It Must Be Somewhere
It must be somewhere, it must, it must
It’s not that I’ve lost it – it’s really just
I got it
And then I forgot it
I put it down here, I’m sure I did
It’s not …

Christmas Angels
On Christmas morning at seven o’clock
Our Gran came downstairs and she got a great shock
As the house was so quiet! So peaceful! So still!
And she said ‘Goodness gracious! Are all those kids ill?’
And she …

We have a brand new regular slot on the Tidy Books blog with poet, Elli Woollard, and we’re really chuffed because her poems for kids and and the young at heart, are funny observances of …

It seems children, especially boys, reach an age where things that adults generally find vile, they suddenly think that they are incredibly amusing.
Take flatulence as an example.  The mention of trumping in this house now …

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 …

I enjoy reading.  I enjoy reading all sorts of books, but have never really understood the immense fuss surrounding the Harry Potter series.
The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was released in 1997 …

Ever since my child was a baby he has been read to.  I know this, as I was the one often doing the reading.
I have a distinct memory of being at my parents and discovering …

Most parents know that reading is central to education as well as being important in all walks of life. There’s no shortage of general advice on helping children to read, but what if they are …

Last month as part of the celebrations and activities surrounding Children’s Book Week my child was asked to take his favourite book into school.
His school books, whilst I am sure excellent learning resources for the …

My son has taken ownership of his Tidy Books bookcase to an extreme.
I know one of the huge benefits of this wonderful bookcase is that it really encourages children to engage with their books, and …