Tag Archives: Templar

“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. […]

‘Knight Night’ by Owen Davey

July 31, 2013 · by · in Reviews, Reviews of current books · 4 Comments

‘Knight Night‘ by Owen Davey (published by Templar Publishing) We have got a huge book crush on Owen Davey.  I feel it’s only fair to start our review with that statement, so that you are prepared for the overflowing of praise that’s about to commence.  Ever since we fell in love with the wordless wonder […]

Lucy Ladybird, by Sharon King-Chai

April 30, 2013 · by · in Reviews, Reviews of current books · 4 Comments

‘Lucy Ladybird‘, by Sharon King-Chai (published by Templar on May 1st, 2013) This is a gorgeous, fun-filled corker of a book and C, H and I loved it from the moment we saw it.  I’ll admit that I was initially wary of a story that promised to cover colours, seasons, counting, friendship and sharing all within […]

‘Sidney, Stella and the Moon’, by Emma Yarlett, plus a fantabulous interview and GIVEAWAY!

April 4, 2013 · by · in Authors, Family reading fun, Giveaways, Illustrators, Interviews, Reviews, Reviews of current books · 18 Comments

‘Sidney, Stella and the Moon‘, by Emma Yarlett (published by Templar) This is such a cool book.  It follows the antics of Sidney and Stella, twins who like to do everything together except that hardest of Very Hard Things – sharing.  This causes the usual scuffles and squabbles until one day things go a little […]

‘The King of Space’, by Jonny Duddle

March 12, 2013 · by · in Reviews, Reviews of current books · 1 Comment

‘The King of Space‘, by Jonny Duddle (published by Templar) This book is BRILLIANT.  I have to say that from the outset as I don’t want you to have to read any further before rushing out and getting hold of your own copy from your nearest bookshop or library.  We were already huge fans of […]

Win a SIGNED copy of the fantastic ‘Cinderelephant’!

January 29, 2013 · by · in Giveaways, Reviews, Reviews of current books · 20 Comments

‘Cinderelephant‘, by Emma Dodd (published by Templar) I’m incredibly excited to be able to share this award-winning book with everyone, especially as one of you lovely lot will get to win a SIGNED copy of it!  If you weren’t lucky enough to triumph in the giveaway over at Child-Led Chaos, then slip on your sparkly stilettos […]

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 […]

Joining in is jolly good fun!

January 6, 2013 · by · in Family reading fun, Reviews, Reviews of current books · Leave a comment

After the intense excitement and sugar-fuelled adventures of Christmas, the boys are and I are actually quite enjoying settling back into a somewhat calmer routine.  It’s not that we didn’t LOVE everything about the festive season, but more that we’re ready to finish that chapter on a high note and get things back to normal […]