Tag: Julia Donaldson

  • Paper Dolls at the New Wolsey studio in Ispwich.

    Paper Dolls at the New Wolsey studio in Ispwich.

    Another day, another theatre.   This time we were at New Wolsey studio in Ispwich, for an early years homeed group trip to Paper Dolls, based on the story by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. The illustrations hugely influence this production, featuring the paper dolls (Ticky and Tacky and Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses…

  • 300 picture books wk 3. Or thereabouts

    300 picture books wk 3. Or thereabouts

    Continuing our 300 picture book trek – another good week, including our first library visit. Last week we got up to 23 books, this week we’re totalling 35. Bubble trouble UFO diary. Satoshi Kitamura Books always everywhere @nosycrow The littlest dinosaur @KidsBloomsbury Rosie’s walk Rex wrecks it Grandad Pot Goodnight Tiptoe Polly Dunbar The Hueys…

  • Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour

    Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour

    For anyone who hasn’t read widely on my blog, a quick heads up – I love books. I can see the rest of you shaking heads with a no, really? kind of look 😉 I also love sharing books with my children. (That wasn’t news either was it?) As well as all of that, I…

  • 300 picture books week 9

    lots of bedtime reading this week, mainly of library books. The patternis often that one new one is read and then a couple from previous evenings are repeated. So this week included: Zoo – Anthony Browne. I’m sure this is supposed to be thought provoking. I found it unpleasantly disturbing. One witch. Long live Princess…