Category Kids books
A Book Called Dave
Just the title of this kids book alone, it’s just called ‘Dave‘, would have been enough for me to buy it. The fact that it’s about a fat, farty cat that shares Husband’s name is just icing on the cake. I’ve tried hiding this one recently, as I think I’m up to reading it about […]
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs at the Southbank Centre
A Londoner-friend had texted me a photo of the Les Enfants Terribles production of Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs a few weeks back after she’d seen photos of us going in fancy dress to Roo over at London with a Toddler’s birthday party based on the books. Although it sounded amazing, and is one […]
Jack and the Flumflum Tree
When Husband brought this one home, I wasn’t too sure of it to start with. Written by the same folks as the amazing Gruffalo and the very confusing The Troll, I wasn’t sure which of the two we were going to get. Jack and the Flumflum Tree is a good read. The plot feels a […]
Oh Help! Oh No! It’s a Gruffalo Tea Party!
Reading the Gruffalo books with Weasel, I couldn’t help but think about how they would make a fantastic theme for a children’s party. With both my kids being late autumn babies and the unpredictable English weather at that time, I knew we were going to just have to have a random party this spring to […]
Weasel Can Tweet
If you’d like more deep thoughts and contemplation on the meaning of life, go follow the Dalai Lama. If you want more of the same – baking for mummy to get over the all bodily fluids she has to deal with, diva-like behaviour of 2 toddlers and the daily life of being a failed yummy […]
My Very First Book of Colours – A Bit Uninspiring
Ok, so we have had My Very First Book of Colours for a while, but for some reason it’s making a reappearance in our top 10 requested books in this house. By Eric Carle, the same dude who wrote the much more popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar, I was expecting a little more from it […]
Weaselus Bratifius! Taking the Weasel to Warner Brothers Studios Harry Potter Tour
I really, really wanted to go on the Harry Potter set at Warner Brothers’ Studios near Watford, but for once I was a little worried about what Weasel might think. Normally I wouldn’t care – she’d enjoy herself with some random set of steps or jumping on paving slabs as per usual. But with the […]
Random Musings on Celebrity Kids’ Culture and Poo Books
I’m not that into celebrity culture. I never recognise anyone in Hello! magazine and most of reality tv seems to pass me by (barring a total addiction to any cooking program and a very bad habit of watching Millionaire Matchmaker, which baffles even me). But give me anything to do with celebrity kids, and I’m […]
Penguin – Awesome
First of all, I should start out with a confession – I think I would buy any book about penguins for Weasel, or for myself for that matter. So this might be a slightly skewed review of Polly Dunbar’s book simply entitled Penguin and it might not be quite so appealing to you if you […]
Hello Cupcake!
You might be able to tell I’m dieting by the sheer amount of ‘quality time’ I’m spending baking with Weasel lately. I couldn’t very well let her mother/daughter bonding time be neglected just because I need to lose quite a few pounds, could I? Weasel, the 2 year old terror that she currently is, was […]
adventures with gravel 