I’m going to be completely honest here. Upon examining the cover of ‘The Last Rhino’ by Deborah Stevenson, I was excited to read about a lone rhino. Perhaps he was destined to find a friendship or embark on a journey of making rights out of wrongs in the world. Within turning a few pages, we…
One of our favourite authors is Julia Donaldson. Christmas 2016 bought our now long time favourite ‘Stickman’ into our little library as an introduction to one of our cherished English authors. With a poetic flow, the words almost dance with rhyme and repetition – two very attractive features for young children. When choosing a book…
We read a LOT of books. Reading is one of the first things we do in the morning and one of the last things we do each evening before bed. We met young Harry only recently. His love for his dinosaur friends was contagious from the very first reading! We have revisited and joined him…
Julia Donaldson is one of our favourite authors. The way she writes is engaging, repetitive and full of vocabulary builders- perfect for our children! ‘A Squash and a Squeeze‘ certainly lived up to expectations set by previous titles we have visited. We meet an old woman who seems to feel like her home is uncomfortably…
Today’s Story Tray was inspired by this week play theme. For the last six days we have been exploring Rainbows! I asked Miss 18m which story she would like us to read. After scanning the shelf, she selected ‘Rainbow Fairy’ by Lee Krutop. This is one of three little Fairy books we found at a…
“I wrote to the zoo and they sent me a…” This mornings story was aimed towards Miss 18m. She has been enjoying all things animals so I thought a visit to the zoo would tie in nicely with her current interests. ‘Dear Zoo‘ by Rod Campbell has been a favourite of ours since we got…
