Storytime Saturday: Gordon’s Great Escape

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week we’re talking about Gordon’s Great Escape by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. Follow Gordon the Balloon on his adventures around the world; learning new things, meeting people and avoiding all the dangers which come with being a balloon. Gordon is having a great time travelling with the circus when a storm

Storytime Saturday: Alfie and His Very Best Friend

AD | Gifted item Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week we’re talking about Alfie and His Very Best Friend by Shirley Hughes. (published by Penguin) I was so excited when we were contacted with the opportunity to review this book. Shirley Hughes is an iconic name in children’s books so I was really excited about this one. I have recently written a post about Erin and her best

Storytime Saturday: Books For Bedtime

AD | Gifted items Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week we’re talking about Books for Bedtime from Walker Books. Erin’s bedtime is a bit hit and miss to be honest. From 8 weeks old until 6 months old she was a dream and slept through no problem. From 6 months old she has been a nightmare. We thought we’d try out some books with bed time themes to

Storytime Saturday: Jungle Jam

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week we’re talking about Jungle Jam by Noam and Louise Lederman. For as long as I can remember, Erin has loved musical instruments. We started going to Baby Sensory classes when she was 8 weeks old and she instantly went for the shakers! So, when we were asked to review this book, I

Storytime Saturday: Belle and Sebastien

Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week I’m talking about Belle and Sebastien by Cecile Aubry. The son of a Gypsy woman, Sebastien is found as a newborn baby in the Alps and brought up by Guillaume and his grandchildren Angelina and Jean. Born on the same day, Belle is a beautiful white Pyrenean Mountain Dog who has been neglected and passed on from owner to owner, until one

Storytime Saturday: Alison Hubble

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week I’m talking about Alison Hubble by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman. This is the story of Alison Hubble Who went to bed single . . . And woke up double! A tale of MATHEMATICAL MAYHEM from magnificent illustrator Bruce Ingman and master storyteller Allan Ahlberg! Alison Hubble is shocked when

Stortime Saturday: The Castle of Inside Out

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week I’m talking about The Castle of Inside Out by David Henry Wilson and Chris Riddell. Lorina, a young schoolgirl, is led by a black rabbit through a wood to a magical land. There she finds a race of green people, who are all overworked, starving and subjected to the toxic fumes billowing

Storytime Saturday: The New Teacher

Storytime Saturday a weekly blog feature showcasing any new books we’ve been reading with Erin, reviewing picture books and talking about our monthly library haul! Basically, Storytime Saturday is all about books! This week is all about The New Teacher by Dominique Demers and is reviewed by the husband! The New Teacher, originally a French novel, was published in English by Alma Books this year. The book is written by Dominique Demers and beautifully illustrated by Tony Ross. The New Teacher is the first in a series, called ‘Mademoiselle Charlotte’, the English series being called ‘The Adventures of