this! And so did Peapod. Apple is no... Continue Reading →
We were lucky enough to receive a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review as part of the blog tour for it. All views and opinions are my own. The Pirate Mums by Jodie Lancet-Grant, illustrated by Lydia Corry, published by Oxford Children's This is a super, swashbuckling story which celebrates difference... Continue Reading →
We were 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. Benjamin Zephaniah's Nature Trail, illustrated by Nila Aye, published by Orchard Books This is an utterly gorgeous celebration of the nature on our doorsteps for little ones... Continue Reading →
"What About Me?" said the Flea by Lily Murray and Richard Merritt, published by Buster Books I was a huge fan of Dinosaur Department Store (read our review here) , the first book from this duo, so I was very excited to see they had a new collaboration out and it's every bit as warm,... Continue Reading →
We were lucky enough to receive free copies of these from the publishers. All views and opinions are my own. With Easter round the corner, we were very pleased to receive two new picture books from Hachette perfect for this time of year! Free-Range Freddy by Rachel Bright and Izzy Evans A rhyming, rhythmic paean... Continue Reading →
Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga, published by Charlesbridge I bought today's book mostly for me rather than Peapod, after Simon (@smithsmm) tweeted about it a couple of weeks ago. I loved the exuberance of the illustrations, and the sheer joy on the little girl's face as she splashes in the surf... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Picture Book & Play is a new weekly post where 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 to... Continue Reading →
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