You know that your day is going to be filled with fun When you find a panda at your door With a book That opens with a line from a song From Mary Poppins! Today has been all about Pudding … Continue reading →

Battling grief and anxiety at the moment Books are helping View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie Bookish Play & Learning (@edspire)

Parenting after the loss of a child Is almost impossible at times Parenting after the loss of a partner Must be just as difficult if not more Sometimes when someone dies Communication fails People get lost within themselves Sometimes it … Continue reading →

“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” Lovelle Drachman Adventure Is Out There Is a perfect fit for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme Connect With Nature View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennie … Continue reading →

I love war fiction I always have Now my soon to be 11 year old son Shares my passion William knows more about the Second World War Than most grown ups He wants to be a military historian when he … Continue reading →

“She turned her head and fixed me with her brilliant yellow eyes. She looked right into me. And suddenly I knew then, in that one moment, I was as much part of her world as she was of mine.” Sky … Continue reading →

The Things We’ve Handed Down Don’t know much about you Don’t know who you are We’ve been doing fine without you But, we could only go so far Don’t know why you chose us Were you watching from above Is … Continue reading →

Some feelings are big Some are small Some are loud Some are quiet Some are fleeting Some last long There are lots of ways that we can feel So many emotions big and small They can be entirely overwhelming as … Continue reading →

“The weather is changing, and centuries of knowledge cannot keep up. The bonds which connect people and nature are beginning to fray. Something precious beyond imagining, is coming apart.” Melt by Ele Fountain is a wonderful adventure story told by … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is a big day at Edspire HQ It is Edie’s birthday eve She is very very very excited about turning four While I am in complete denial My baby is going to be four! While it feels as if … Continue reading →