Jack and Boo are characters created by family publishing team, Philip and Eleanor Bell.  Their first book takes them to the beach, and on an adventure to discover hidden treasures.

The Beachy Books website explains what …

If your kids get the giggles at the mention of bottoms, then ‘Sing a Song of Bottoms’ could provide the comedy in your home library.  This is a cheeky romp of a book, with a …

There’s interesting message in ‘Wendel’s Workshop’: Tidy up, but not too much.   It’s a message that appears to have resonated with both of my children.
This book is a re-read and returned to favourite with the …

As we invariably leave our daily reading as a treat at bedtime, I like books that end with its characters going to bed themselves.  It puts my boy in the right mood for a good …

I was excited to receive some books from the Secret Seed Society for review.

We have very much enjoy growing vegetables in our garden, and books that link in to gardening are always going to be …

If it’s the case in your home, as it in ours, that table manners have become a contentious subject, then you may be interested in stories about behaving at the table.  Suddenly, it seems, the …

This is a sad, dark story, about a lonely girl called Hannah, who longs for her dad to notice her.  It’s not your average pre-school book, but it shouldn’t be overlooked.  ‘Gorilla’ invites an emotional …

When reviewing children’s books, particularly as I tend to review those aimed at first readers, and earlier, I can get a little clouded and perhaps, occasionally, lose sight of the fact that I am not …

Stripy Horse returns for another adventure inside the bric a brac shop, when the magic picture on the wall starts to rain, creating a river that threatens to wash Stripy Horse and his friends away.  …

There is something quite magical about a hardback book, a mystique that only grows, in my humble opinion, when the book in question is a children’s book.
So when Random House sent us Dog Loves Books …