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Beautiful Eggs Illustrated by Alice Lindstrom
Author and illustration, Alice Lindstrom, has produced this exquisite book, Beautiful Eggs and we’ve loved reading it this weekend. Beautiful Eggs celebrates egg decorating around the world. From...
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The Wild Journal by Willow Crossley – a book to heal and transform your mood
Willow Crossley is a writer and a floral stylist. She is the mother of three gorgeous boys and is based in the beautiful counrtyside of Oxfordshire. Willow’s latest book, The Wild Journal, is utterly...
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A Child’s Guide to Wild Flowers by Charlotte Voake
As I write this we’re celebrating Garden Day in the UK and we’re about to put our wellies on and re-pot our seeds we’ve been growing in our sunroom. We’ve adored springtime in the garden this year and...
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Paris on Paper: The books which inspired our New Year getaway
As a huge surprise to the girls this New Year: we decided to celebrate 2020 in style and took a road trip to Paris. It was a long way from Scotland but well worth it! But because of the travelling we...
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“Julián is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love
This book, so beautifully written and illustrated by Jessica Love, is a celebration of individuality and a heartwarming story of unconditional love and acceptance. Julián is a Mermaid tells the story...
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Young, Gifted, Black – a brilliant book for all ages
Young, Gifted, Black is a firm favourite in our house. It is a beautifully put together showcase of 52 Black heroes, celebrating authors, actors, pioneers, politicians, those from the world of sport...
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Three Summer Reads You Will Love
I cannot believe it’s already summer! Thank goodness I hear you cry! School is out and I’m excited to say we have ‘time’ again. Time to talk, time to sit together and time to read. I thought it would...
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‘Counting on Katherine’ by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Having recently watched the movie, ‘Hidden Figures’ with the girls I was beyond excited to have found, Counting on Katherine. It’s an excellent biography of Katherine Johnson who was the genius...
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My Hair is a Garden, written and illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera – A lovely...
I discovered this beautifully illustrated book when trying to find a book to help my daughter appreciate her hair. I’m very intentional about curating my daughters toys and books. I want her to...
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From Tiny Seeds: The Amazing Story of How Plants Travel is a fascinating book
From Tiny Seeds… the amazing story of how plants travel by Émilie Vast is a truly beautiful book. This book is visual poetry, combined with fascinating facts. Émilie Vast is a talented author and...
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BIG #babyccinoreads: Large format reference books
We have always loved using large sized books, ever since going to a local playgroup and seeing some of our favourite stories in his huge format. Everything felt BIG to my toddlers, but these books are...
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“Tiny, perfect things” by M.H. Clark and Madeline Kloepper
“Tiny, perfect things” is one of those picture books that help you find joy simply by observing what goes on in your own neighbourhood. And that’s quite delightful! A recommendation from a while back,...
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Creating a Rosemood custom photo book — documenting our summer travels
Not so long ago I spent an evening on a lagoon beach in Galicia. I was eating sardines straight from the tin with crusty pieces of bread. The last sunny rays of the day were warming my back as I was...
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KIND — written by Alison Green
Kindess. We all need it. We all need to share it too. Especially during these strange days. It’s something we are discussing so much of in school at the moment and my girls are really thinking out of...
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Seasonal book rotation, do you do this too?
We completed our seasonal book rotation! Every few months, we update our home with something special and we also pull out some books to acknowledge the season. We keep it quite simple but some of our...
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Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai – an autobiography for older children
I have fallen in love with the work from Thanhha Lai and her poetric writings. Inside Out & Back Again is an autobiographical novel written in verse. It captures one year in the life of ten year...
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‘Sustainable Home’– a great starting point for living sustainably
Since having my children, I’ve become a lot more focused on living life in a sustainable way. I am more conscious than ever of the way I live, the way I shop and the way I consume. Mindful especially...
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Black History Month — it isn’t just a month
Nelson Mandela by Chris Van Wyk As we arrive in November, you will have recently learnt a lot more about Black History than you will have done since, well, maybe June. 2020, it seems, has been a bumper...
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Get reading with Storytime Magazine!
The other day I was saying to my husband: we really should find some more gripping things to read for Fergus, our seven-year-old son. His sisters love reading and being read to, but our boy, well… he...
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Little You : A Beautiful Board Book
In November in the United States it is Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving is also just around the corner. So I wanted to share a lovely board book which is very timely called, Little You...
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