I was thrilled when this arrived in the post yesterday from Two Roads Books. I read Water for Elephants as part of Cara's book group and absolutely loved it, so couldn't wait to get my hands on Ape House. It's published in paperback on 1st September this year, so it's available for pre-order from … [Read more...] about Ape House by Sara Gruen #100books
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Star Struck by Jane Lovering #100books
I really wasn't up to much today, so I was thrilled to find an envelope from ChocLituk in my post this morning. It contained and chocolate, so was a very good start to the day. I haven't read any Jane Lovering before, though I understand there are several about. This one is due out in September, … [Read more...] about Star Struck by Jane Lovering #100books
Alexander's Athenian Adventure – review and giveaway
Alongside the history day, I also want to squeeze in a quick review of a book I was sent that fitted in with today's theme. Alexander's Athenian Adventure, as you might imagine is set mainly in historic Athens. There's a wealth of historic information about the society of the time, set it a quick … [Read more...] about Alexander's Athenian Adventure – review and giveaway
FridayReadAlouds – Author Feature: Rebecca Elliott
A couple of things have come together recently to inspire this post, which I hope is going to be the first in a series. First of all, as part of my 100 books challenge, I was sent Cub's First Winter by Rebecca Elliott, from Top That! Publishing. As a result, I found one BecElliott on twitter and got … [Read more...] about FridayReadAlouds – Author Feature: Rebecca Elliott
Books of the weekend #100books
Another combined review of the picture books we focussed on this weekend. I try to think back to when Big and Small were this kind of age, and I doubt very much I read this number of books to them then. I think Small listened to longer stories that we were reading to Big, I think with Big we just … [Read more...] about Books of the weekend #100books