I suppose many of us had a ‘lockdown project’. I know we were very fortunate in being able to work from home, relatively safe, and at least together as an immediate family, even as we were separated from our wider family. Those days, before the vaccines, before we really knew how Covid spread, are strange … Continue reading We wrote a kids’ book together!
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Anyone for a Book Date?
The ‘book date’ or 'reading date' has become a feature of our family life and really just gives a name to the simplest of things – sitting and reading together. This is not reading aloud, although book daters sometimes like to ask a question, or share a passage, or check a word. It’s the act … Continue reading Anyone for a Book Date?
Reading to my (slightly older) children: Children’s Classics
About a year ago, I decided the younger child was just old enough, and the older child still young enough, that I would read some classic children’s books to them both. It’s settled into a reasonably relaxing pre-bedtime ritual. Once the younger is ready in pyjamas, the three of us gather in her room. The … Continue reading Reading to my (slightly older) children: Children’s Classics
Book Review: Anansi and the Golden Pot
A gorgeous golden mix of traditional and modern, funny and wise in this joyful re-working of a West African folktale.
Book Review: Wonder Walkers – an amazing world to explore and share
The natural world inspires empathy and imagination in this joyful, uplifting book.
Book Review: Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth
A wise, funny book about family, community and working together to make a difference to Planet Earth.
Book Review: Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers – a glorious mix of story, siblings, and maths
Another delightful 'story-telling math' book - we love it!
Book Review: Zonia’s Rain Forest – lessons the children have to teach us
In the rain forest of the Peruvian Amazon, Zonia hears the call of the forest - and teaches us all as she answers.
Book Review: We Are Water Protectors – a powerful book that yields its wisdom drop by drop
Exquisite illustrations and layers of meaning in a powerful narrative about Indigenous-led movements to protect the Earth and speak for those that cannot speak for themselves.
Book Review: I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams – the book I need to read to my son
A song of love and aspiration - of letting go and coming home.
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