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Book Review: An Author on Trial by Luciano Iorio

April 1, 2020March 29, 2020 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Includes gifted item and affiliate links Today I’m bringing you something a little bit different and this is definitely not a review for a children’s book. Instead, I’m reviewing and offering a giveaway of An Author on Trial by Luciano Iorio. In 1939, the Italian writer Giuseppe Jorio (1902 – 1995) enjoyed great success with his debut novel, La Morte di un Uomo (Death of a Man), but, soon after the war, his career was ruined when he was prosecuted, subjected to five trials in six years, and found guilty of having written an

Book Review: The Starting School Book

March 18, 2020March 8, 2020 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Contains gifted product and affiliate links I can’t quite believe that in a few months Erin will be going to school. She has been going to nursery since she turned 2 but school somehow feels like a much bigger step and there’s so much more to think about. We were recently sent The Starting School Book (AD) by Sarah Ockwell-Smith and I thought it would be great to get some hints and tips before September. Starting school is a huge important milestone for children and their parents. The best school years happen when

The Importance Of Reading Stories At Bedtime

April 17, 2019May 16, 2021 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Paid collaboration Before Erin was even born I had a small collection of books for her. Reading was something we did on a daily basis and we did it often. Now, Erin is 3 and reading is still such a big part of our day. We generally try to stick to the same bedtime routine each evening and somehow this has meant that Erin doesn’t get out of bed in the night. Erin will start off by having a fun bath before watching something on TV like Zog or Room on the Broom.

Know Your Nature: British Wildlife Book Review

November 5, 2018November 3, 2018 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Disclaimer: We received this item for the purpose of this post. All opinions are our own. Erin, from as soon as she could walk I think, wanted to be outside. She would be outside no matter if it was snowing, raining or if there was a massive storm outside. She is so interested in anything growing, the leaves on the ground and we are encouraging her to be friends with the bugs… no matter how scared I might be myself. As someone who grew up pretty much hating the outdoors and any kind of bug

Children’s Book Review: Cinderfella

August 7, 2018August 6, 2018 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Once upon a time, there lived Cinderfella – a little boy, forever bossed around by his two older brothers, Gus and Gareth. “Turn up the TV! Shine our scooters!” the brothers cry. “Finish our homework!” But on the day of our story, Kayleigh, the town’s kick-fastic karate champion, is having a party, and Cinderfella is determined to dream big, dress fancy and DANCE. He’ll just need a little help along the way from his fairy dog-mother, Ruff – woof! I think we’re all familiar with the classic story Cinderella and over the years I have

Toddler Books We’ve Been Reading: May 2018

June 1, 2018September 19, 2019 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Even before Erin was born books have been a big deal in our family. We try to make sure she gets to read (look at) a wide range of books and always has plenty available to her. Each month I’ll be writing about what books we’ve been reading with Erin and sometimes also posting a video! So, here’s what we’ve been reading this month: We try to go to the library once a month at least to get Erin some new books. It’s funny because she knows what the library is for and we walk

Toddler Books We’ve Been Reading: April 2018

April 30, 2018May 27, 2021 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links Even before Erin was born books have been a big deal in our family. We try to make sure she gets to read (look at) a wide range of books and always has plenty available to her. Each month I’ll be writing about what books we’ve been reading with Erin and sometimes also posting a video! So, here’s what we’ve been reading this month: This month has been a bit of a strange one really because we haven’t done much reading at all. Being away on

Toddler Books We've Been Reading In February 2018

Toddler Books We’ve Been Reading – February 2018

February 27, 2018May 27, 2021 By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links Even before Erin was born books have been a big deal in our family. We try to make sure she gets to read (look at) a wide range of books and always has plenty available to her. Each month I’ll be writing about what books we’ve been reading with Erin and also posting a video! So, here’s what we’ve been reading this month: My Enormous Book Of… These three books came from Lidl and cost around £4.99 each. My mum bought them for Erin at the