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300 Picture books

10 ways to celebrate 10 years of Augustus and his smile.

14th June 2016 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Augustus and his smile by Catherine Rayner is a very lovely book. It's about being sad, and finding ways of not being sad. Including dancing in the rain, and going on a very long walk through nature. It *always* makes me smile, and quite often inspires me to go out for one of those walks to see what … [Read more...] about 10 ways to celebrate 10 years of Augustus and his smile.

Filed Under: 300 Picture books, Book club, Doodling, drawing and decoration., It's where it is, review Tagged With: art, augustus and his smile, Picture book

A good picture book day

13th August 2015 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Yesterday I took the three youngest over to a home ed fencing session near Cambridge. A long way to go for a couple of hours, but we made the most of it with a visit to a nearby library for the little ones while Small was fencing, and then we spent the afternoon in a nearby park with a couple of … [Read more...] about A good picture book day

Filed Under: 2015, 300 Picture books, Book club, It's where it is Tagged With: audio book, can you see a little bear?, Jackie Morris, picture books, Puffin books, worst witch

A Higgidy garden picnic while reading Rebecca

28th July 2015 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

A little while ago I was sent a lovely picnic bag from Higgidy and vouchers to try out their quiches. The idea was that we'd have a family picnic. The reality is that that was the week both the little children got sick in succession, and apart from shopping, the furthest I got from the house was … [Read more...] about A Higgidy garden picnic while reading Rebecca

Filed Under: 2015, Book club, It's where it is, review Tagged With: Daphne du Maurier, happiness, Higgidy quiche, picnic, Virago Modern Classics

Playing with Paper – a somethingosaur

24th July 2015 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

A night or two ago our bedtime story was The somethingosaur by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Russell Ayto. It's a lovely story of a little lost something who treks all over the ancient world, looking for his mother. It rhymes, which makes it easy to read aloud, there's mild peril (rhyming creature … [Read more...] about Playing with Paper – a somethingosaur

Filed Under: 2015, 300 Picture books, Book club, It's where it is Tagged With: paper by 53, Picture book, Russell Ayto, somethingosaur, Tony Mitton

Angelina Ballerina – breaking the fourth wall in picture books

13th April 2015 by Jax Blunt 7 Comments

The Angelina Ballerina books form a series of stories about the heroine, Angelina (a mouse) and her friends and family (also, unsurprisingly, mice). Although ballet is an important interest, it's not a feature of every story and in fact is barely mentioned in Angelina's Birthday by Katharine … [Read more...] about Angelina Ballerina – breaking the fourth wall in picture books

Filed Under: 2015, 300 Picture books, Book club Tagged With: angelina ballerina, breaking the fourth wall, Helen Craig, Katharine Holabird, Picture book, review

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