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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
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
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
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
Advent calendar: 15. Reading time
Polly loves books. There are three things about Polly and books that I want to share with you. Joining in In some books she will sign along with the words and/or pictures. For example, in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, she … Continue reading