Thigmotropism, ultracrepidarian, ramfeezled, mumpsimus – some of these words have even given my self-confessed language nerd of a husband a run for his money! We’ve all enjoyed dipping in to this fantastic book during lockdown. It’s a highly-visual and fun way to expand vocab: it gives help with pronunciation and has plenty of words to…
It’s midway through the second half and time for our stop on the Trailblazer blog tour! Written by Elizabeth Dale and illustrated by Carolina Coroa, Trailblazer tells the inspirational story of Lily Parr, footballer extraordinaire and one of the pioneers of the women’s game. Bearing in mind I have a football-obsessed, factual book-devouring son (Hugo),…
Published earlier this month, this is such a lovely picture book about the power of words and kindness. A little girl enjoys talking to a beautiful flower, which grows in a garden near her school. One day, the garden’s grumpy owner shouts at her to stay away and so she stops visiting. The consequence of…
I’m delighted to be part of Maverick Arts Publishing’s blog tour for this superb new picture book by Elizabeth Dale and Carolina Coroa, which celebrates the life and achievements of footballing pioneer Lily Parr. Out on 28 June and currently available to pre-order, I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you this coming Wednesday…
This is a cracking picture book with a factual theme. It’s along a similar line to that of the Hidden Figures book, in that it celebrates the unsung heroes of the space race. This story focusses on Ellie Foraker and her team of seamstresses who fought off tough competition from military designers and engineers to…
What a joyous picture book this is – it’s one big celebration of similarities, differences and possibilities. Every illustration just makes me smile, so I’m going to stop typing and let the pictures do the talking… I Am BrownAuthor: Ashok BankerIllustrator: Sandhya PrabhatPublisher: Lantana PublishingISBN: 9781911373940 Hardback: 40 pages
Released only a few weeks ago, this is the ultimate activity book for football fanatics. I’ve actually had to hide this from my son while I post and photograph it, because I know that once he claps his beady eyes on the cover, he’ll have it squirrelled away up to his den and I’ll never…
Apologies, I’ve been a bit slow posting on the blog over the last few weeks – life and home-schooling have got in the way! I do, however, plan to get back on track (no pun intended) over the coming days… On to today’s post. I’m a huge fan of Jason Reynold’s Run series (or Track…