Our Favourite Hallowe’en Picture Books
One of my favourite times of the year, other than Christmas, for seasonal books has got to be Hallowe'en. There's just something about snuggling up on a dreich and dark Autumn afternoon to read some spooky stories together. It's still
5 Sweet Picture Books About Apples
This week has been all about apples, starting with our review of apple picking at Craigie's Farm, and then my recipe for a simple and yummy apple crumble. So to keep in with the theme, my latest round-up of book
5 Lovely Picture Books About Colours
Autumn is such a colourful time of year, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share some of our favourite picture books about colours.Whilst most picture books are colourful, these ones put colours right at the centre of
5 Great Picture Books to Welcome Autumn
With Autumn firmly on our doorstep, I thought I'd share some of our favourite seasonal pictures books for the most wonderful time of the year! Since we now have not one, but two local libraries with children's sections nearby, we have
Books for Starting Nursery/ Pre-School
After my book round-up a couple of weeks ago with our favourite books for starting school, I thought I'd also do a similar one for younger kids. Now that Oskar has settled in to his new school, it's Mr Fox's
Digging for Dinosaurs
I've resurrected my 'Kids in Museums Book Club' series, over on my other blog, so you will find this week's book recommendation at Museum Diary - including an exclusive discount code! So don't delay, check it out!
Some Favourite Picture Books About Books
Today's book round-up came about, because I was invited to suggest a topic for tonight's #top5friday Twitter chat hosted by The Happy Book Club, and it's an idea I had been playing around with in my head for a while
5 Books For Starting (At A New) School
It's that time of year. In some places, the summer holidays have just started. In Scotland, schools go back next week. Last year, I wrote extensively about what it's like starting school in Germany, or specifically in Berlin. This year,
Picture Books for Visiting Edinburgh
A while ago, I did a round up of our favourite Scottish kids books. But with our recent return to Scotland's bonnie capital, and the Edinburgh Festival about to kick off, I thought it would be the perfect time to
Favourite Picture Books About Planes
We may not have finished sorting out our new house yet, but we have finished unpacking all the books. And you know what that means, don't you? Friday Five book recommendations are back! The boys were really excited to be
5 Picture Books for Father’s Day
It's Father's Day in the UK (and also the US and other places) this coming weekend, so for the latest edition of my Friday Five book roundup, I've put together some of our favourite picture books for dads - plus
More Summer Picture Book Reads for Kids
After partaking in our first BBQ of the year in Edinburgh, earlier this week (let's not talk about the month's worth of rain that came down the day before), and more ice-cream weather in Berlin today, I think we can