Build Your Own Spaceships Sticker Book

A bad few days made instantly better by a sticker book! I’m 26 going on 5, I tell you…. Find Build Your Own Spaceships here

The KnowHow Book of Spycraft by Falcon Travis and Judy Hindley

Apparently this book and it’s mysterious writer Falcon Travis were rather unpopular with the Russians as it might have given away a few KGB secrets. Now, you’ve got to admit, that is rather cool for a Kids book… One of the first books that children’s publishing powerhouse Usborne published way back when 40 years ago (and it’s aged rather nicely,

Summer Reading Challenge

School broken up? Already running out of ideas to keep the little darlings occupied and not baying for entertainment? Fear not Frustrated Guardian or Parent, libraries have got it sussed with the Summer Reading Challenge!

Hairy Maclary website

New from everyone’s favourite scrappy little ball of black fur and spindly legs – the Hairy Maclary website is up! So far it has links to the stories (not in full of course, just snippets to whet your appetite), meeting the characters, party and info downloads and news and events. I found it especially interesting reading the interview with author

The Great Big Book of Magic Tricks

Abracadabra! Ba dah!

Mary’s Hair by Eoin Colfer

I don’t know about you, but my hair is rubbish. I’m one of those people who will always look slightly scruffy no matter what I do, and my hair contributes to this a fair bit. It’s flyaway, fine and choppy, and I often look like I’ve had a close encounter with a hedge unless I tame the whole bundle with

World Book Week – Junior School ideas

Click here for the Infants activities. Year 3 Dragons again for Year 3, but this time our activity was not quite so hectic. For this session I used the ever popular and wildly witty How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.