Tag Archives: Axel Scheffler

“We got no troubles; Life is the bubbles; Under the sea…”

August 1, 2013 · by · in Reviews, Reviews of current books · 3 Comments

Before I go any further, please accept my apologies that you’ll now have ‘Under the sea’ from Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ as an earworm all day 😉  Also, my camera had a funny five minutes recently, so some of the photos in this post (and a few of the upcoming posts) are less than perfect. […]

Storytelling with babies and very young children

January 14, 2013 · by · in Family reading fun, News, Reading, Research, Reviews, Reviews of current books, Story Seekers · 3 Comments

Ever since the first little Story Seekers-shaped nugget lodged itself in my brain, I’ve stuck wholeheartedly with the belief that reading is something that can be enjoyed from the very youngest age and that sharing books together is a wonderful experience that will hopefully set the foundations for a lifetime of reading for pleasure. Despite […]

Spooky stories

October 31, 2012 · by · in Reviews, Reviews of current books · 7 Comments

I just couldn’t let Hallowe’en go by without sharing a little of what we’ve been reading recently, as well as a little of what we’ve been making. I’ve been trying to retain a more autumnal feel to our stories and not focus toooooo much on the ghosts and ghoulies side of things, but as the […]