Over the years my son and I have read so many books and we grew fonder and fonder of books starring dogs in particular. Here is the list of the Best Children’s Dog Books published in the United Kingdom.
HERO by Sarah Lean
A well written story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling World Book Day author, Sarah Lean, of a A Dog Called Homeless and sequel to this…
Just in time for the Easter school break, Rio 2 is released in UK cinemas this weekend. In the past, sequels of good movies were usually disappointing with a few exceptions (The Godfather 2), but most recently it seems as sequels are well made movies in their own right, sometimes even better than the original ones (Muppets Most Wanted and Monsters University). Rio 2 is no exception. Its storyline…
When you thought the last Muppets movie was the best you have ever seen, they do it again and Disney releases the best Muppets of all times. Muppets Most Wanted is like the Muppets Show meets 007 meets The Pink Panther. It has all ingredients for the perfect movie to entertain both parents and children alike. As in all Muppets movies you can read the storyline at two different levels. The kids…
Who hasn’t read the The Very Hungry Caterpillar at least a dozen times? With his distinctive shape and colouring, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an instantly recognisable character born from the much-loved children’s book. This year, Puffin celebrates 45 years since the greedy yet loveable character first ate his way from baby caterpillar to beautiful butterfly, with the…
TV and Radio Presenter, Blogger and mum of 2 Katy Hill talks exclusively to London Mums on World Book Day about her favourite books, her TV career, family and her love for Italy.
What’s your favourite book of all time?
My favourite children’s book is The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I LOVED it as a child and I still have my childhood copy. I love that, when I read it to the kids…
As it’s World Book Day today you probably need some extra ideas and support the school’s storytime activities to get your kids excited about reading by bringing their favourite story books to life.
Books play an important role in childhood development, and inspiring them with a good novel and characters they can relate to is a gift they can treasure forever. But we cannot take away the…
Here is a selection of our favourite Mother’s Day books: some you can read with the kids and some to yourself.
My favourite Mother’s Day books for kids are published this year by Little Tiger Press. They are so beautifully illustrated it is a pleasure to flip through the pages with the children in total admiration. I cannot see the Kindle taking over the art of making paper books as…
Winnie The Pooh revival with a new exclusive story! My son and I were star-struck when we met Jamie Theakston, Natalie Cassidy, Julia Bradbury and Tina Hobley at the event announcing the winner of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Laureate competition, which was held at Disney’s flagship Oxford Street Store on Wednesday 26th March 2014.
The event saw the campaign ambassador, presenter and dad of two…
If you want to understand which toys are trendy for school kids ask your children. This is exactly what I recently did with a new Lego mini figures series i.e. new constructible collectibles linked to a TV programme, which puzzled me a bit initially until I read what my 7 year old son wrote about them.
It’s here for you to read. It makes sense and it is only fair to leave this review to…
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published for the first time in 1964 in the United States.
As part of the Penguin’s celebrations, I recently attended a special presentation by Roald Dahl’s grandson Luke Kelly to discuss Charlie’s legacy and the cultural impact. One hour certainly is not enough to encapsulate all…