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Lunch Lady magazine
Never has going back to school been more fun! I want to feed the girls nourishing, wholesome food, making sure they have enough energy to withstand the cold outside and keep their brains ticking over...
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Journey to the River Sea, written by Eva Ibbotson
During my early days of teaching I picked up a first edition of this book and read it from cover to cover in two days. I fell in love with the idea of travelling through the Amazon and discovering its...
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Sanctuary by Wendy Marloe and Joanna Chen
I recently came across this newly published book written by Wendy Marloe and Joanna Chen and it’s really got me thinking. It’s also inspired a really interesting conversation with my girls – What is...
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An Australian discovery: Mem Fox and her gorgeous children’s books
I had never heard of Mem Fox before we arrived to Australia last month. But it appears our stars were aligned, because in the past five weeks we have coincidentally discovered many of her best-known...
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‘Sonya’s Chickens’ by Phoebe Wahl
Spending time at my parent’s house in England is always such a comfortable feeling. It’s where we all love to be and spending our days in the field with the dogs, the sheep and the chickens is...
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The Claude Series by Alex T. Smith
Helena, my eldest, loves to read. But she’d rather read lots of shorter chapter books then one long one. When I found Claude on the Slopes at the local library I was thrilled to find a series I knew...
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Bringing Autumn into the home
Having lived overseas in places where the sun shines warmly every day (sigh) and there are only two seasons to live in, there were times when I really missed seeing the four seasons. Here in Scotland...
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Rabbityness by Jo Empson
I bought this book a couple of years ago and we instantly loved it. Over the long Easter weekend we enjoyed discovering all of our Easter books and this one was once again a great hit with the girls!...
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Shakespeare for the young – The Usborne Shakespeare Collection
Helena was gifted this collector’s box set of Shakespeare books for her birthday back in November and it was one of her favourite presents. She loves it so much it hasn’t hit the bookshelf yet as it...
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The Claude Series by Alex T. Smith
Helena, my eldest, loves to read. But she’d rather read lots of shorter chapter books then one long one. When I found Claude on the Slopes at the local library I was thrilled to find a series I knew...
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Shh! We have a plan by Chris Haughton
We are real fans of Chris Haughton’s books! To be honest it was a difficult choice to decide on which one to tell you about. Florence loves A Bit Lost so much and Helena loves to read our Dutch...
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‘Where is the Green Sheep?’ by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
After my recent post about Australian author Mem Fox in which I shared some of our new favourites written by her, I received the sweetest direct message on Instagram from an Australian mum, Steph...
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Chicken and Apricot Curry – a family favourite
We are having the craziest Spring weather here in Scotland. We’ve had snow and hail and bright blue skies all in one day over the past week and we’re on a weather warning tonight! My poor baby plants...
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Flyaway, Illustrated by Lesley Barnes
Flyaway is one of those pretty picture books which every time you open up you discover something else on the page. The detailing is so intricate and fascinating it has children of all ages captivated....
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Footpath Flowers by Jon Arno Lawson and Sydney Smith
It’s usual when children first start learning to read they’ll be given sweet little wordless books so they can make up their own story. When I was teaching I loved this stage of learning. Listening to...
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The Crafting Bible
If you know who I am and have seen my posts here you will know I love crafting! I really, truly do, and I could do it all the time. And I’m always curious and love learning new techniques from sewing,...
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‘The New Baby’– an activity book for soon-to-be big brothers and sisters
This book, The New Baby: an Activity Book for Soon-to-be Big Brothers and Sisters is excellent. It brings your child along the journey as the unborn baby grows (and you grow too)! I purchased it at...
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Polly Faber’s Top Ten Book List
We are so delighted to tell you that our Top Ten Book List is back! It’s been a time long since we last shared one with you so I’m thrilled to kick-start it by inviting Polly Faber, author of the...
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Are We There Yet? by Jo Pink
For some of us the summer holiday has begun, and very soon we are about to embark on our annual roadtrip through Europe. We have a lot of miles to cover and I have already a pile of really exciting...
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Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Florence is feeling so grown up! She has her own first little chapter book and there is so much excitement in the house! She carries it everywhere with her and I even overheard her recommending it the...
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