Sorry for my absence the last few months – turns out studying for a librarian course in your spare time kind of zaps that time away! One thing I have noticed though whenever I come up for air after learning about the joys of metadata and cataloguing is that starting out my career in libraries gives me a little bit
Read moreA friend of mine loves this book and whilst I’m not entirely sold on parts of it, I can see why it’s in her top 10 9-12 reads. Kara’s having a rough time. Her mother is missing, her father is selling their beloved boat to a boy she can’t stand and to top it off, local fishing boss Dougie
Read moreI love this funny silly story about donuts, fitting in and dubious fashion sense! The illustrations are electricly colourful and almost seem to leap off the page they’re so vibrant, which is exactly what has prompted this story time craft:
Read moreFor this story time I used the latest paperback addition to the Claire Freedman Pants series but to be honest, any piratical story will work for this story time craft. I just chose this one for my story time because 1) I like the cover, 2) the story really is excellent rhyming fun and 3) I love saying the word
Read moreI love story time. I’ve got very fond memories of it in primary school (in fact I remember being in Year 2 and hearing the story of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson and I loved it so much my Mum bought the book so I could read ahead of the class) and I’ve loved
Read moreIf anyone’s been wondering where that Kids book blogger with the silly name is, well she’s been rather busy. Real Life got a tad on the hectic side before Xmas and it’s only going to get more busy in 2015. However, this is not a bad thing, it is in fact a brilliant thing because it means that I have,
Read moreHi, Happy New Year! Lot of things been happening in Real Life in the last few months and got a lot planned for this blog in the next few months. In the meantime, please excuse my appearance and I’ll see you soon 🙂 BooKa Uhu
Read moreI swear he does! First off he publishes a new book every few months it seems (don’t beleive me, check out the James Patterson shelf in any bookshop – they (and it will be they) will be groaning), but he’s also managed to write the Middle School series. I personally love Middle School because not only is it something I
Read moreSo over here in the UK after much online debate and anger and general unrest, the new National Curriculum has kicked off this week. Whoopeedoodles, now let’s get on with it said all the teachers. However, a new curriculum means new teaching plans, new resources, new ideas and I’ve already had a couple of my locals finding me to ask
Read moreI’ve always wanted glasses. Everyone who’s cool has glasses and the cool and interesting new frames you can get now can tell you a lot about the person you’re talking to. As a bonus, you instantly also look a whole lot cleverer than you really are (which is a definite win in my case), not to mention that as an
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