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Book review: Morris the Mole, by Nicki Greenberg

August 20, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer

Morris the Mole by Nicki Greenberg

‘Let’s read Morris the Mole again, Mum!’ shouts Mr 6 at bedtime, for the third night in a row. ‘Yes! Let’s read Morris the Mole!’ I agree, equally enthusiastically. It’s rare to find a book that both of us want to read over and over and over again. Nicki Greenberg, author of many books including […]

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Not So Scary Bear: a picture book about being yourself

June 7, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Not So Scary Bear, by Ruth Waters (Window Hollow Books, May 2018)

Not So Scary Bear, by the very talented Ruth Waters, is a gorgeously illustrated, funny and adorable picture book for young children about bravery, breaking stereotypes and being yourself. Every night Scary Bear roams the forest looking for other animals to terrify by roaring at them, as is expected of any self-respecting scary bear. Every day, […]

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Reading aloud to children: 4 books for theatrically-inclined parents

May 26, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Reading aloud to children

I’ve read out loud to my kids since they were in utero. Starting with the Time magazine and moving up to… well, The Very Hungry Caterpillar mostly. Reading aloud has many amazing benefits for kids (literacy, vocabulary, imagination) but, given we have to do it every single day, it helps if you’re reading a book […]

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Book review: D-Bot Squad Series (Mega Hatch & Dino Corp)

January 30, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer 4 Comments

D-Bot Squad Mega Hatch_edited

Usually I take photographs of each book that publishers send me as soon as they’re out of the box. It wasn’t possible with the latest D-Bot Squad books – my 5 and 7 year old boys wrenched away one each as soon as I opened up the latest book mail! The D-Bot Squad books have […]

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The perfect gift for musical toddlers: Poppy’s musical storybooks

November 22, 2017 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Poppy's musical storybooks

My 16-month-old niece refused to eat dinner without Poppy and the Orchestra by her side. This was after reading it – and its companion musical storybook, Poppy and the Brass Band, at least 10 times during the day. These gorgeous books use Poppy and her woodland friends to introduce young children to musical instruments using […]

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Are ebooks good for kids?

November 17, 2017 by Rebecca Bowyer 16 Comments

Son #1 dropped a bookcase on his foot a few years ago while he was ‘trying to clean it’. Fortunately it was a small bookcase. No broken bones. Son #2 managed to pull the exact same bookcase over on himself a couple of weeks later. Clearly we either need to invest in sturdier furniture (Mum’s […]

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