One father and his son, reading together every day.
Tonight was our stop on the blog tour for Scaredy Bat, by Jonathan Meres and Anders Frang, and we got to enjoy this one in a location with bats swooping around us as night fell! The first twist in this story come though with a daytime setting and it from here that we have lots... Continue Reading →
Tonight was our stop on the #blogtour for the wonderful Emma Reynolds' author/illustrator debut - Amara and the Bats. An early encounter with a bat trapped in the attic of her home leads to a massive love of these cute animals for Amara. Imagine her disappointment then when she moves home and discovers that building... Continue Reading →
Tonight was our stop on the #blogtour for a sweet new book - Delightfully Different Dilly by Elizabeth Dale and Liam Darcy! The story is set in Antarctica were a huge family of penguins all live - looking and waddling pretty much exactly the same. Things change with the arrival of Dilly. Her parents love... Continue Reading →
We borrowed a classic chapter book from mummy's collection for one of our latest reads - The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy. For the uninitiated, Mildred is a first year student at Mrs Cackle's Academy for Witches. And despite her best attempts to fit in, trouble seems to follow Mildred wherever she goes and whatever... Continue Reading →
Tonight was our turn on the #blogtour for the picture book When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke. The Black Lives Matter movement has risen to prominence globally following a number of tragic events of the last couple of years, and now we have a book that does great work to introduce... Continue Reading →
As a Fathers' Day treat, we enjoyed a couple of 'daddy-themed' picture books as a trio - Papa Penguin, by Lindsay Camp and Momoko Abe followed by Daddy, Don't Let Go by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross. Papa Penguin opens with a young boy, Sam, going to bed disappointed that his dad hasn't arrived home... Continue Reading →
We were very lucky to receive some books from the 'Tales From The Pitch' series by Harry Coninx and T decided to start off his reading with the nation's favourite footballer - Rashford! The series Tales From The Pitch is a set of fictional biographies based on the careers of some of the biggest names... Continue Reading →
T was very excited to leave school last Friday with his class reading suitcase! Inside, we found 4 awesome books and some nice reading activity ideas and we have really enjoyed getting stuck in over the last few days! Friday was Tom Percival's awesome book The Invisible which T and L enjoyed with mummy! Over... Continue Reading →
Books with animals on the cover always have appeal, and it was this clever tactic that led us to Jack Russell: Dog Detective Dognapped! by Darrel and Sally Odgers. Jack is a willy dog who moves to a new home in Doggeroo and quickly finds himself at the centre of a doggy mystery. Strange smells... Continue Reading →
After a lull in productivity we have a few reviews to catch up with, and first up is Toto the Ninja Cat and The Mystery Jewel Thief by Dermot O'Leary (from the tele) and Nick East. Despite Toto being the star of her own series, this is our first meeting thanks to a cleverly placed... Continue Reading →
Father Reading Every Day 