A family blog brimming with brilliant book reviews (and much more) from single mum of four, Kate and Most importantly, a mum to 3 little people.
A family blog written by Kate, a dedicated tea drinker, chocolate lover and newbie blogger. The blog documents the family's reading challenge. So very soon it will be brimming with brilliant book reviews as well as a few other things besides!
Ready, Set, Read!
We're excited to share that we've teamed up with for the 2023!
This summer we'll be encouraging children to unleash the power of play, sport and physical activity through reading.
Read more👉https://bit.ly/SRCRSR
Let us know which books you enjoyed most in 2022 👇
🌟 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 🌟
As the end of the year quickly approaches, we’ve been reflecting on our favourites reads of 2022. We’d love for you to share yours with us too! This one’s been picked by Juliette (age 2)!
We have just ONE COPY left of Bone! but you can find all our BESTSELLERS here: https://bookspieces.com/best-sellers/
Lovely bookish play idea here 👇👇👇
Have you seen the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge? It’s GADGETEERS!
You can join in online and at your local library. Aimed at children aged 4 - 11 years, this FREE scheme is bound to get them reading this summer!
Find out more here:
https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
Looking for some books for the summer? Check out our 3 for £10 books here…
https://bookspieces.com/product-category/3-for-10/
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Reading in the early years not only helps develop a lifelong love of learning it also…
👨👦Helps Parent and child bonding
💭 Assists in developing cognitive and language skills
🎨🖌 Sparks creativity and imagination
👧🏽👦🏻 Increases social and emotional development
You can find out more here:
https://www.kiddicaru.com/blog/the-importance-of-reading-to-your-child/
And why not see what’s NEW IN our online shop?
https://bookspieces.com/new-in/
🚽🧻 Anyone else have any potty training favourites? 🚽🧻
My daughter is obsessed with the Treehouse books, thank you BookTrust for this, you must have known she was nearing the end of the series 😉
Finished the Treehouse books and looking for your next dose of silliness? Here's our pick of the top children's books to read after.
Some great tips from Amanda at Books & Pieces to up your storytelling game 💕📚
It’s National Storytelling Week, so we’re taking a look at the lessons we can learn from the ancient art of storytelling to be better at sharing stories with our children. Stories have been at the heart of human communication since we first began to speak around 100,000 years ago. We are ALL sto...
It really is beautiful 💕
Children's author Sir Michael Morpurgo read from his book There Once Is A Queen in Portsmouth.
Dads who read to their children not only have a positive impact on their little ones development, but it’s good for their own health too.
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Did you see that this year’s Julia Donaldson / Axel Scheffler Christmas film for BBC One will be The Smeds and The Smoos?
Are you a fan of the book? Or had you hoped for a different choice?
Let us know your thoughts below ⬇️ ⬇️
“More than half of children in the UK are brought up outside the nuclear family, so we really do need more picture books to show the lived experience of many…”
More than half of children in the UK are brought up outside the nuclear family, so we really do need more picture books to show the lived experience of many. Author Lucy Reynolds celebrates some of the very best...
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📚 Parent of a RELUCTANT READER? 🙋♀️
Here’s a fantastic list for kids who don’t like books from BookTrust!
We’d add the fantastic Storey Treehouse series.
Which books have got your kids reading?
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2022/may/8-books-for-kids-who-dont-like-books/?utm_source=clickdimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may2022_families_newsletter&utm_content=box1&_cldee=rBFidHIFIrW6nFv62Pop96lpVTNOqrqdUNYJijgALh9WEIoMOcsj5ki1-R_yoojE&recipientid=contact-56879637a90fea11a811000d3ab82d69-b6152a04d3474b6da6c9bef03839242f&esid=61d88dff-8fcf-ec11-a7b5-0022489e17e2
To celebrate 10 years of Barry Loser, author Jim Smith shares eight books for kids who don't like books
What a great way to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee with little ones! 👑 🇬🇧 👑
The Queen's Hat Trail launched today via the BBC's Kat Orman show. If your school, library or museum would like to take part, you can download it here: www.steveantony.com
Did you know May is National Share a Story Month?
Here’s a few tips for sharing stories together (it’s an old post but a good one 😉)
https://www.alongcamepoppy.com/2017/02/storytelling-fun-worldbookday.html?m=1
What's better than reading a story? Well how about playing with one? Sharing stories in a variety of creative and imaginative ways can real...
What a fabulous idea!
Strictly Come Dancing champion will make her debut in CBeebies story corner with Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus
Another lovely shelfie from BookBairn this time it’s for 🌱 🌳 🌸 🥕
Our favourite from these would have to be The Last Tree 🌳
To end I thought I’d share a little garden shelfie with some of my favourite picture books that share the wonder of being in the garden.
Some of these are beautiful stories about how a garden can change perspective, support you when you need it, provide a space of comfort and remembrance. Others celebrate the wonder of the plants and creatures you might find in the garden.
We spend a lot of time in our garden and over the better weather months it becomes an additional room. The bairns play so well together outside, and I love to read al fresco. We are so lucky to have the space we do but I’m no green fingered sort and I like a low maintenance garden so it’s become a little bit wild. But if The Wall and the Wild is anything to go by a little rewilding could be to our benefit as well as the birds and beasties.
For my birthday I’m getting new garden furniture so I’ll be even more comfortable reading al fresco!
Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend and feeling recharged for the next week. Ours is the first ‘normal’ week in ages so hopefully it will be a quiet but busy one!
(Shelfie features books previously sent for review.)
Also just noticed has tagged her shelfie which is just perfect so I’m pinching that!
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Zim Zam Zoom is a very popular choice in our house, do you have a favourite collection?
Woohoo! It's today - but if you're not sure where to start with verse don't worry, because we're here to help!
We've put together a list of super poetry books for young children (and you can find lists for older children and teens, too!)
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/f/poetry-books-younger-children/
Pic: Sir Quentin Blake
Excited for a new challenge 💕📚
Hey everyone, meet Kate, my new Content Creator 🥳
Kate's going to be helping me share more pics, videos and info about the fabulous books and more in our store. We had our first face to face meeting over at the warehouse today.
As a small business owner there's always so many plates to spin. But now Kate's on board, we'll be able to give our books some extra profile, and help you discover even more of the brilliant books waiting for you on our shelves.
Kate's a huge booklover too. She shares some of her family faves over at Along Came Poppy - head on over and check her out!
Amanda x
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