5 Books For Starting (At A New) School
It's that time of year. In some places, the summer holidays have just started. In Scotland, schools go back next week. Last year, I wrote extensively about what it's like starting school in Germany, or specifically in Berlin. This year,
Picture Books for Visiting Edinburgh
A while ago, I did a round up of our favourite Scottish kids books. But with our recent return to Scotland's bonnie capital, and the Edinburgh Festival about to kick off, I thought it would be the perfect time to
Favourite Picture Books About Planes
We may not have finished sorting out our new house yet, but we have finished unpacking all the books. And you know what that means, don't you? Friday Five book recommendations are back! The boys were really excited to be
5 Picture Books for Father’s Day
It's Father's Day in the UK (and also the US and other places) this coming weekend, so for the latest edition of my Friday Five book roundup, I've put together some of our favourite picture books for dads - plus
More Summer Picture Book Reads for Kids
After partaking in our first BBQ of the year in Edinburgh, earlier this week (let's not talk about the month's worth of rain that came down the day before), and more ice-cream weather in Berlin today, I think we can
Kids Books About Berlin
Keeping in with this week's Berlin theme, I thought it was about time to share some of our favourite Berlin kids books. Whether you live here, are planning a visit, or simply want to introduce your kids to other places
Bedtime Books About Bedtime
Any book can be a bedtime book. But some bedtime books are also books about bedtime. Here are a few of our favourites, clockwise starting from the top: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, by Eileen Christelow - This rhyming
Foxy Books for Foxy Kids
I've got another themed round of book recommendations for you this week. Following on from the previous round-up of our favourite foxy toys, comes a round-up of our favourite foxy books. It will come as no surprise that these were
Books My 6 Year Old Loves
The boys love scrolling through my photos on Instagram, and when my older boy saw the collages from my book recommendation posts, he asked 'What's that?' So I told him. He looked through them all, and spotted the one of
Beloved Bunny Books
Since I'm taking a blogging break next week, to spend some quality time with my kids during the school holidays, this will be the last book round up before Easter. So staying with the Easter theme, I thought I would
Books to Welcome Spring
Now that we have the Spring Equinox behind us, I thought it was time to share some of our favourite kids book to welcome in the new season. So, clockwise, starting from the top: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Picture Books for Mothers Day
It's Mothering Sunday in the UK this coming weekend, and whilst we don't celebrate Mother's Day in Germany until May, I've decided to pull forward the post I had planned in May and share some book recommendations for Mothering Sunday/