I can remember as a child have a bumper book of stories, tales to keep me occupied throughout the year. Now Monkey can experience that too with A Year Full of Stories – a collection of stories and poems for every day of the year! A Year Full of Stories is written by Georgie Adams…Continue reading A Year Full of Stories – review and giveaway
Category: Book Reviews
Books reviews – children and adult
Christmas with Miffy
There are some characters that are just timeless and Miffy is one of them. In fact this little rabbit is looking rather good considering she was born in 1955; yes she is older than me! I can remember still remember borrowing Miffy books from the library in Aldershot when I was a little girl. I…Continue reading Christmas with Miffy
The Adventures of the Cuddle Pirate
Being big book fans and with Daddy P selling fruit and veg, we are loving a new series of children’s books that popped through our letter box recently. The Adventures of the Cuddle Pirate are a collection of stories which aim to entice children to eat their fruit and veg. Monkey has been lucky enough…Continue reading The Adventures of the Cuddle Pirate
The Jungle Crew – book review
I’m always on the look out for new books for Monkey and when ones pops through the letterbox with a Chimpanzee on the front cover, my attention is immediately grabbed! We received the lovely hardback picture book The Jungle Crew by Madeleine Rogers recently. The Jungle Crew is one of a 3 part series of…Continue reading The Jungle Crew – book review
The Elephant & The Beaver – book review
When Orion Books asked if we’d like to review a picture book by Keith Lemon I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Would this be suitable reading material for a virtually 5-year-old Monkey? Let me share my thoughts on The Beaver & The Elephant which is written and illustrated by Lemon. The Beaver & The…Continue reading The Elephant & The Beaver – book review
Santa’s Noisy House – review and giveaway
I’ve got a few lovely Christmas book giveaway’s lined up for you and the first one is Santa’s Noisy House. This lovely 12 page hardback sound book is sure to get children in the festive mood and Monkey has loved looking at it since it’s arrived here. There are six double page spread festive scenes from…Continue reading Santa’s Noisy House – review and giveaway