The perfect gifts for any man on Father’s Day. Here is a selection of books dads would love to receive this Father’s Day 2013 recommended by London Mums and … kids.
The Politics Book, £16.99
Great book for those man (and women alike) who would like to understand how politics work. News headlines worldwide are announcing the latest political drama from the yo-yoing US, the…
Despite the harsh mainstream film critic reviews, London Mums think this rom-com is quite good. We love Scottish actor Gerard Butler whose Scottishness is quite refreshing among all the American mamas 🙂 Be reassured that he will melt your heart in PLAYING FOR KEEPS, a new romantic comedy with a bit of spice!
This movie is out to rent and own on DVD and Blu-ray from 20th May 2013 (RRP…
If your teenager has sped through The Hunger Games and Twilight then you may be desperate to encourage them to continue reading. This is a short list of ideas. Please add your own favourites in the comments box!
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I hate it when people ruin the plot of books for me so I will make my outline of the premise brief. The Fault it Our Stars in narrated by a teenage…
Despite loving the technology and the new ways of reading books via tablets, we still love reading stories to our kids by turning pages. There’s no question about it. Here is London Mums’ selection of top first children’s books for 2013.
My First Touch and Trace: First ABC
Great interactive first ABC text for little people that enables toddlers to use fingers to follow the…
I have always loved fairytales. I remember making my Grandma act out Snow White with me when I was a little girl. At university I studied their evolution and it turns out, unsurprisingly when you think about it, that in their original forms they are in no way suitable for children. The same can be said of Bitter Greens, Kate Forsyth’s beautiful new novel that breathes life into the Rapunzel…
Celebrate Easter with the kids with some great new books.
Duck Says Don’t
Really funny but also educational story for young leaders in the making, a good lesson to be learnt! Goose has gone away and left Duck with the job of looking after her beautiful pond. Duck promises to take good care of it but he soon gets annoyed by the splashing, swimming, racing, fishing, jumping and diving going on…
Here is a selection of London Mums’ favourite reference books recently published.
The Children’s Bible
I have been on the hunt for a Bible for children for years and finally DK is publishing it. Who doesn’t like the greatest story ever told anyway? Whether you are religious or not you have to agree that the Bible is an amazing source for great stories.
How did Noah survive the…
Why do we love Superheroes so much? WHO was the initial inspiration for superheroes? WHAT was he/she like and how has the concept changed over time? I grew up in the Seventies and my favourite superhero was Zorro before the arrival of Superman and Spider Man. Here is MY personal favourite list of superheroes found in books, comics as well as movies. Please let us know who YOUR favourites are, were…
St David’s Day celebrations on 1st March with the Welsh dragon symbol gave us more of a reason to celebrate the dragons on screen too!
Here’s a sample of the most popular dragons found in film…
ROOM ON THE BROOM
The dragon in Room On The Broom is a large, fearsome beast whose favourite food is “witch and chips” – Dragon is hungry and on the prowl. But when faced with the…
In this Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2013 you will find original gifts tried and tested by London Mums.
The Vango Stone 10 in vibrant hot pink colour must be the best value-for-money backpack I have come across in years. At RRP £15 it is a bargain. Its quality is amazing and a fashionable rucksack of this kind would normally cost £40. It is ideal for everyday use and is well suited for the…