As a home educating teacher mummy with a passion for picture books And books for children I love choosing special books to gift to friends and family This year I have bought lots of books for my own children For … Continue reading
Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent Two sleeps after that and December begins And the children begin their official countdown to Christmas We are having a very homely advent and Christmas this year Each of the children have an … Continue reading
What a year this has been Continues to be One that none of us expected One that we will always remember The year we stayed home There are some lovely Christmas ornaments, decorations and accessories Available to commemorate the year … Continue reading
Today I have made a decision to stop reading the news for a while I have watched the news just once since Covid began and never again Today the news has been filled with speculation About what we may or … Continue reading
The Christmas book we chose to read today For World Prematurity Day 2020 The Tree That’s Meant To Be by Yuval Zommer View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie Bookish Play & Learning (@edspire)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie Bookish Play & Learning (@edspire) The words would not come Just this x x x x
Do you yearn for Christmas past? Long for the traditions of yesteryear The customs of long ago Are you a fan of Enid Blyton? If the answer to all of these is yes Then I have the perfect festive treat … Continue reading
I think for me This beautiful book May win Christmas It is an utterly gorgeous book Exquisite illustrations And rich poetic language The story is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Fir Tree I love the vintage styling of this … Continue reading
Day 11 of our extended Book Advent I think??? Today we read The Snowflake A new Christmas picture book Sure to become a classic Written and illustrated by the wonderful Benji Davies This is a beautiful book One that has … Continue reading
Yesterday was Day 10 of our extended Christmas Book Advent It was also World Kindness Day There was one book that sprang immediately to mind The wonderful festive read that is Jan Fearnley’s Little Christmas Robin We absolutely love this … Continue reading