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I love a good list…

March 17, 2014 · by · in Book lists, Books and publishing, News, Reviews, Reviews of current books · Leave a comment

I don’t know if I’ve ever previously mentioned my love of lists, but I have a serious obsession.  My heart broke a little bit when The Independent stopped including the ’50 best…’ supplement on a Saturday, as I’d happily tear it out of my parents’ hands (yes, this was a while ago, I don’t travel […]

Oxfam storytelling session – 2-4 year olds

March 26, 2013 · by · in Family reading fun, Story Seekers, Storytelling sessions · 4 Comments

This past Sunday I held another storytelling session at out local Oxfam Books and Music shop, this time for two to four year olds.  The amazing books above are the ones we shared and all of them were very well received by the children who came along. We started off by looking through a range […]

World Book Day – storytelling session at C’s pre-school

March 7, 2013 · by · in Books and publishing, Bookshops and libraries, Family reading fun, News, Reading, Reviews, Reviews of current books, Storytelling sessions · 12 Comments

So, today I’ve had pretty much the most brilliantly bookish morning I could ever have hoped for (not even marred by the fact that my car failed its MOT quite comprehensively, grrrrrrrr).  It was an utterly wonderful way to celebrate World Book Day 2013. A month or so ago, I was asked if I would […]