This week Bea, Edie and I have been reading Lottie Loves Nature We have read Frog Frenzy and Bee-ware! And … we loved them both! Written by Jane Clark and illustrated by James Brown These books from Five Quills Children’s … Continue reading →

A titanic topic to tackle with children The sinking of The Ship of Dreams We have loved reading Tragedy At Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic Written by David Long Illustrated by Stefano Tambellini Published by Barrington Stoke View this … Continue reading →

You know that your day is going to be filled with fun When you find a panda at your door With a book That opens with a line from a song From Mary Poppins! Today has been all about Pudding … Continue reading →

Battling grief and anxiety at the moment Books are helping View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie Bookish Play & Learning (@edspire)

Parenting after the loss of a child Is almost impossible at times Parenting after the loss of a partner Must be just as difficult if not more Sometimes when someone dies Communication fails People get lost within themselves Sometimes it … Continue reading →

“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” Lovelle Drachman Adventure Is Out There Is a perfect fit for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme Connect With Nature View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie … Continue reading →

I love war fiction I always have Now my soon to be 11 year old son Shares my passion William knows more about the Second World War Than most grown ups He wants to be a military historian when he … Continue reading →

“She turned her head and fixed me with her brilliant yellow eyes. She looked right into me. And suddenly I knew then, in that one moment, I was as much part of her world as she was of mine.” Sky … Continue reading →

The Things We’ve Handed Down Don’t know much about you Don’t know who you are We’ve been doing fine without you But, we could only go so far Don’t know why you chose us Were you watching from above Is … Continue reading →