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I feel fortunate that I have never personally experienced burglary. Chris has not been so lucky 🙁 and one of Matthew’s school friends was burgled earlier this year. The impact on children can be somewhat greater than we imagine. Children live in a world of simple opposites and definite answers. But the things that happen […]

As a bookworm myself, I was shocked by the statistic in 2011 that almost a third of children do not own a book, however having worked in schools I believe it to be accurate 🙁 My own eldest, Matthew, had a number of books before he was even born and I read to him every […]

Good morning everyone! So one of the things I wanted to introduce now my blog is a year old is a linky. Something that matters to me a lot is food. Food for me, food for the kids, food we can eat together, food we can try, recipes we can experiment with etc etc. I […]

Have you ever read a book where the main protagonist is actually a thoroughly unpleasant human being but charms the socks off you? Best Day Ever is just that book. The first person narrative of Paul Strom, a man determined to have the ‘best day ever’ with his wife Mia is very powerful. Kaira Raida […]

Do you have kids aged 4-7? Do you like pasta in all its wondrous shapes? Then this series of books may be perfect for your family! While Matthew headed back to school yesterday, I had some time with Anya (Zach was having a nap) and as it was Read A Book Day and almost International […]