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Home: an indie horror game

A few weeks ago, my brother kindly gifted me a game from my Steam wishlist, because he is a love like that. It was Home by Benjamin Rivers. It’s a beautifully atmospheric pixelly thing, which creates a really spooky atmosphere … Continue reading

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Book Sharing Monday: Night Monkey, Day Monkey

Night Monkey, Day Monkey is one of Polly’s library books that she really enjoyed. It was written by Julia Donaldson of Gruffalo fame, and illustrated by Lucy Richards. As per most of Julia Donaldson’s books, it has a lovely accessible … Continue reading

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Kitchen Table Tycoon

Something, I’m not sure what, made me think that borrowing this book from the library was a good idea. Anita Naik’s Kitchen Table Tycoon: How to Make It Work as a Mother and an Entrepreneur sounded to me, at the … Continue reading

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World Book Day: Polly’s favourites

Thanks to a special request/suggestion, I’m sharing a bit about some of Polly’s favourite books. I’d love to hear your suggestions of your favourites, or your children’s favourites too. Apologies in advance for how many times I try to tell … Continue reading

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Book sharing Monday: Tucking In!

Tucking In! is part of the Just Like Me series from Child’s Play. We have four of these books but there are plenty more. A chunky board book with satisfying fold-out flaps, it features various animals eating their favourite foods. … Continue reading

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Hollow Pike by James Dawson

The Young Adult debut of novelist James Dawson, Hollow Pike is several things. It is a school story, a village story, a witchcraft story, a murder story and a growing up story, amongst others. What it isn’t, really, is a … Continue reading

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Book Sharing Monday: In My Tree

Inspired by Smiling like Sunshine, who this week shared Meet Einstein, I want to share one of Polly’s favourite books. This is In My Tree by Sara Gillingham and Lorena Siminovich. It has a little finger puppet through the holes … Continue reading

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Dinosaurs! The real disappointment in LEGO’s gendered 2012 offerings

While I remain unimpressed by the choices made by LEGO regarding marketing their new Friends line to girls, I actually genuinely like some of the sets. I’m not overly happy about the introduction of Disney Princess to the Duplo range, … Continue reading

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Thinking Brickly – a blog recommendation

I am writing this for one reason – to point you towards another FANTASTIC blog. David Pickett, a LEGO fanatic, has just started an excellent blog – Thinking Brickly. It puports to be “A blog for deep thoughts about LEGO” … Continue reading

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LEGO Friends series – an actual review

Given how much I’ve recently been discussing LEGO and gender, I can forgive the commentary that’s assumed that I am fundamentally opposed to the new Friends themed LEGO sets. I’m not – not really. I don’t like the way it’s … Continue reading

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