Chapter Book of the Month: Flying Fergus
We're mixing things up a little in the book reviews department, because as much as we all love picture books, my older boy thought it was about time we shared some recommendations for chapter book too! So I'm going to
10 Picture Books to Welcome Autumn
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas. Autumn is just around the corner! One of our favourite things on a blustery Autumn day is to snuggle down with a big pile of books, so I've put
12 Fab New Picture Books for Kids
You may have been wondering why it's been a bit quiet on the blog over the Summer, and why there have not been any new book posts or videos. The reason is that we moved house (again, but just up
Our Top 10 Summer Holiday Reads for Kids
The summer holidays have kicked off here in Scotland, so I've gathered together our Top 10 kids books that scream SUMMER in my latest video. There's something there for all ages, from board books for the very little ones to
My 2018 Edinburgh Book Festival Favourites
I've got a special book post to share with you today - tickets for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world's largest public celebration of books, go on sale next week! The Festival itself takes place from the 11th
An interview with…Coo Clayton
Did you know Edinburgh is UNESCO’s first City of Literature? It has a wealth of literary history behind it, and is home to many famous authors both past and present. Where am I going with this? Well, Edinburgh is also
Books to Help You Go Wild!
June kicks of #30DaysWild here in the UK, an initiative by the National Trusts to get people out in to nature more. You don't have to do anything fancy such as bush crafting or building tree houses or rafts -
50 Great Museum Themed Books for Kids
Happy International Museums Day! For this week's book round-up, I thought I would do something a little bit different, so I'm sharing a whistle-stop tour of our 50 (!) favourite museum books for kids! You can see me introduce them
Books fit for a King or Queen
Today's theme comes to you courtesy of a challenge set my by friend Amanda, who runs the online bookstore Books & Pieces. With Royal baby and Royal wedding fever sweeping the country, Amanda challenged me to put together a book
More Favourite Bedtime Stories
It's been a while since we shared some of our favourite bedtime books with you, and since there are many more where those came from I thought I'd do another bedtime books round-up. A lot of our bedtime stories feature
5 Great Picture Books About Hats
I love putting together book round-ups on random themes, so I had a lot of fun pulling together these recommendations for our favourite picture books featuring hats! And there's another YouTube video this week too, where you can get a
New YouTube Video: Fave Books About Dogs
There's a new video up on YouTube! This week's episode is an extended video version of the recent book round-up of our favourite dog themed picture books: Woof Woof | Picture Book Round-up