There's something magical about books which take a whole year to read. By this, of course, I don't mean tomes of novels, in which we may lose interest before we finish. Rather, the books which we can dip into from month to month, or as the season changes. Books which offer instruction, advice,...
What better way to encourage your children to read daily than providing them with a cute reading log?...
If you have a child of school age, it's most likely that you've heard of World Book Day! On Thursday March 7th, social media will be inundated with pictures of children dressed as their favourite fictional characters, while schools will be devising new and interesting ways to encourage a love of reading for...
Happy White Rabbi Day lovely readers! For me, the first of March signals the dawn of a new season. Here in the UK, a week of balmy weather has made it feel as though Spring has started already (though this time last year, we were almost knee-deep in snow!). The high street is...
After Marie-Kondo-ing our closets, we were left with several t-shirts which weren't well suited for donating. I cut several up to use as dusters and polishing cloths (they're great for glass and mirrors!), but decided to re-purpose the remaining few to use as dishcloths, as the texture is great for scrubbing without damage...
Whilst peeking through the insanely busy exhibition at our local museum this weekend, I chanced upon a copy of the Leonardo Da Vinci title of the Little Guides to Great Lives series, published by Laurence King. The collection aims to provide child-friendly biographies of great figures from history, and the packaging is utterly...
For the past few weeks, the box set of choice for my daughter and I has been Gossip Girl, which has led me to explain on numerous occasions the relevance of storylines borrowed from Hollywood's Golden Age of cinema (those of you aware of Blair Waldorf's dream-scenes will understand!). So in honour of...
It is with a heavy heart that we devote this post to Mary Oliver, one of the most...
