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‘Fergus & Delilah’— a story about a boy with Autism and the importance of...
Fergus & Delilah is a beautiful picture book that celebrates diversity and encourages inclusion. The book was co-created and illustrated by Míša Alexander, a local mother of three boys, one of...
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The Color Monster: a pop-up book of feelings
The Color Monster is a stunning pop-up book which gently encourages children to make sense of muddled emotions. The googly-eyed monster sorts his mixed-up emotions, represented by different colors,...
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Wilkie’s favourite books — a round-up of the best books for toddlers
We have already shared our team’s favourite baby & toddler books, which is a wonderful round-up of books for the 0-3 age, but as I was looking at Wilkie’s little box of books in his bedroom, I...
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Storytime Magazine, short stories on your doormat
Is there anything better than magazine mail day? My children look forward to it ALL week. Usually on Thursdays, they get their children’s newspaper, their horse riding magazine, their junior National...
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‘All the Ways to be Smart’, a charming new picture book with a beautiful message
All The Ways to be Smart is the most beautiful, brilliant new picture book. Full stop. Charming illustrations in pretty, appealing colours? Check. Great rhyming text that is super fun to read aloud?...
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Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana) by Sophy Henn
It’s official! Sophy Henn has done it again; this time in the form of a hilarious chapter book. First she gave us Where Bear?, then Pass It On and Edie, followed by Almost Anything and now Older Not...
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Personalised books for children featuring the child and the people they love...
Kids love personalised books. Full stop. We have collected a few over the years for our kids, and they still love those books so much. It’s like there is something magical and compelling reading a...
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Coloring Without Borders — a collaborative coloring book for charity
When my friend Jennifer Sofio Hall from Elastic TV reached out to share the concept behind her new project, I loved it immediately and couldn’t wait to share it here. Following the crisis at the US...
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A book series my 9-year-old daughter loves
Ivy received a copy of Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell in her Christmas stocking this year, and she loved it so much, we had to quickly run back to the bookstore to buy the next two books in the...
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Etch Art: A new series of fun children’s books
Both of my girls adore EtchArt. It’s one of those brilliant activities which you can whip out wherever you are — in a restaurant, in the car, travelling on a plane or simply being mindful at home. So...
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A Murder Most Unladylike – A Whodunit Series for Tween Girls
Helena recently received the first book in the series Murder Most Unladylike and she is utterly hooked. The series, which is written by British-American writer, Robin Stevens, tells of the mysteries...
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‘Everyone Eats’ by Julia Kuo, a cute book for toddlers
We’ve recently added the cute book, ‘Everyone Eats’, to Wilkie’s book basket in his bedroom, and it’s quickly become a bedtime favourite. It’s a cute and simple book, featuring different groups of...
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‘There are no Grown-Ups’ by Pamela Druckerman
It really is a funny thing getting older and having older children. Babies and toddlers keep us so busy that we don’t have a lot of time to think, and though it is exhausting and exhilarating at the...
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Greek myths for children — fascinating and magical!
We’re going to Athens this weekend! It’s going to be a short trip but we’re all super exited. I’ve been to Athens a few times before, and I just love that city — the mix of the old and the new is so...
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‘The Ear’ by Piret Raud. A book about the importance of listening.
When Van Gogh famously cut off his ear, the question arose — what happened to the ear without its head? Estonian writer and illustrator Piret Raud was inspired, and wrote a beautifully illustrated...
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Tales From Nature: A cheerful new wildlife series for young children
Spring is in the air (hurray) and with that are these recently released gorgeous new board books, Tales from Nature, highlighting the cheery new wildlife we see in nature. There are currently two...
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Witchfairy — a book about being brave and finding your place in the world
Witchfairy by Brigitte Minne and Carll Cneut is a new favourite book in our house. This is a book about finding your own place in the world, and I can’t imagine any child wouldn’t like the delightful...
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‘Harold Snipperpot’s Best Disaster Ever’ by Beatrice Alemagna
Beatrice Alemagna is an author/illustrator living in Paris with her husband and two daughters. She has now published more than 30 books, including On A Magical Do Nothing Day and The Marvellous Fluffy...
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Tad — Sometimes the biggest stories have the smallest beginnings
Tad is tiny. She is the smallest almost-a-frog in the whole wide pond! She is even smaller than all of her tad brothers and tad sisters. As they are rushing through the shallow waters together, she has...
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A cookbook addiction
I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, I am somewhere around a 7 regarding my addiction to cookbooks. Every time I am in a bookshop, an unknown force pulls me over to the cookbook section, where I can...
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