As the winter nights draw in and the sparkly lights go up, conversations with kids start to turn to Christmas and Santa Claus.  If the excitement is building in your house, reading a story about …

My three year old has a strong attachment to soft, cuddly (toy) animals, and carries armfuls around the house, and so when we were invited to review the Fudgy Bear books, I knew there was …

We’ll shortly be reviewing The History Keepers, a new series of books for young readers, aged from 9 upwards.  For anyone whose children are into Harry Potter or Horrible Histories, this will be one to …

I love reading children’s books.
Partly as my child is normally on the receiving end, but also because they often have very warming tones and include tales that put a smile on your face.
Like one of …

If in your house, like ours, a cardboard box is a magical plaything, then the appeal of Box of Tricks by Katie Cleminson is immediate.
Box of Tricks begins as Eva is given a very special …

Picking up a book that you used to love as a child is a great way to transport you back to those days when you could spend all afternoon reading uninterrupted.
Tidy Books is exhibiting at …

If you’re off somewhere nice this year, or you’re just relaxing in the back garden, what are you going to read?  And what are the kids going to read?
Tidy Books are off on their hols …

Kids and reading is a topic which we are naturally enthusiastic about.  But, sometimes, children keep bringing you the most tedious book to read, which they clearly love.  Have you ever been tempted to hide …

Newly published in the UK this month, ‘Good Little Wolf ‘ has been a welcome addition to our kids’ bookcase.
As with most good books, its the title that first intrigued me and the kids, and …

As spring and summer seem to be here to stay, we’ve recently started to think about the garden again.  So, I was interested to be offered a book about gardening with kids to review from …