Welcome back to the Tidy Books blog – it’s great to see you here again.I’ve written previously about helping reluctant readers and last month a local school asked if I could help out with their …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Mum in the Mad House, who has two small boys, seemed an excellent candidate to put a Tidy Books bookcase through its paces!
They put the bookcase together (see the picture evidence here) in an impressive …
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 …
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 …
I spotted this one, quite by chance, when I was out looking for something else. The unexpected things you find, are often the most interesting and striking. And that is the case with this book, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
