“Use your anger to transform the world around you.” Anni Lanz This book! It grabs you and it shakes you and it fills you with fire. It is raw and emotive and brilliantly sensory. The words and pictures collide in … Continue reading →

We all have bad days Days when nothing goes right And even when everything does go right It just feels wrong We all have grumpy mornings Overtired evenings And everyone has the potential To have one almighty tantrum Anger affects … Continue reading →

“Everyone is different and their feelings aren’t the same And what you feel is who you are, it’s something you must claim. Try to walk in someone’s shoes to see how they might feel. For though you cannot see them, … Continue reading →

As a military child I moved home a lot I moved school a lot Things were always changing Moving somewhere new A new town A new country A new school I rarely had the same friends for more than a … Continue reading →

I have loved reading Just A Girl by Lia Levi. This is an autobiographical story for early chapter book readers. Lia Levi was born in Italy in 1931. She is Jewish and when Mussolini comes to power we see the … Continue reading →

I have three beautiful books to share with you. Books that can help families talk about cancer and other serious illnesses Books that serve as windows and mirrors for children and their grown ups Books that help us all to … Continue reading →

Today one of our favourite picture book authors, Clare Helen Welsh, is starting a new book initiative called Books That Help. Like many bookstagrammers and book bloggers, authors and illustrators Clare is passionate about picture books and how they can … Continue reading →

Today is my stop on the blog tour for Where Has All The Cake Gone? published by Macmillan Children’s Books I am sharing our review and a Q&A with illustrator Aysha Awwad As well as hosting a FACT or FIB … Continue reading →

On Tuesday night Esther, Bea and I headed to Canterbury To The Marlowe Theatre To see the musical production of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World We are huge fans of Kate Pankhurst’s books And we were so excited … Continue reading →