tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915072125533380652024-03-20T15:11:15.777+00:00BookBairnExploring books, stories and trips to the library with my wee BookBairn. BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.comBlogger484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-15540511703907856392023-11-21T10:58:00.000+00:002023-11-21T10:58:34.900+00:0050 Words about Nature Series<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzqiEu7eIKxZlpKirPR_SqclzFN80xh5FgpznLKT_hC87QWNuVtVoTahcpD5TMLHrbe2mP0Lpdp9Q-WBNsVu4fs_gxNbE09tViHJlgWasJoqpCBhRwOzCSCy03MNK879hdKez0SvvCauKZRpssl2nV2uli0bjloQXCH_A5NJU5IXWeJCv8DSCmj4WQLI/s1748/50%20Words%20about%20nature%20series.png" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzqiEu7eIKxZlpKirPR_SqclzFN80xh5FgpznLKT_hC87QWNuVtVoTahcpD5TMLHrbe2mP0Lpdp9Q-WBNsVu4fs_gxNbE09tViHJlgWasJoqpCBhRwOzCSCy03MNK879hdKez0SvvCauKZRpssl2nV2uli0bjloQXCH_A5NJU5IXWeJCv8DSCmj4WQLI/w640-h454/50%20Words%20about%20nature%20series.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>Ad: Sponsored Post</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you are looking for the perfect books to gift this Christmas then this nature series is my top recommendation for younger readers!</p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Designed for younger kids, aged 3+, these are books that will stand the test of time - something I always look for when choosing a Christmas gift. I know the bairns, aged 8 and 6, still enjoy flicking through these and learning lots of new words about nature.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh6PMDjbWrXgoKWWVgoh_7AVbGRxyju7LQ7uV2kLlFEQiswHnLESloAef0OK4CaQ7AiXnAPzqD2sG6Cv9Oryl0JRDL2GFAMpFthk_SECN9OH6-s12zbavs7_-bJPHXws9Gk_pYxZghXf8a0fGLLHShNIndfKBR4EZ9Sq-uwn2tZvKAYcrqBTHbRSESVY/s1772/IMG_5842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh6PMDjbWrXgoKWWVgoh_7AVbGRxyju7LQ7uV2kLlFEQiswHnLESloAef0OK4CaQ7AiXnAPzqD2sG6Cv9Oryl0JRDL2GFAMpFthk_SECN9OH6-s12zbavs7_-bJPHXws9Gk_pYxZghXf8a0fGLLHShNIndfKBR4EZ9Sq-uwn2tZvKAYcrqBTHbRSESVY/w400-h400/IMG_5842.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://amzn.to/47FJbk1">50 Words about Nature series</a> includes books about <a href="https://amzn.to/3QMCAO3">Bugs</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/46rRZJr">Animals</a> (written by Lily Holland) as well as <a href="https://amzn.to/47yGctQ">Birds</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/47Iu2Pa">Plants</a> (written by Tara Pegley-Stanger) and are all beautifully illustrated by Debbie Powell in a fun lino printing style. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l0CdptNq8Irg2JL_BjaYiAeDP0aK2Y927spnftbkJ4GCuJY74JwHfs94F-RPHF0W2TQ4F_sIcirfVb6KKl7E9qgMYrPAbBFaovZ4f6_M-Au8xkY1_iFEORtbFY-0V_CF927YZcH_OC46DyORdCC5YDlx7NSSrn_qLidRUbfro5fYt8iMaCj8WgV0UOE/s1772/IMG_5840.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l0CdptNq8Irg2JL_BjaYiAeDP0aK2Y927spnftbkJ4GCuJY74JwHfs94F-RPHF0W2TQ4F_sIcirfVb6KKl7E9qgMYrPAbBFaovZ4f6_M-Au8xkY1_iFEORtbFY-0V_CF927YZcH_OC46DyORdCC5YDlx7NSSrn_qLidRUbfro5fYt8iMaCj8WgV0UOE/w400-h400/IMG_5840.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The illustrations are instantly appealing and will have kids picking them up to explore the bright and inviting graphics. And inside they are met with a plethora of fascinating facts about our natural world as well as lots of new (and familiar) words.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenYXzb1m0tJ8FE5xNe1knyvXwpfAlRP84gsWz9BDSC9zmqXM5Wtwf756qCPaIGkQ86lIQ8yr5O942PE9EaqkGNB8Azfu4WVtyTv7e20lAFaT_Pa7LEd9WHTvk4BDk0_y_6qxjP5X01ch9eNo0dyg9FArcEdoSDfU3wiFAinRNkdwA84rNvggPeC6MgO4/s1772/IMG_5839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenYXzb1m0tJ8FE5xNe1knyvXwpfAlRP84gsWz9BDSC9zmqXM5Wtwf756qCPaIGkQ86lIQ8yr5O942PE9EaqkGNB8Azfu4WVtyTv7e20lAFaT_Pa7LEd9WHTvk4BDk0_y_6qxjP5X01ch9eNo0dyg9FArcEdoSDfU3wiFAinRNkdwA84rNvggPeC6MgO4/s320/IMG_5839.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2HCzL-9Bhl1xb9HKnZDmpBeKy-pR-yuwLG9-o7hgpwmghJeHwvl0vjfglUeEeYfWqHopJTLGfdBl2lDTfBvELGv8OU5fCEqpE-1XqS0JAsAuTHypaVHKENIh8kGMkHuskUqkQaynNMHciVD9VYEXd9mEV6mApvripUjxOUqMaWP9BaMCgWItswC0mDM/s1772/IMG_5843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2HCzL-9Bhl1xb9HKnZDmpBeKy-pR-yuwLG9-o7hgpwmghJeHwvl0vjfglUeEeYfWqHopJTLGfdBl2lDTfBvELGv8OU5fCEqpE-1XqS0JAsAuTHypaVHKENIh8kGMkHuskUqkQaynNMHciVD9VYEXd9mEV6mApvripUjxOUqMaWP9BaMCgWItswC0mDM/s320/IMG_5843.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Learning new words is not only brilliant for young children's language development, it will also help them to explore and understand the world around them. With modern children spending more time indoors and doing structured play activities, as well as adults who don't have the vocabulary themselves to share, these are books which will really help them look beyond their immediate environment and help to value and appreciate nature - something which will be essential if we are to raise children who want to protect the planet. After all, why would you see the value of a pollinator if you can't name one?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDNAu2YJZ0n4TZV7Uta6ZbTZEyoeONGRrdHFz_IGmw54ZVLlyqqZ3w-OGXCynERy2vxfpkk4ElHf0KJsEC1zpHdVfqZCwGHU4pXZrfYF5ASEEtwc687h0G3svc6zmON2VScbgJHUoP-HhjXtGS3VrJoeaJE72JOUOMdBaoxnHxMBW8UBch1r3Y0wbXWg/s1772/IMG_5844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDNAu2YJZ0n4TZV7Uta6ZbTZEyoeONGRrdHFz_IGmw54ZVLlyqqZ3w-OGXCynERy2vxfpkk4ElHf0KJsEC1zpHdVfqZCwGHU4pXZrfYF5ASEEtwc687h0G3svc6zmON2VScbgJHUoP-HhjXtGS3VrJoeaJE72JOUOMdBaoxnHxMBW8UBch1r3Y0wbXWg/s320/IMG_5844.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD4FDGPIuN4-zH8jHKxfh8DBlcHEl4YoP9V9UsHCpGpyzs7Uz9-twx4e3yDOqEl6THeMlb2zZp3zCsGqGQEJE9yQQVZhNq3_w9iju1kSV7CUa_B26WCOPLCCBxUyPDTA0KZScXP63B62xaEUXxrGf0S_MF0CxlgcmL0utobQTk64JnLBQz6WDCieGd2g/s1772/IMG_5845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD4FDGPIuN4-zH8jHKxfh8DBlcHEl4YoP9V9UsHCpGpyzs7Uz9-twx4e3yDOqEl6THeMlb2zZp3zCsGqGQEJE9yQQVZhNq3_w9iju1kSV7CUa_B26WCOPLCCBxUyPDTA0KZScXP63B62xaEUXxrGf0S_MF0CxlgcmL0utobQTk64JnLBQz6WDCieGd2g/s320/IMG_5845.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">But these are not only hugely valuable books in an educational sense. They are joyful. And I mean that in the truest sense: they are full of joy. Seeing the bright illustrations of flora and fauna that they know and love will excite young readers and reading them alongside a beloved adult, will create happy endorphins and memories for both parent and child. As children get older they will no doubt revisit these on their own and enjoy both the artwork and the information for themselves.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And if you're expanding your own vocabulary (I certainly topped up my nature words) alongside your child, then don't fret - there's a pronunciation guide of the trickier words at the back of each book. Turns out I've been mispronouncing 'elytra' and 'proboscis' (from the bug book) wrong - every day is a school day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYhQU6fxTl6qTLiFw5MsYXCVGVsfGdM-0iM0YU_5U-cY4JY3YzfxHh-lmUsb6hV9VCjQ_PPEyp4Hlw9B1r5j03BSfiqppKnmCmo99HaMjZ6lwx9utCDVHeUvRYMGIoQ87ANnnR99pids8E01yJmJhiGvirCg9c-3NKrs_Mk4Th8LOqB9eYmyWxQ0Ct-M/s1772/IMG_5841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYhQU6fxTl6qTLiFw5MsYXCVGVsfGdM-0iM0YU_5U-cY4JY3YzfxHh-lmUsb6hV9VCjQ_PPEyp4Hlw9B1r5j03BSfiqppKnmCmo99HaMjZ6lwx9utCDVHeUvRYMGIoQ87ANnnR99pids8E01yJmJhiGvirCg9c-3NKrs_Mk4Th8LOqB9eYmyWxQ0Ct-M/s320/IMG_5841.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Long time followers will not be surprised that the book about Birds is the one that we've read the most! And even as collectors of bird books, we've picked up new information and words as we read.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLI9cr0Rz0RmTAER5JgV8uJSsaCPggcBSwnOsW9EUaOFh0Qmj7rfZ4nzVBkphNxMScb_8n8MZwKnb3asaol7KJP6R7LOlqQ602TDGLwQ-WGKCoPLaTOhQKuNO9OGvnOeP00k_D6EjbzTT4iqYyzhFi6WlEBD7k2Z0NdWldGWXt06eYotIbJ3YPD5bmjk/s1772/IMG_5837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLI9cr0Rz0RmTAER5JgV8uJSsaCPggcBSwnOsW9EUaOFh0Qmj7rfZ4nzVBkphNxMScb_8n8MZwKnb3asaol7KJP6R7LOlqQ602TDGLwQ-WGKCoPLaTOhQKuNO9OGvnOeP00k_D6EjbzTT4iqYyzhFi6WlEBD7k2Z0NdWldGWXt06eYotIbJ3YPD5bmjk/w320-h320/IMG_5837.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8PeV1jalgBdQiHrr0eggVhjrvC-Usyv0MOX-GQb3mCBUQNbSvd1g0iRsXpnmIyykHpPcYvBlKFoQ4S6J-_7GBCljAJwsRpCBFaYHUeNPkls4SyP0ZStls0fRklNo5FvQJbxdWHej-3D3R5gcUeJ0ed5HkI2wvGnejb0WFy79lWt4Y6z-FkUOpxv6LrM/s1772/IMG_5838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8PeV1jalgBdQiHrr0eggVhjrvC-Usyv0MOX-GQb3mCBUQNbSvd1g0iRsXpnmIyykHpPcYvBlKFoQ4S6J-_7GBCljAJwsRpCBFaYHUeNPkls4SyP0ZStls0fRklNo5FvQJbxdWHej-3D3R5gcUeJ0ed5HkI2wvGnejb0WFy79lWt4Y6z-FkUOpxv6LrM/w320-h320/IMG_5838.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">So if you too have a nature loving kid, then these books would be perfect for their stocking!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you find these under the tree this Christmas,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim and the bairns x</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Oxford Childrens. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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I grew up loving the Worst Witch (did you?) but now there’s a whole coven of witch stories to choose from and I’ve picked some favourite series to bewitch you with!<a name='more'></a>And Books 2 Door have an amazing selection of bewitching stories for readers of all ages. I love that they have so many box sets because when you find something you love you know young readers are just going to want the next one straight away - it's like they are under a spell (yes, there will be lots of puns!).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JOvKmM6tkbbF5QUZDrCkyLlgmn4dM-rjxZEX9oy3k4pzZky0lmQtcFOwDYKkTrWCQjU-x4YoNwVvKOmj1ncN2iNkENy8u1JSwnaYiF2hQBOUmhZhkExkvWnGfotpdi4TjApbLNpnvu19-UhzOcraZ2CFVAgU4w8Zlqx1IJEDeRS4olr77rV42Rnoh40/w400-h300/IMG_4514.jpeg" /></div><br /><a href="https://www.books2door.com/collections/halloween/products/witch-for-a-week-elsie-pickles-series-3-books-collection-set-by-ages-7-9-paperback-kaye-umansky"><span style="color: #800180;">Elsie Pickles series* (Witch for a Week) by Kaye Umansky & illustrated by Ashley King</span></a><div> <br />When Elsie Pickles offers to house-sit for local witch Magenta Sharp, she has no idea what she’s getting herself into. With a talking raven and a scruffy dog for company and a book of instructions called ‘Everything You Need to Know’, what could possibly go wrong? <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUeOC4LPsQBLstfItHTsGk6yCjWehHtRPrRe_a-PFkhP85GgjY_sJ6NbyEBBbHsRdj7MlKUM1h8rox9kmPKufq1Z1T17X1dIXn1UkeEUxseWNUlK6-ZvThDsTPAi9hhg1zdlc9L_hoJE8bSrdbOQ9EQFQLsse-NdL05PQNM70d8AmdCk2CxuwkyL7uQg/s2048/IMG_4515.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUeOC4LPsQBLstfItHTsGk6yCjWehHtRPrRe_a-PFkhP85GgjY_sJ6NbyEBBbHsRdj7MlKUM1h8rox9kmPKufq1Z1T17X1dIXn1UkeEUxseWNUlK6-ZvThDsTPAi9hhg1zdlc9L_hoJE8bSrdbOQ9EQFQLsse-NdL05PQNM70d8AmdCk2CxuwkyL7uQg/s320/IMG_4515.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoNt1Z9JwEg1U-GgiihxqhsbVa9JLUZG0pZKP-Ksf1vTMQl0uztrVlGt0MfCTfnba0TbYR_r24fCury7yX6_lUaGEroNFiS37zNVVcDDQEyzRT2ByivI5e3O1vYu52NmL_NxuwJKKRdrfnb3ZF4PhOBSZr83_fELJPBLtjuuIAfNHtW0qfvw2m-Leap0/s2048/IMG_4516.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoNt1Z9JwEg1U-GgiihxqhsbVa9JLUZG0pZKP-Ksf1vTMQl0uztrVlGt0MfCTfnba0TbYR_r24fCury7yX6_lUaGEroNFiS37zNVVcDDQEyzRT2ByivI5e3O1vYu52NmL_NxuwJKKRdrfnb3ZF4PhOBSZr83_fELJPBLtjuuIAfNHtW0qfvw2m-Leap0/s320/IMG_4516.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Mischief and marvellous magic are set to turn Elsie’s life upside down! I really love the illustrations in this series too - they are packed full of fun details that magically bring the story to life! This series is full of funny magical mishaps that will charm and bewitch young readers.<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce8UiRzRoBEUl81roMEFM1vHyKz_Egd-yuMEk94B2JNMqSWSIdzx3EcrwkElb5O19t0SOqu_SXPrdKcnQLdaxYBwvp08t991OG8X9Pvm2UzAjv5Q2RhnDOmBQzQqDQYc31nHDBgPAQMyoXVPXuKhO1WyhnKFzOOvhSiY-N1PVbOMPmHB4mwxCwTPYlMk/s2048/IMG_4517.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce8UiRzRoBEUl81roMEFM1vHyKz_Egd-yuMEk94B2JNMqSWSIdzx3EcrwkElb5O19t0SOqu_SXPrdKcnQLdaxYBwvp08t991OG8X9Pvm2UzAjv5Q2RhnDOmBQzQqDQYc31nHDBgPAQMyoXVPXuKhO1WyhnKFzOOvhSiY-N1PVbOMPmHB4mwxCwTPYlMk/w400-h300/IMG_4517.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.books2door.com/collections/halloween/products/aveline-jones-series-by-phil-hickes-3-books-collection-set-ages-9-paperback"><span style="color: #800180;">Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes & illustrated by Keith Robinson </span></a> <br /><br />Looking for something spine-tingling?! Then the Aveline Jones series* will have you checking under the bed before you turn the lights out!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AixvLkUqCcpBnZKau2TcweyurLqz9WPg-FMhCuetHM38lN9W6epl9GZ2eeCQk3IubRck_O86R6wP9erfdgt90v8-i5d1pRJBrgXuWuu5ouibMpCXb3g9eouUflZZdBDxUKAXeEz5h7dHthyphenhyphen8cRMnwcVm_zg6IMehj-TuEEj_Afq1VhWfbnymLHLu-n4/s2048/IMG_4518.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AixvLkUqCcpBnZKau2TcweyurLqz9WPg-FMhCuetHM38lN9W6epl9GZ2eeCQk3IubRck_O86R6wP9erfdgt90v8-i5d1pRJBrgXuWuu5ouibMpCXb3g9eouUflZZdBDxUKAXeEz5h7dHthyphenhyphen8cRMnwcVm_zg6IMehj-TuEEj_Afq1VhWfbnymLHLu-n4/s320/IMG_4518.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Aveline loves reading ghost stories so when she finds a spooky old book in a dusty second-hand bookshop (you’ve got to love that for a setting) she is drawn into the stories as well as the book’s previous owner’s story! There’s creepy scarecrows, stormy weather and something (or someone?) who is stirring. This first book will certainly give you the shivers! But are you brave enough to read all three? Perfect for kids who aren’t afraid of the dark!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio7D5yp4lbWF3UlmmNVDmiKWq237jOtJXKGDV4K0Jl0RjmoCnxNiCCwyc3_p-fpJekBD4V32Pq7EpCoh2pfIamYPETV4yUMrfQwHmKKpeXpKv-2-jJ4hUEH2QJJRG-h5yRvrocr7EpzVNJKUjo8ZKC_BFsH0STNxRID-zU_q719JPpESf7PMXSMst3vo/s2048/IMG_4519.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio7D5yp4lbWF3UlmmNVDmiKWq237jOtJXKGDV4K0Jl0RjmoCnxNiCCwyc3_p-fpJekBD4V32Pq7EpCoh2pfIamYPETV4yUMrfQwHmKKpeXpKv-2-jJ4hUEH2QJJRG-h5yRvrocr7EpzVNJKUjo8ZKC_BFsH0STNxRID-zU_q719JPpESf7PMXSMst3vo/w400-h300/IMG_4519.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.books2door.com/collections/halloween/products/diary-of-an-accidental-witch-series-by-honor-and-perdita-cargill-4-books-collection-set-ages-8-10-paperback"><span style="color: #800180;">Diary of an Accidental Witch* by Perdita & Honor Cargill & illustrated by Katie Saunders</span></a> <br /><br />Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire and her dad has accidentally enrolled her in Witch School! Instead of simply focusing on making new friends and managing mathematics, she’s got the class frog thrust upon her, levitation classes to grapple with, learning to fly a broom and plan for the Halloween Ball! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-riVEoHXEyd_ntwixGdgQ1KVyfgMBZgSNqz_hTw5XzjW4K8q1liL_91duvWCA-LxyT2NrZerzTZcTyOqREty4FfBeLd9ekXEqVw_RvZoSo9e975zciZq-NjDP4bDC_RytPX9T-a4JSIt6tyxTT6m-Yru8kBMxps2-3Myva1k2Aoyedg6NY9tahIv8QQ/s2048/IMG_4520.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-riVEoHXEyd_ntwixGdgQ1KVyfgMBZgSNqz_hTw5XzjW4K8q1liL_91duvWCA-LxyT2NrZerzTZcTyOqREty4FfBeLd9ekXEqVw_RvZoSo9e975zciZq-NjDP4bDC_RytPX9T-a4JSIt6tyxTT6m-Yru8kBMxps2-3Myva1k2Aoyedg6NY9tahIv8QQ/s320/IMG_4520.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8eactlSpob3lleGjhRSzU4sSsxdzQtu3eUuTWhyphenhyphenAEEyGuYg5H_LcMHyLyhvrxoW6cFNVn4uB6tX_3o71NAGRl_IOClYT8uj0lpdc8Jxu1vwuBe4YWfnbUaOhm-PgDT4AjnMQgeealwEkxbj3fvxvSk5jbL9PUzLlzRrElzxfYvqDef2r9458rZBIAk/s2048/IMG_4521.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8eactlSpob3lleGjhRSzU4sSsxdzQtu3eUuTWhyphenhyphenAEEyGuYg5H_LcMHyLyhvrxoW6cFNVn4uB6tX_3o71NAGRl_IOClYT8uj0lpdc8Jxu1vwuBe4YWfnbUaOhm-PgDT4AjnMQgeealwEkxbj3fvxvSk5jbL9PUzLlzRrElzxfYvqDef2r9458rZBIAk/s320/IMG_4521.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With a contemporary setting and a diary format, you’ll feel like you’ve made a new friend in Bea. Packed full of humour, and doodles, this is a magical series about friendship, frenemies and finding your place.</div><br /><br />Books2Door also have a fantastic offer on their <a href="https://www.books2door.com/collections/halloween?page=1&grid_list=grid-view">Halloween reads with an extra 10% off throughout October!</a> (£30 min spend - check the T&Cs and if you're reading this after Halloween it's likely to have ended) . <br /><br />*I’ve only read the first book in each series so far! (If only there was more reading time, huh?)<br /><br />Some bewitching reading for the season! I also have a £10 off coupon for new customers when you spend £30 just <a href="https://i.refs.cc/CvoeG3RP?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo2NjMyMDIzOTF9 ">CLICK HERE</a>. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you find these book charming!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SpookBairn x</div><br /><br /><i>Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Books2Door and I selected these box sets from their wide collection for review. This post contains links to their website which I included as part of said agreement. (Though I would have directed you to their site anyway because the book bargains are fabulous!). All the books will be donated after this work is completed, and BookBairn has had a read, to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/primaryschoollibrary/">our school library project</a>.</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-75490374354137755462023-10-24T16:09:00.001+01:002023-10-24T16:09:19.814+01:00Ghost Scouts by Taylor Dolan<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-iMlUBpXrmrcrOHycfA0p2SHVtbJX-uXmcNd_LQnMwalHdxs-CWLDq_UcDqjNnNGkidwMNuMs9uks6q6XHhQR5bknZzfrlj63-4BN8Z3QEGhm_SFFwPBFBglK_W6DMP8UT3Z_PcnrFJsDW5aP3tBCj_MSpqIG6fF8neZMjUj6jiag_ISeGSq__s-4kM/s1748/ghost%20scouts%20by%20taylor%20dolan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-iMlUBpXrmrcrOHycfA0p2SHVtbJX-uXmcNd_LQnMwalHdxs-CWLDq_UcDqjNnNGkidwMNuMs9uks6q6XHhQR5bknZzfrlj63-4BN8Z3QEGhm_SFFwPBFBglK_W6DMP8UT3Z_PcnrFJsDW5aP3tBCj_MSpqIG6fF8neZMjUj6jiag_ISeGSq__s-4kM/w640-h454/ghost%20scouts%20by%20taylor%20dolan.png" width="640" /></a><br /></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: inherit;">AD: Sponsored Post</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Were you a Brownie or Scout? I loved being a Rainbow, Brownie and Girl Guide and it seems BookBairn does too! And The Wee Page Turner loves Beavers. I, however, do not love sewing on all the badges (I've cheated now and bought fabric glue) even though collecting badges was one of my favourite parts.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I’m not sure I would have enjoyed was being a Ghost Scout - I’m far too much of a wimp to befriend a werewolf (albeit a rather tame one), a fancy schmancy zombie, or a baseball-cap-wearing ghost. </span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgMnpRtUNepxz8tmADTrJhj8M12OIb2hpCBI7UduAAax92NYtyLu_geeMsYtVNUyxIFRL5L2Btc8YllhkQa55almdiGRJwFVWjECrTE6PR9Z-Dd_qTRyNysxguBbYZROxOmCm2VY7ti123dntlaA_bXmoImyQuVC1PszpaBrdgvJ2brbJG5xdAt3yGl4/s1773/IMG_4588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgMnpRtUNepxz8tmADTrJhj8M12OIb2hpCBI7UduAAax92NYtyLu_geeMsYtVNUyxIFRL5L2Btc8YllhkQa55almdiGRJwFVWjECrTE6PR9Z-Dd_qTRyNysxguBbYZROxOmCm2VY7ti123dntlaA_bXmoImyQuVC1PszpaBrdgvJ2brbJG5xdAt3yGl4/s320/IMG_4588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I'll admit this new early chapter book series had me quivering to read! In <b><a href="https://amzn.to/4728sEV">Ghost Scouts by Taylor Dolan</a></b>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">Lexie Wilde accidentally finds herself at Camp Croak (a rather remiss Grams and a wrong turn are to blame) that’s exactly who she finds herself sharing a cabin with - a werewolf, a zombie and a ghost. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn_wRKt7gBwmtbx1jC2Y_fkGlIBSBuJDPOFPj-fzj3aRyjWxjTCP4jxdEteXp8UKxaMiv2s-E1-eNtxriAxMdPVn9T3zyyFbUE4XiynoOc-2KfZHyQ1hoQqPc_zt_PoHb5zuXLt6mLTQwqpTZW_7CLogE_-ih6dh7p2-z9geP4G2TOqdt4ECC8itg5Sc/s1773/IMG_4594.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn_wRKt7gBwmtbx1jC2Y_fkGlIBSBuJDPOFPj-fzj3aRyjWxjTCP4jxdEteXp8UKxaMiv2s-E1-eNtxriAxMdPVn9T3zyyFbUE4XiynoOc-2KfZHyQ1hoQqPc_zt_PoHb5zuXLt6mLTQwqpTZW_7CLogE_-ih6dh7p2-z9geP4G2TOqdt4ECC8itg5Sc/s320/IMG_4594.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>And when Euphemia Vile (what a villain name!) appears, when coincidentally the three-headed-witches who usually run the camp mysteriously fall asleep, and takes charge of the camp, Lexie and her new friends must thwart her wicked plans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEjKrIBFf59c5yKe16aY5p2kAegNIL6EbcepVTD6_dQUc2b8g7BA8E2kfgFapYflkkotUMFIhGRJ8i1ZSviGapwnK7W4fv4EOvRGyMa8t6p7siGg3OuVB46uuAMpQxp0TNclXKFsaoNOY6oxF2VQiluXdiWuyZ3fFdorfbFfIjnAKhaXwWyhxBj7Yk8c/s1773/IMG_4593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEjKrIBFf59c5yKe16aY5p2kAegNIL6EbcepVTD6_dQUc2b8g7BA8E2kfgFapYflkkotUMFIhGRJ8i1ZSviGapwnK7W4fv4EOvRGyMa8t6p7siGg3OuVB46uuAMpQxp0TNclXKFsaoNOY6oxF2VQiluXdiWuyZ3fFdorfbFfIjnAKhaXwWyhxBj7Yk8c/s320/IMG_4593.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*Spoiler alert* (well there are four books in the series so surely you’d expect it), they send Scoutmaster Vile packing - in a truly gruesome way! But Euphemia Vile is like a bad smell that will not go away - and she returns in the rest of the series, desperate to take over the camp so she can build her own camp on the land.</span></div></span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rZwrWefJzZWwzji84UtPfZcYDUeGrG7JXsfRFw8JrucfMkV0nvg6bvCkEuWj2erGydUQr_L1YJ1TKpzYvDg7q39Q85cBWLT8G5PA6UBQSKahqZ3ahaq7QZO4sJiJZXRrPl2BA_g1hwoBtd58yEwuOtCV9aEOZXnujRRA8h8wSy1zQWFfUz0FBg6zzhw/s1773/IMG_4592.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rZwrWefJzZWwzji84UtPfZcYDUeGrG7JXsfRFw8JrucfMkV0nvg6bvCkEuWj2erGydUQr_L1YJ1TKpzYvDg7q39Q85cBWLT8G5PA6UBQSKahqZ3ahaq7QZO4sJiJZXRrPl2BA_g1hwoBtd58yEwuOtCV9aEOZXnujRRA8h8wSy1zQWFfUz0FBg6zzhw/s320/IMG_4592.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You know that I love a highly illustrated chapter book for young readers so this sort of series is always going to be a hit with me. BUT(!!) I was not expecting this series to be as quirky, as funny and to deal with some tricky topics like bullying and mental health. The last book in the series is particularly good at tackling (both literally and figuratively) intrusive thoughts, self-esteem, and self care. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This series has completely surpassed all my expectations - they characters dialogue is downright brilliant - quick, sharp, sassy - I just love reading it! I love how fast-paced they are and how they illustrations really add to the storytelling. I love that the stories are full of ‘Southern Charm’ in the dialogue and the setting but also steeped in legends of the Bayou. </span></div></span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8gr1kwNUSYrYWuGmOPuZpw4GIKkvoxOOUw6oiyVK8hhP-YbNrHeR47gbmySFW9YWJSxImXzzMuDpjoe5qxpIk-RK0dnywTWB7LUluGnLGo_1MwNmS7-Z5O6gqdk3ewsPsl_alx7eFT1m9T-mqGt7N38BHuoVY202dU0AbTxxgl3WCbEFoEgBsyJE8Mk/s1773/IMG_4589.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8gr1kwNUSYrYWuGmOPuZpw4GIKkvoxOOUw6oiyVK8hhP-YbNrHeR47gbmySFW9YWJSxImXzzMuDpjoe5qxpIk-RK0dnywTWB7LUluGnLGo_1MwNmS7-Z5O6gqdk3ewsPsl_alx7eFT1m9T-mqGt7N38BHuoVY202dU0AbTxxgl3WCbEFoEgBsyJE8Mk/s320/IMG_4589.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">With an inclusive cast of characters, I think the author has really shown that embrace of difference, how working together (especially important in the fourth book) can overcome dangerous creatures, and dastardly villains.</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3ryhchVFSeT7swjVMLg4exb7gwnwmUe8bbpGa-4nBLqrmouwJ9yPDm_Dy3TzjQySUL4CXfTVXuiZdLTyISqZO5IvtfL-efeRsgYRT9GBSuxnM7DVkD0nMCvwLrifO2t5Vvb1rZ_3VBfAHZjlFRNfeCZQClmXb7IGYjkSS1pakL5Rh6QVsyh_vAtMoiY/s1773/IMG_4595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3ryhchVFSeT7swjVMLg4exb7gwnwmUe8bbpGa-4nBLqrmouwJ9yPDm_Dy3TzjQySUL4CXfTVXuiZdLTyISqZO5IvtfL-efeRsgYRT9GBSuxnM7DVkD0nMCvwLrifO2t5Vvb1rZ_3VBfAHZjlFRNfeCZQClmXb7IGYjkSS1pakL5Rh6QVsyh_vAtMoiY/s320/IMG_4595.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also there are badges! And who doesn’t love a badge! I even made myself a Ghost Scouts badge to add to my own collection, because I decided, despite being a wimp, I quite like the idea of pledging to live by the Ghost Scout Law!</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X4J9-wtGOLpSmvrBTGDqkKThC_qKq-nrTg6EgWXCHne4h88EQGU2DpcHhToPuGIbQtjD9i26bKFGDbIQx7ncXzv3xcvadOyYG17ggGpJ5XxngfL0N35L45ULUcALSdjOD-JF4_ClhcXyc0aUWMW6XUXtCNvpEjnVcO9_DVVq_ttT1ls-pv5kVD1c1Lc/s1773/IMG_4590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X4J9-wtGOLpSmvrBTGDqkKThC_qKq-nrTg6EgWXCHne4h88EQGU2DpcHhToPuGIbQtjD9i26bKFGDbIQx7ncXzv3xcvadOyYG17ggGpJ5XxngfL0N35L45ULUcALSdjOD-JF4_ClhcXyc0aUWMW6XUXtCNvpEjnVcO9_DVVq_ttT1ls-pv5kVD1c1Lc/w320-h320/IMG_4590.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ghost Scout Law</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>I will do my best to be</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">honest and fair,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">friendly-ish and helpful,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">considerate and caring,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">brush my fangs and shower occasionally,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">be responsible for what I say and do,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>and to</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">respect myself because I am awesome,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">respect authority when they have earned my respect,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">use resources wisely,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">make the world a stranger place,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">and be a sibling to every Ghost Scout.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Kim (aka SpookBairn) x</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Guppy Publishing. I hope you'll see that my love for these spooktacular books is deep.</i></div></span></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-48461397606304827392023-10-09T17:32:00.002+01:002023-10-09T17:32:21.591+01:00The Wild by Yuval Zommer<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85VzLb8D9C2N3DQ0EN30BfPvs5bYYjRiOONaPswg0XvNQKoB15CqlqVgQCkiQFVWEyAPHKh94neujVufcmJ6AoFiNsbw1ZfE-AzfnRT9mUj_o1DVasLsnW4fV4WSMUCkoyE6EjnfIOCffzPfENQl96p7wQsRuWIr14Ud9aA8qWVb-_2edovRouxVMIsM/s1748/the%20wild%20%20by%20%20yuval%20zommer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85VzLb8D9C2N3DQ0EN30BfPvs5bYYjRiOONaPswg0XvNQKoB15CqlqVgQCkiQFVWEyAPHKh94neujVufcmJ6AoFiNsbw1ZfE-AzfnRT9mUj_o1DVasLsnW4fV4WSMUCkoyE6EjnfIOCffzPfENQl96p7wQsRuWIr14Ud9aA8qWVb-_2edovRouxVMIsM/w640-h454/the%20wild%20%20by%20%20yuval%20zommer.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span>AD: Sponsored Post </span></i><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">In one of the most beautiful picture books of the year, nature illustrator extraordinaire Yuval Zommer</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">, has personified The Wild - making it into a living breathing creature. A wonder to behold. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A visually stunning book, with a creature you will fall in love with, this is a poignant reminder that our connection to nature is vital.</span><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECr897USEizTGzJjoc11cytOjaonKYTHsM-cQK6rw6B1Ecmn94U8Su-qvIlHJDigkMl4U0c3IfRceFcdEgqfrXbIlPwft9uuH1FllD7EaUDXQUIOc91AqVTHz8-F8v8mn8nLBKeuzPr5uUCwThEd4WLhP6G8ZzOKmlQRr2cs8FTlc0SIMlLYXyoVbsJI/s1773/IMG_4241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECr897USEizTGzJjoc11cytOjaonKYTHsM-cQK6rw6B1Ecmn94U8Su-qvIlHJDigkMl4U0c3IfRceFcdEgqfrXbIlPwft9uuH1FllD7EaUDXQUIOc91AqVTHz8-F8v8mn8nLBKeuzPr5uUCwThEd4WLhP6G8ZzOKmlQRr2cs8FTlc0SIMlLYXyoVbsJI/w400-h400/IMG_4241.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Usually I start a review by telling you the synopsis of the story but today I just have to share a gushing praise for the glorious artwork in </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3tfzZ74">The Wild by Yuval Zommer</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It’s the sort of book tat you can’t help but trace your fingers along the pages - as if feeling the pages will help you believe the beauty your eyes are seeing is real. You could read this book 100 times and find a new tiny detail you’ve missed on reads before. Children will want to take this book into their laps, with our someone to read it aloud to them, simply to turn each page and “look at the pictures”. This is the sort of book that will help children understand art.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is proof that picture book illustration is art.</span></span></div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KIpoP3bJeCj0VT9RqzA6sNxNuK2KHwAUirMbtmqgq0jhO_Wuk1zxf15b7ZZrq-sMv52NaPRYjbeg5ZHtp3nNjAj73wBTemW_ikzk5bltZ3TKmxmzRgokI1-VhxDlqhVFk7e4G4lrzsxHHMqcUJCAFUZN8Bihzn5z11ptBK5mlwSCIFLRgKf5lMTBHyQ/s1773/IMG_4243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KIpoP3bJeCj0VT9RqzA6sNxNuK2KHwAUirMbtmqgq0jhO_Wuk1zxf15b7ZZrq-sMv52NaPRYjbeg5ZHtp3nNjAj73wBTemW_ikzk5bltZ3TKmxmzRgokI1-VhxDlqhVFk7e4G4lrzsxHHMqcUJCAFUZN8Bihzn5z11ptBK5mlwSCIFLRgKf5lMTBHyQ/w400-h400/IMG_4243.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hckkz6KUbopUyZ5DSdnehp-WDLdtYDBNL22Q7HE4kCfZK74ZwuQFjZ0kY1W8v4Qj41-O27psK3HV3RdjdA1JbgpPxVl5vG5ohDR7qlIaVDhELub41t0a9T1EyCiDamNxZasA1uF2SrICkvX0BJqXEba8r32TExuWktwn88reGZzp8M_m1ZzxrR11UYo/s1773/IMG_4244.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hckkz6KUbopUyZ5DSdnehp-WDLdtYDBNL22Q7HE4kCfZK74ZwuQFjZ0kY1W8v4Qj41-O27psK3HV3RdjdA1JbgpPxVl5vG5ohDR7qlIaVDhELub41t0a9T1EyCiDamNxZasA1uF2SrICkvX0BJqXEba8r32TExuWktwn88reGZzp8M_m1ZzxrR11UYo/w400-h400/IMG_4244.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Lush and green, full of layers and textures, the depth to this book is truly breathtaking.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOkevZSvVqQxyrc_xbCe7-fRViBix2Kk84pGQ3y128rESpdbVacD7TTxxYi0qsMFixj4RxiFpO3rmJqGcEztYFmbhJKEZvmpGx6i9l1AkCIatyQMYzPXYNBdZnorr0qlE1VLp0wyUDABt5ddWfaKQrnrHqALq0zkLOwvFRrS0_7VLyeS7O_1L7W7UPpk/s1773/IMG_4245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOkevZSvVqQxyrc_xbCe7-fRViBix2Kk84pGQ3y128rESpdbVacD7TTxxYi0qsMFixj4RxiFpO3rmJqGcEztYFmbhJKEZvmpGx6i9l1AkCIatyQMYzPXYNBdZnorr0qlE1VLp0wyUDABt5ddWfaKQrnrHqALq0zkLOwvFRrS0_7VLyeS7O_1L7W7UPpk/w400-h400/IMG_4245.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It tells the story of the Wild (brought to life in a character) and all that it does for the creatures that live on it’s back; the creatures who depend upon it; the creatures that make the Wild their home. T<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">he Wild welcomes all, it stretches across lands and oceans, it is home to all. </span>But as time goes on, people begin to care less for the Wild and they take more and more of it’s resources: they plough, and mine, and drain. <span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">They do not appreciate that the Wild is home to many, and will suffer if the few keep relentlessly pillaging its resources.</span> And they do not notice that the Wild was losing its deep green forests and its bright white ice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWC0Pgi1xA0Xz17eYCkYw10Ed6FHOnqE7gndclGU8tZObPegAtIYxMIzegIee_X578r_3Lr4oDYU1Gt6JSXtfSShqqZZQGQecLLl9Ln-sZ5yjhJYZMIBvoQ8u9Zx5MfFfMFLNh7WJ5cdlmSb4MvTgPikBfxTd8igWDY5mYtGwg4hMvzFyYwv-zImeLb50/s1773/IMG_4246.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWC0Pgi1xA0Xz17eYCkYw10Ed6FHOnqE7gndclGU8tZObPegAtIYxMIzegIee_X578r_3Lr4oDYU1Gt6JSXtfSShqqZZQGQecLLl9Ln-sZ5yjhJYZMIBvoQ8u9Zx5MfFfMFLNh7WJ5cdlmSb4MvTgPikBfxTd8igWDY5mYtGwg4hMvzFyYwv-zImeLb50/w400-h400/IMG_4246.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XcqHU7idTgJ-FNVVxE3GKw8TqZfbRedlkmNa7m-cQ5Kyv0FolL0rxolS9azdeFSBQSwiWW6Lm646eHz3f_pFf6Ya1_Yl3fmO6hOnphjCrMG-nxDyDBhefW8OnHYJtL4yedPbqmNAXFIYOuzbFVRPq7820QtDjDgFQpKC3_RQkPP3P8Ryzy3pTmDQeXA/s1773/IMG_4247.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XcqHU7idTgJ-FNVVxE3GKw8TqZfbRedlkmNa7m-cQ5Kyv0FolL0rxolS9azdeFSBQSwiWW6Lm646eHz3f_pFf6Ya1_Yl3fmO6hOnphjCrMG-nxDyDBhefW8OnHYJtL4yedPbqmNAXFIYOuzbFVRPq7820QtDjDgFQpKC3_RQkPP3P8Ryzy3pTmDQeXA/w400-h400/IMG_4247.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">One child is watching. One child is worrying. One child is noticing. Noticing that the Wild needs a voice. And that child is not afraid to speak. To shout. Until many others add their voices. And the words become loud and clear. And changes happen. Meaning the Wild can recover.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA5Szzm2DziNZXLcA5Ng4O-m8CRPgkN-o95ohGsrzUNIH40vAtUQbUCvXrOD2mBS2HdOGDm3mJ-xScGKjul0FwPcnBMp6IvpihDiVuG9fuCeY0Pa4HEXQHiMbdmMFPBLWz0nd_QvYYrNeu9OwrhJu3inkY2Uzkgh9_Z0hyphenhyphenR9y9WTAYFsiiVw3YK0WVvA/s1773/IMG_4248.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA5Szzm2DziNZXLcA5Ng4O-m8CRPgkN-o95ohGsrzUNIH40vAtUQbUCvXrOD2mBS2HdOGDm3mJ-xScGKjul0FwPcnBMp6IvpihDiVuG9fuCeY0Pa4HEXQHiMbdmMFPBLWz0nd_QvYYrNeu9OwrhJu3inkY2Uzkgh9_Z0hyphenhyphenR9y9WTAYFsiiVw3YK0WVvA/w400-h400/IMG_4248.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQo3PbmXUReJIf4o8OwzKissmbFgMRmRAMUtTUFESBO3PK01lE4k9FxfsD18s6a7_t6GmqoMmDdjUjTAa4YVrh1RxwBld8jYm3dhLrMVZXknJ5hY5rWBuNs_s5rt7ZVB9TtGqvB-JjmA_4Zs6BtyNVdnTXmxtBquqiBjgDIlfLvDtq_brt11pA9CEG2o/s1773/IMG_4249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQo3PbmXUReJIf4o8OwzKissmbFgMRmRAMUtTUFESBO3PK01lE4k9FxfsD18s6a7_t6GmqoMmDdjUjTAa4YVrh1RxwBld8jYm3dhLrMVZXknJ5hY5rWBuNs_s5rt7ZVB9TtGqvB-JjmA_4Zs6BtyNVdnTXmxtBquqiBjgDIlfLvDtq_brt11pA9CEG2o/w414-h414/IMG_4249.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>This is a story about nature. About the natural world. It’s also about collective voices. It’s about speaking out for those who cannot. It’s about protecting and rescuing our Wild.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmmex0KAyDbsFR5A2Jok-a9PgVRrthqCn2vOE7fqpn0lqj2b0UeulC9VrNMZ311CFTHwgmJv0TBR-0PdEzpvuIKxQ_Lt3VK0aXUoOb9XBEK9_SWf4jIiexWjdLSPdEUwx4zcCPSCQ7cNEWtsGwx1u-tTnwaQvxVTl1J23BzI5EckX-gkaGR4M-eRjvLA/s1773/IMG_4250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmmex0KAyDbsFR5A2Jok-a9PgVRrthqCn2vOE7fqpn0lqj2b0UeulC9VrNMZ311CFTHwgmJv0TBR-0PdEzpvuIKxQ_Lt3VK0aXUoOb9XBEK9_SWf4jIiexWjdLSPdEUwx4zcCPSCQ7cNEWtsGwx1u-tTnwaQvxVTl1J23BzI5EckX-gkaGR4M-eRjvLA/w414-h414/IMG_4250.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>A beautiful book to read outdoors, in the shade of a towering tree,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim and the bairns x</span></div></span><br /><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Oxford Childrens. I hope my passion for this book comes across - it's truly fabulous</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">!</span></i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"></p></div></div></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-58635295026717604212023-10-02T17:22:00.002+01:002023-10-02T17:22:20.442+01:00Thunderboots by Naomi Jones: Dyslexia Awareness Week<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpkWML2o1wcTrKzyKuUMRV9EaB5z702gCGQ_a-IVRzO8FGVZp4CkOHFtvk90XRuzyK9Wpyi5h5pQfJzTH63YWwHYDQh2Bpc9l4EbvB05mIApARclABuWgrYamqojFXlGsASBFsdXvhfjfYwKzlP-xNdFyJE1WxFkBtwqEOLXzKy0j5ySJzSJanYlPT_M/s1748/Thunderboots%20by%20Naomi%20Jones%20Dyslexia%20Awareness%20Week.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpkWML2o1wcTrKzyKuUMRV9EaB5z702gCGQ_a-IVRzO8FGVZp4CkOHFtvk90XRuzyK9Wpyi5h5pQfJzTH63YWwHYDQh2Bpc9l4EbvB05mIApARclABuWgrYamqojFXlGsASBFsdXvhfjfYwKzlP-xNdFyJE1WxFkBtwqEOLXzKy0j5ySJzSJanYlPT_M/w640-h454/Thunderboots%20by%20Naomi%20Jones%20Dyslexia%20Awareness%20Week.png" width="640" /></a><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">AD: Sponsored Post </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">It’s Dyslexia Awareness week and I have the perfect picture book for raising awareness of dyslexia as well as celebrating everyone’s unique talents and abilities.</span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/46zZJte">Thunderboots by Naomi Jones & Rebecca Ashdown</a></b> is the story of Trixie. And Trixie might just be one of my all time favourite kids book characters! She’s full of bounce and energy that exudes off the page! She’s the smallest, and loudest, person in her building. She’s full of enthusiasm and cartwheels and is so excited to learn. She’s starting school and she can’t wait. She loves numbers, and stories, and PE.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrFY5qd6h-kfztuHKHj-1vVTvPPCOn_VgIW2GuHDfeHSDO6JRvfyfi_bSZIpB-JZ9seXfd6GABT0I5h3LxeugIR5cyv2xZ00_Ya8zYk55s83nBZr_6lA58TIBdq16zh6Ysp8ao_J1RpncoC9SHC4RPyqVBeoaCrZ6wunbEvoQdCv6KdK-1vdUl1MqiL0/s1773/IMG_4149.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrFY5qd6h-kfztuHKHj-1vVTvPPCOn_VgIW2GuHDfeHSDO6JRvfyfi_bSZIpB-JZ9seXfd6GABT0I5h3LxeugIR5cyv2xZ00_Ya8zYk55s83nBZr_6lA58TIBdq16zh6Ysp8ao_J1RpncoC9SHC4RPyqVBeoaCrZ6wunbEvoQdCv6KdK-1vdUl1MqiL0/w640-h640/IMG_4149.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She tries so hard with her letters, reading and writing. But even after all that hard work, she still finds it tricky. The letters just won’t stay still. They seem to dance (a bit like Trixie herself) across the page!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMryxpW4XFmu00wM3qjFnkaFEHS00jX0hnMiSonI-vSvxj2689e0a17q_cH4zJjmQjXMKF26soakDPbsDJlTK1irpAtFUEaI9tuAWojFpedOolzka7K6Sxgx1SS6ME4RSMX6SxIB-zZ8Bj6Y3cPrQa0wQSGqLzsUkmII8icu8D_s89mE_c2SBROv7XRI0/s1773/IMG_4150.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMryxpW4XFmu00wM3qjFnkaFEHS00jX0hnMiSonI-vSvxj2689e0a17q_cH4zJjmQjXMKF26soakDPbsDJlTK1irpAtFUEaI9tuAWojFpedOolzka7K6Sxgx1SS6ME4RSMX6SxIB-zZ8Bj6Y3cPrQa0wQSGqLzsUkmII8icu8D_s89mE_c2SBROv7XRI0/w297-h297/IMG_4150.jpeg" width="297" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J95V0JLrppPI0wywl_Au4wrS0mGC-3gOgVMAkL3qmkm2WBquztMJCiq3u_-CXL9UXGl3-OaM3S7Ly4UR7qfyFBBhyL4p9v-8zfXfD8NTgJZbnHLLuvsP5jBehpQOtXKzKkuYCIXK2GPUeaPu6ealhauxCzKbPzmcFmgYWxusxysLDearGA5bKodVwuw/s1773/IMG_4152.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J95V0JLrppPI0wywl_Au4wrS0mGC-3gOgVMAkL3qmkm2WBquztMJCiq3u_-CXL9UXGl3-OaM3S7Ly4UR7qfyFBBhyL4p9v-8zfXfD8NTgJZbnHLLuvsP5jBehpQOtXKzKkuYCIXK2GPUeaPu6ealhauxCzKbPzmcFmgYWxusxysLDearGA5bKodVwuw/w296-h296/IMG_4152.jpeg" width="296" /></a><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disheartened, Trixie becomes very un-Trixie-like (yes a real adjective!) and when Dad asked her what’s wrong, she quietly tells him why. And that’s when, together with her teacher, and the Support for Learning <insert the appropriate job title for your area> teacher, the come up with The Plan. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnemLRktXkg6ZMD7K6Pbux0BVsd4uA6oYeorfl_Uhx9AxrvsUMPntAAalzM3UKLwV93ZL0bOhVprMvHWjdMu9p0lcQd-x0tFfE-9M4_y4Uk9qMQKulwa2mAOulD4cf7oAVnugalMEHmSyQ09TeqXU8HRy5VcurjXHQ6c0F15MUUbs2O4fRyxLOTkypKyU/s1773/IMG_4157.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnemLRktXkg6ZMD7K6Pbux0BVsd4uA6oYeorfl_Uhx9AxrvsUMPntAAalzM3UKLwV93ZL0bOhVprMvHWjdMu9p0lcQd-x0tFfE-9M4_y4Uk9qMQKulwa2mAOulD4cf7oAVnugalMEHmSyQ09TeqXU8HRy5VcurjXHQ6c0F15MUUbs2O4fRyxLOTkypKyU/w308-h308/IMG_4157.jpeg" width="308" /></a><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwDYJ5smBPLDAjcEWEy2mlBN9epssOe0UpPMKffqe8RSxDVloZBNT2wG3WBj_8-1mSZZRPN5fDJWCfNwUBRQnrnnYzhJtzsnbx4_-eH5n3PfRoaxCzUfXyh-afr4nVAgFUFhfRBFX6Lw6fbxQBlx0KByBHom9w2S_V6lDqljd1b7qYyAKla7Wb8mVE1o/s1773/IMG_4154.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwDYJ5smBPLDAjcEWEy2mlBN9epssOe0UpPMKffqe8RSxDVloZBNT2wG3WBj_8-1mSZZRPN5fDJWCfNwUBRQnrnnYzhJtzsnbx4_-eH5n3PfRoaxCzUfXyh-afr4nVAgFUFhfRBFX6Lw6fbxQBlx0KByBHom9w2S_V6lDqljd1b7qYyAKla7Wb8mVE1o/w308-h308/IMG_4154.jpeg" width="308" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is followed by one of the most heartfelt and inclusive scenes - the whole class of children share what the person sitting next to them is good at. It’s a little bit of picture book magic!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccLnuMjsxgk_Z_iwffccx13djaP4QIvpn9zviXRfmMceKNDkX-O-45ENUctwkPIIlypOAlxVgs4l_dDz0p02ajZiYInm2nZF9GHwDA0KNPIp3BNnKHOK4tcPg2K59PAK7rEnlR_Dab5q69nL0zh-xaSGUMHmsY4IpyAlch9HggYd6w9LfhubOogwjOY8/s1773/IMG_4155.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccLnuMjsxgk_Z_iwffccx13djaP4QIvpn9zviXRfmMceKNDkX-O-45ENUctwkPIIlypOAlxVgs4l_dDz0p02ajZiYInm2nZF9GHwDA0KNPIp3BNnKHOK4tcPg2K59PAK7rEnlR_Dab5q69nL0zh-xaSGUMHmsY4IpyAlch9HggYd6w9LfhubOogwjOY8/w400-h400/IMG_4155.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">I think you can tell that I ADORE this book. I think it's a magical, but realistic, depiction of what it might be like to have dyslexia and to have that diagnosed and supported at a young age. It's full of vibrancy and energy and the illustrat</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ions truly make the characters jump off the page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ak5EjboBPhDr8KLrLyDxTK3ktqYwmi5CrDIGL-BW2NozY9hkMxMwPE-m9fNQf3sZoPL40qhaLEIVMgLtO_NfeOR4Pwj9Qe0IRp6LAQEp4yB7iKcWNG0EEi6j5A1jYGTKbMrFsESD9TB4UwvOAH6CTxrq9QBYV11X0Yh4os94u9MWHKFyfaqro2cX-JY/s1773/IMG_4156.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ak5EjboBPhDr8KLrLyDxTK3ktqYwmi5CrDIGL-BW2NozY9hkMxMwPE-m9fNQf3sZoPL40qhaLEIVMgLtO_NfeOR4Pwj9Qe0IRp6LAQEp4yB7iKcWNG0EEi6j5A1jYGTKbMrFsESD9TB4UwvOAH6CTxrq9QBYV11X0Yh4os94u9MWHKFyfaqro2cX-JY/w640-h640/IMG_4156.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An important part of why this book is so brilliant is that the author is speaking from her own voices experience and has a personal connection to her character Trixie. Nicknamed Thunderboots as a child, writer Naomi Jones was diagnosed with dyslexia at University. This really helped her understand how she thought and learned and there is a lovely letter at the beginning of the book (I’ve included a picture) where she shows that dyslexia has helped her “dream up ideas, worlds, and characters.” </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ym7zRYBjpuMwTqhFulMk9dehoKc3BKfkSrzgY3g53yo3OI5m6JskQMwJGMe9hi6V1GMAK3oXw04nnDK0Uck6sRjNSSiuHDqohDAYawHtBbjqM8p2UlJhVK9dH9PC6s6GhzvbMkObw83EPQjfgEtI0gnQmgboyAneJOqz0Co7KGY8LZMJ5ctsOI2IKRA/s1773/IMG_4148.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ym7zRYBjpuMwTqhFulMk9dehoKc3BKfkSrzgY3g53yo3OI5m6JskQMwJGMe9hi6V1GMAK3oXw04nnDK0Uck6sRjNSSiuHDqohDAYawHtBbjqM8p2UlJhVK9dH9PC6s6GhzvbMkObw83EPQjfgEtI0gnQmgboyAneJOqz0Co7KGY8LZMJ5ctsOI2IKRA/w640-h640/IMG_4148.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love that this book is not only a wonderful story, an empowering read for understanding dyslexia, it’s also that concrete proof that dyslexia is a superpower.</span><p></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I truly hope this book finds it's way into the hands of the kids that need it most. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim and the bairns x</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Oxford Childrens. I hope my passion for this book comes across - it's truly fabulous!</span></i></p><span><br /></span>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-41987352851367101042023-09-25T14:06:00.007+01:002023-09-25T14:06:57.666+01:00Inspiring Back 2 School Books with Books2Door<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o0VjDuXvw7a8QRikn79TWr4HlDcu4M_QTpbXq8XGobpu9gqKqJefcTxiK8LTT2MOegYID_IghaSCWgdQL5o70nmjlCb8DRlI0zLP1Qpwf-IiFjEc7D3X20BnBa7FnBpV9lm7ZgVZEWWgwB-RlCtlruFL24BsZWvMbtv9PYLCAHs9c01htIq-lIJ_m1M/s1748/INSPIRING%20%20BACK%202%20SCHOOL%20Books%20%20from%20%20BOoks%202%20Door.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o0VjDuXvw7a8QRikn79TWr4HlDcu4M_QTpbXq8XGobpu9gqKqJefcTxiK8LTT2MOegYID_IghaSCWgdQL5o70nmjlCb8DRlI0zLP1Qpwf-IiFjEc7D3X20BnBa7FnBpV9lm7ZgVZEWWgwB-RlCtlruFL24BsZWvMbtv9PYLCAHs9c01htIq-lIJ_m1M/w640-h454/INSPIRING%20%20BACK%202%20SCHOOL%20Books%20%20from%20%20BOoks%202%20Door.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>AD: Sponsored Post </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The bairns are back to school and I’ve got the perfect kids books to get them inspired for the year of learning ahead! </p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Starting off the school year with the right inspirations sets the tone for the year ahead, and this year we are aiming BIG! BIG Dreams in fact!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3bD7RRL7spFXb2XWhMIdEzLy4f7kgTNmA1ut5T_24xALWEuUC4zMjUDsvdr42O2K3eVXbE37nwNMoGMd3bpGFvh2QIKw_1SAE2-BTRte3uTTvgBUrH9kAf25ZMI1oZEZlvk9w2MEWHlbQ5v4bwYxZRkk5kyQJfWNl42lOun6wkLbKdEndx5tzZ-qkN4/s2543/IMG_3808.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3bD7RRL7spFXb2XWhMIdEzLy4f7kgTNmA1ut5T_24xALWEuUC4zMjUDsvdr42O2K3eVXbE37nwNMoGMd3bpGFvh2QIKw_1SAE2-BTRte3uTTvgBUrH9kAf25ZMI1oZEZlvk9w2MEWHlbQ5v4bwYxZRkk5kyQJfWNl42lOun6wkLbKdEndx5tzZ-qkN4/w640-h312/IMG_3808.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Long term followers will know that I love the <b><a href="https://www.books2door.com/products/little-people-big-dreams-10-books-box-set-artists-and-writers-trailblazing-men-by-frances-lincoln-ages-7-9-hardback">Little People Big Dreams by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara</a></b> and we have a full rainbow of the most incredible characters, which is why I couldn’t resist this amazing <a href="https://www.books2door.com/products/little-people-big-dreams-10-books-box-set-artists-and-writers-trailblazing-men-by-frances-lincoln-ages-7-9-hardback"><b>duo of boxsets</b></a> to donate to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/primaryschoollibrary/"><b>our school library project</b></a>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For those of you that don’t know, this series introduces young readers to the lives of outstanding people from artists to scientists, musicians and athletes, writers and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>politicians to name a few. While all of these people went on to achieve incredible things, each of them began life as a child with a dream. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub-9OG9B-04rjNcelVIcO5Vw-UO943UmELkk6fK_Y0jTHYuO07cf_jWmgxmfT6sMpTPxN-vKoBupgQcqXucitPxFed1pFKMkn4GOHLSfyc-taFRX7QtUoUYPYuXR7GhOKrRHAko9C4uf6FuRbsw0KEefB1ZLsKdBkmyhx8d0_KZWUEuxmZTG9luJG6qU/s1773/IMG_3817.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub-9OG9B-04rjNcelVIcO5Vw-UO943UmELkk6fK_Y0jTHYuO07cf_jWmgxmfT6sMpTPxN-vKoBupgQcqXucitPxFed1pFKMkn4GOHLSfyc-taFRX7QtUoUYPYuXR7GhOKrRHAko9C4uf6FuRbsw0KEefB1ZLsKdBkmyhx8d0_KZWUEuxmZTG9luJG6qU/w307-h307/IMG_3817.JPEG" width="307" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And that’s what this amazing series focuses on: how the child with a dream became an inspiration to people around the world. The books are expertly researched and written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara and each book has a different illustrator bringing fresh and engaging artwork to each story. I cannot express how we love this series! There's a book for everyone.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQIJ5uBvvMoXErDv5-snEHoyT2589_-XdrInx4BOoeyL1pIS3CVTrUHOllVtmMN6VNhIXaJABbtbFjjbsvvBcqi3R0dbMc5Wo5jgpWxRtxbxbNcCcdZKttDdiGZjSZYinqpVJh0Z2xx1o0D55GlQep4HAbiePNb-KoZrm2Y4EmLy0pljepLZnAG-Pv_o/s1773/IMG_3819.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQIJ5uBvvMoXErDv5-snEHoyT2589_-XdrInx4BOoeyL1pIS3CVTrUHOllVtmMN6VNhIXaJABbtbFjjbsvvBcqi3R0dbMc5Wo5jgpWxRtxbxbNcCcdZKttDdiGZjSZYinqpVJh0Z2xx1o0D55GlQep4HAbiePNb-KoZrm2Y4EmLy0pljepLZnAG-Pv_o/w308-h308/IMG_3819.JPEG" width="308" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The kids book fans amongst you will notice that these are not the regular colours of the individually sold books. <a href="https://www.books2door.com/products/little-people-big-dreams-10-books-box-set-artists-and-writers-trailblazing-men-by-frances-lincoln-ages-7-9-hardback">That’s because these were part of a box set duo that I picked up from <b>Books2Door</b> for a bargain at £35 for 10 books!</a> And I adore the pastel colour palette - they will look beautiful shelved together in our school library.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLxzFApdvagCtHVuZrgtfgUHHz5-yWP3PI3YSy9JuEDudNaHcufqqy01cA7wlmerLva8PW3J9L0GN1JNAPS2vSQJRO2J1wsZ5NtNq2pDFSBE62uZIwiGAYla0rCFl_7DGO4g2ZZg0gI4QSPD-J4fWoIpflUIgpKKIFnSNjJ3M6tRslMjLRc3kGnS3iiw/s1773/IMG_3807.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLxzFApdvagCtHVuZrgtfgUHHz5-yWP3PI3YSy9JuEDudNaHcufqqy01cA7wlmerLva8PW3J9L0GN1JNAPS2vSQJRO2J1wsZ5NtNq2pDFSBE62uZIwiGAYla0rCFl_7DGO4g2ZZg0gI4QSPD-J4fWoIpflUIgpKKIFnSNjJ3M6tRslMjLRc3kGnS3iiw/s320/IMG_3807.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the other thing that I want to inspire in my children this year is to READ. QUESTION. THINK. which just so happens to be the motto for The Questioneers crew! Again, this is another series that we adore (and will be donating these copies to the library project). As long time fans of <b><a href="https://www.books2door.com/products/questioneers-chapter-book-collection-by-andrea-beaty-david-roberts-4-books-collection-set-ages-6-9-hardback">The Questioneers by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts</a></b>, we have loved seeing the team grow, their friendships develop and their inquisitive minds solving conundrums and problems in both their own backyards, classrooms as well as the wider community.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd11V4lBf9iETT-DbYmrmJD8104SH0QKeebrHDp9D3aY_a3WIi6cnsoeieo_ehS0wzxG6YWsURcKP7cFx6eZBERxl9a_Dg6Arq_Anw7BDJzOelVsTubMqmzv7eC8gZ1bty4dQLPVb6pGj37HVIWXxZZR4VBha6uD6iQ6NbDzAYQBFkDQocK73c6ixwkk/s1773/IMG_3803.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd11V4lBf9iETT-DbYmrmJD8104SH0QKeebrHDp9D3aY_a3WIi6cnsoeieo_ehS0wzxG6YWsURcKP7cFx6eZBERxl9a_Dg6Arq_Anw7BDJzOelVsTubMqmzv7eC8gZ1bty4dQLPVb6pGj37HVIWXxZZR4VBha6uD6iQ6NbDzAYQBFkDQocK73c6ixwkk/w303-h303/IMG_3803.JPEG" width="303" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So if, like us, you read and loved the picture books, then it’s definitely time to <a href="https://www.books2door.com/products/questioneers-chapter-book-collection-by-andrea-beaty-david-roberts-4-books-collection-set-ages-6-9-hardback">grab this box set of the first four early chapter books (also a <b>Books2Door</b> bargain at £25</a>). Perfect as a read-aloud but also great for newly independent readers, the books really excel in sharing that success is often preceded by failure, or many many failures, and that it is with belief and confidence that we persevere to find the right solution. They really show that we can achieve almost anything if we put our minds to it. And we might achieve even more if we ask for the help of a friend or two! Just brilliant! And we LOVE them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BWaiOh_LI6zcqDaY0sFaY-qu6GmaG7-C2YKDk5vXSJZhRDqQMIomtUyft9ikKo5eqkzGhiW8ypAgNNNjswYzRbqOS7kcLTC5SjF3BTCd_DmgSpx_8d4mf4Wqmt3yStxvH1kh8Bs2ocjVBRSbZwsAIc8OMBa3RCNWaMOduKOu7rSkFmLNrnnCYgTclVE/s1773/IMG_3805.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BWaiOh_LI6zcqDaY0sFaY-qu6GmaG7-C2YKDk5vXSJZhRDqQMIomtUyft9ikKo5eqkzGhiW8ypAgNNNjswYzRbqOS7kcLTC5SjF3BTCd_DmgSpx_8d4mf4Wqmt3yStxvH1kh8Bs2ocjVBRSbZwsAIc8OMBa3RCNWaMOduKOu7rSkFmLNrnnCYgTclVE/w304-h304/IMG_3805.JPEG" width="304" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A perfect pairing (if I do say so myself) to start of the school year right! I also have a £5 off coupon for new customers when you spend £30 just <a href="https://i.refs.cc/CvoeG3RP?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo2NjMyMDIzOTF9 ">CLICK HERE</a>. </span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope that sets you off to an inspirational start to the school year!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim and two inspired bairns x</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Books2Door and I selected these box sets from their wide collection for review. This post contains links to their website which I included as part of said agreement. (Though I would have directed you to their site anyway because the book bargains are fabulous!). All the books will be donated after this work is completed to </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/primaryschoollibrary/"><b>our school library project</b></a>. </p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-30185230019731213202023-06-16T09:00:00.001+01:002023-06-16T13:20:28.729+01:00Cleo the Completely Fine Camel by Wendy Meddour & Carmen Saldana<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBIrtWQf1cX6tdQIQHbFGMQW3ebRtIP2IruD3rStDHUvWFFWGgy50KXWIL71ODWJ26KwUopZahVoSVrBLFL6U6P2JrgZOtI1EV2OEu8i3_4xsRG5feAMkKEMgm2mKjt-M8i786BKb6mKk9auMdNH-3ytrzuRiDoGmnGaSP0H3T5H7jTE_-tYy3wW4/s1748/Cleo%20the%20completely%20fine%20camel%20%20by%20wendy%20meddour%20&%20carmen%20Saldana%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBIrtWQf1cX6tdQIQHbFGMQW3ebRtIP2IruD3rStDHUvWFFWGgy50KXWIL71ODWJ26KwUopZahVoSVrBLFL6U6P2JrgZOtI1EV2OEu8i3_4xsRG5feAMkKEMgm2mKjt-M8i786BKb6mKk9auMdNH-3ytrzuRiDoGmnGaSP0H3T5H7jTE_-tYy3wW4/w640-h454/Cleo%20the%20completely%20fine%20camel%20%20by%20wendy%20meddour%20&%20carmen%20Saldana%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>AD: Sponsored Post </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Has the current heatwave got you feeling hot and bothered? Then I’ve got the perfect book for you.</span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://amzn.to/445vitE">Cleo the Completely Fine Camel by Wendy Meddour and Carmen Saldana</a> </b>is just perfect reading for those hot and flustery days!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ctGoFrpLMRc8jrGcthVsMhBpV_oYvgFX-PAPnNuTHDyJgMcfNtlfmoTcXx-t2r8Yy_9dqiQzedt_R-SCaaqj63W9SpzPt8S-9NSEkfNA4Vzz7XzmP2CDy9bV2wQXja4981gk37J79iKZK2i7nluCk0mVitVhMJoqekOGyRLrtB_LEbiqCk70QkR/s1773/IMG_8070.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ctGoFrpLMRc8jrGcthVsMhBpV_oYvgFX-PAPnNuTHDyJgMcfNtlfmoTcXx-t2r8Yy_9dqiQzedt_R-SCaaqj63W9SpzPt8S-9NSEkfNA4Vzz7XzmP2CDy9bV2wQXja4981gk37J79iKZK2i7nluCk0mVitVhMJoqekOGyRLrtB_LEbiqCk70QkR/w284-h284/IMG_8070.JPEG" width="284" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ltaWYR7JOwvPUOnxpmFmhdDLpchAc6AxKlpWPetmKrqQ3G50n3jQVXGuyAuy0aD4qf8nI3u7T_t5iPq78S__LNxHUgK7VxadEwowrfbUHledJMmZv06s1ZjjKSTIQueh5JxDC_61QDa1BWQ9Tev7zoaU8u3_EiPMQDIm86H8ZI0Kfd9D9xZxOOMr/s1773/IMG_8071.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ltaWYR7JOwvPUOnxpmFmhdDLpchAc6AxKlpWPetmKrqQ3G50n3jQVXGuyAuy0aD4qf8nI3u7T_t5iPq78S__LNxHUgK7VxadEwowrfbUHledJMmZv06s1ZjjKSTIQueh5JxDC_61QDa1BWQ9Tev7zoaU8u3_EiPMQDIm86H8ZI0Kfd9D9xZxOOMr/w286-h286/IMG_8071.JPEG" width="286" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In fact, I relate to Cleo the “completely fine” Camel on more than just overheating. She also has difficulty in asking for help. Something I too am not great at, but am getting better, and it’s certainly not a trait I want to pass on the bairns. And hence why this new picture book is a perfect read for us.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvaC9IEvA1rPuZO-XDhCMNePB_m_k4_ptHBBNkGuCOEuUpTIQPW3OYihINM37OTYz0y47BolMlLAppPPnTGpl8Ty0Mvgl15tyQv9ty7_AFcxQh94quqw5da_XCy86CyTNPLJCxIpboKttI_aR9-zZwzPldkOjHRCqNsmvttW_qAGFg9hq77Atmuhx/s1773/IMG_8072.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvaC9IEvA1rPuZO-XDhCMNePB_m_k4_ptHBBNkGuCOEuUpTIQPW3OYihINM37OTYz0y47BolMlLAppPPnTGpl8Ty0Mvgl15tyQv9ty7_AFcxQh94quqw5da_XCy86CyTNPLJCxIpboKttI_aR9-zZwzPldkOjHRCqNsmvttW_qAGFg9hq77Atmuhx/w400-h400/IMG_8072.JPEG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Cleo the camel is starting to feel the heat, as she treks across the dunes of the desert. But she’s having trouble admitting to Lizard and Jerboa, her best friends, that she’s not enjoying the scorching sun and sand. After all, she’s a camel and camels are designed for the desert so wouldn’t asking for help mean admitting defeat?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTukjwm8sOVbC5kqEzoxDrcniJaXEzXrV5OOBsTPDL2IZAcLtCXbklN6cTXYyP5_lU4sBV6b8MPZz3dc_fncUsyLfX3s0dAT5DkVi5vN4eS4cDqWlIkOIzy09DJ7awWycWfjJ5Y86syKH5WlmagEuqUBn61FZxpheyVeIynXAfSvOaUmj0xd-DlrJC/s1773/IMG_8073.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTukjwm8sOVbC5kqEzoxDrcniJaXEzXrV5OOBsTPDL2IZAcLtCXbklN6cTXYyP5_lU4sBV6b8MPZz3dc_fncUsyLfX3s0dAT5DkVi5vN4eS4cDqWlIkOIzy09DJ7awWycWfjJ5Y86syKH5WlmagEuqUBn61FZxpheyVeIynXAfSvOaUmj0xd-DlrJC/w284-h284/IMG_8073.JPEG" width="284" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO23WUrC4mB_ZmNNTzwKhxHVHvUg6JMbulFp8CvcBKKTq9LNID_55rtY1flI_k_2dEfNK2-mIoTIc8P-XKc23ixX2UkRlIztk2-RcjgN35ceoK5ipnvbhWfE-XVagJ8Tbp0TsWMtESMr-Su5Ko02FM9-ZYX8QhXi114edJLTK1sea5wUreRhQNdMaw/s1773/IMG_8074.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO23WUrC4mB_ZmNNTzwKhxHVHvUg6JMbulFp8CvcBKKTq9LNID_55rtY1flI_k_2dEfNK2-mIoTIc8P-XKc23ixX2UkRlIztk2-RcjgN35ceoK5ipnvbhWfE-XVagJ8Tbp0TsWMtESMr-Su5Ko02FM9-ZYX8QhXi114edJLTK1sea5wUreRhQNdMaw/w288-h288/IMG_8074.JPEG" width="288" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">She gets progressively, hotter, sweatier more flustered. And she gets buried in a sandstorm. But she still insists, “I’M FINE!”</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7yaV7GzdgG6DxX9CcYFkxR3FWIdzd2VEMnkYC9kVZJoRJmGh4GLrRaAslUMOOCDehw-TxesbXoTd5RqFzhbVRU6oO6UGnIGmRIuMwV0DUPKKWsgid33kLqdfTsNUNlLnPzQD6wdQtXy2pdxxD7EAYp7y480Wd14ZpmxPv5UMhsCqKI4GMggvv9n7/s1773/IMG_8075.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7yaV7GzdgG6DxX9CcYFkxR3FWIdzd2VEMnkYC9kVZJoRJmGh4GLrRaAslUMOOCDehw-TxesbXoTd5RqFzhbVRU6oO6UGnIGmRIuMwV0DUPKKWsgid33kLqdfTsNUNlLnPzQD6wdQtXy2pdxxD7EAYp7y480Wd14ZpmxPv5UMhsCqKI4GMggvv9n7/w400-h400/IMG_8075.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">It takes a new friend, she definitely doesn’t keep her head in the sand, a no-nonsense ostrich to help Claire, realise that actually is pretty COOL to be honest by the way you feel. Even if that feeling is HOT.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KeA43WwnoqmTLFFacZ_1f49A3C7D2nG-JNY2UQSYodWjTo7XgrZdvoMCm-CQ-SiS5-_Gtti1xd575AdMrmyc7ICDgW2DGKgMO6QEx07TC9FgryrQNTnnYq87-hV7SuBNc18iLDD6TDIh7C3Y044DDUT20-aXST4eRWts5NJWGJykw4nP6b2K3X99/s1773/IMG_8076.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KeA43WwnoqmTLFFacZ_1f49A3C7D2nG-JNY2UQSYodWjTo7XgrZdvoMCm-CQ-SiS5-_Gtti1xd575AdMrmyc7ICDgW2DGKgMO6QEx07TC9FgryrQNTnnYq87-hV7SuBNc18iLDD6TDIh7C3Y044DDUT20-aXST4eRWts5NJWGJykw4nP6b2K3X99/w293-h293/IMG_8076.JPEG" width="293" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobxzqpS90f3M3Whl_tjV9U8Bsrys2qwvHsrHKwHQGeDY2vdcxAFZcn0oqxKXZopHFOvLP9CaA0c-Uej2Akb5QEkYwX6NDQ52e7Z1hLwXOkT6eYoGdzaWBqnGji0OEpDgfirjHs_jnaLjcUhbLGWINXWT5ZFRGFy4ss-Ghgz1CxEVk8662vZDOGP36/s1773/IMG_8077.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobxzqpS90f3M3Whl_tjV9U8Bsrys2qwvHsrHKwHQGeDY2vdcxAFZcn0oqxKXZopHFOvLP9CaA0c-Uej2Akb5QEkYwX6NDQ52e7Z1hLwXOkT6eYoGdzaWBqnGji0OEpDgfirjHs_jnaLjcUhbLGWINXWT5ZFRGFy4ss-Ghgz1CxEVk8662vZDOGP36/w293-h293/IMG_8077.JPEG" width="293" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">What a great way of teaching little kids that it’s ok to ask for help! The illustrations are just brilliant - Cleo’s expressions throughout are hilarious as she gets more and more exasperated. The kids and I find ourselves trying to recreate them and falling about laughing.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">So if you’re needing a “hot read” to see you through a heatwave, then this one is perfect. Though I do recommend finding an oasis of calm and cool and making that the spot to read it!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPNUedNQmCPe-IwGmISx4YMfET_LNZ-ulLTy8t6mBB7FoJlGjPA1onavT0h33eVBGJdK8Ge9UC7c4x_EbsdNeuNztysHXBoUS6XNxNHyIM_ecx8atb6ZAMejQxlQ81j_QFSCMgVE94B67VK-EXnjMBXzY1BV6C_-B2kHxAbI7dtlC0w-kjhKmsrA3/s1773/IMG_8078.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPNUedNQmCPe-IwGmISx4YMfET_LNZ-ulLTy8t6mBB7FoJlGjPA1onavT0h33eVBGJdK8Ge9UC7c4x_EbsdNeuNztysHXBoUS6XNxNHyIM_ecx8atb6ZAMejQxlQ81j_QFSCMgVE94B67VK-EXnjMBXzY1BV6C_-B2kHxAbI7dtlC0w-kjhKmsrA3/s320/IMG_8078.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">And if you love Cleo, you’ll also love </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://amzn.to/441vlXE">Howard the Average Gecko</a></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> and </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3NatatS">Peggy the Always Sorry Pigeon</a></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Thanks to </span></span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/oxfordchildrens/" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="font-family: inherit;">@oxfordchildrens</span></a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">for this bundle of brilliant animal stories.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy reading </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An overheated Kim and two cool bairns x</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/4731535065661641386#"><span class="s3">For Readers Section</span></a>.</span></p>
<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Howard-Average-Gecko-Wendy-Meddour/dp/0192777343?qid=1686916060&refinements=p_27%3AWendy+Meddour&s=books&sr=1-11&text=Wendy+Meddour&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=3a75361c233483de47bb778700278cf4&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0192777343&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=0192777343" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peggy-Always-Sorry-Pigeon-Meddour/dp/0192778560?qid=1686916060&refinements=p_27%3AWendy+Meddour&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Wendy+Meddour&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=4afec5e3108eb940d5c608225545dec6&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0192778560&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=0192778560" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cleo-Completely-Camel-Wendy-Meddour/dp/0192778552?keywords=cleo+the+completely+fine+camel&qid=1686915508&sprefix=cleo+the+complete%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=4e2fd56e792886c9f27b02fa693df220&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0192778552&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=0192778552" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-4559998335396009832023-05-11T19:36:00.001+01:002023-05-11T20:45:57.774+01:00Away with Words by Sophie Cameron Blog Tour<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhWK_6ZKZf8vv4dY14Q126qADJPEbK5wAUR7n5VreRpAh91fqXJBc8W8D3M7mdnlWJgebSawyOijX4VAVJYsDoxQrM0yrK_KftUoulGlCRR7qxnoxakZAsLE_SVv1-KYk7a47zMURRXTt0JhiNR3Hk3oyVWiyOE2OlKjpFVUGVh2dtpal2dFqPXg5/s1748/away%20with%20words%20sophie%20cameron.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhWK_6ZKZf8vv4dY14Q126qADJPEbK5wAUR7n5VreRpAh91fqXJBc8W8D3M7mdnlWJgebSawyOijX4VAVJYsDoxQrM0yrK_KftUoulGlCRR7qxnoxakZAsLE_SVv1-KYk7a47zMURRXTt0JhiNR3Hk3oyVWiyOE2OlKjpFVUGVh2dtpal2dFqPXg5/w640-h454/away%20with%20words%20sophie%20cameron.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>AD: Sponsored Post </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever had a book that you know will stay with you, long after you have closed the last page? <span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3nTWzQs">Away With Words by Sophie Cameron</a></i></b> is absolutely one of those books for me. It’s words have left an impression.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I have phrased that very deliberately, because this is a book about words. About their impressions. Taking an incredibly clever concept of a world where our words are visual, where they literally fall from our mouths in all colours, shapes and sizes, fly through the air and flutter to the floor, collecting at our feet. Would that make you think about words differently? If they were a tangible thing you could actually see? This concept alone has utterly changed the way I think about words.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZS-LawJZqKZdVCSCO5kKhS0MPWWTo6q_GlT-RhtqjKh2xpw5QKKxEcUHTMJNGGPvI8rsggP1sfe9NG2A_ZEzE5uTpfyhBUz8GUuXxWdLFDlLUn9gkIxVivAgYFXWtaIfebv0s78C_1d9H25pURBHmy39nd7U0foGdwVxy1JqJNHhn-OQTh4ut2TB/s1773/IMG_5707.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZS-LawJZqKZdVCSCO5kKhS0MPWWTo6q_GlT-RhtqjKh2xpw5QKKxEcUHTMJNGGPvI8rsggP1sfe9NG2A_ZEzE5uTpfyhBUz8GUuXxWdLFDlLUn9gkIxVivAgYFXWtaIfebv0s78C_1d9H25pURBHmy39nd7U0foGdwVxy1JqJNHhn-OQTh4ut2TB/w241-h241/IMG_5707.JPEG" width="241" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRA2b9S1Sq-QEjlzPJSA6TdD1gmHLjdwQLUu-mXTpXlcw6UXw88cIgwe_-LdIDrCQEaD3pIcXhnMoD3rAQpeN-bLUgwRsC7_u1GS0hwYGhXrx2fqvaWlULEHTg7OLpZnTBfrlFZShpFJfh_IDGaMhvqc0D4tWlc56_I6_exrGoHvvp4WUdtvC18S0p/s1773/IMG_5708.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRA2b9S1Sq-QEjlzPJSA6TdD1gmHLjdwQLUu-mXTpXlcw6UXw88cIgwe_-LdIDrCQEaD3pIcXhnMoD3rAQpeN-bLUgwRsC7_u1GS0hwYGhXrx2fqvaWlULEHTg7OLpZnTBfrlFZShpFJfh_IDGaMhvqc0D4tWlc56_I6_exrGoHvvp4WUdtvC18S0p/w241-h241/IMG_5708.JPEG" width="241" /></a></span></div></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the story itself is also about the power of words and communication. Telling the story of Gala, who has moved from Spain to Scotland and her friendship with Natalie, a classmate with selective mutism, this book is a powerful story for anyone who has felt lost or alone.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLpLh-YToHUa2EGjPnWj3JJZAAilwqF1h7riE0CkRD7m01o99DVhMdwAE9FIxsgj05tFutcA6tC4s-IgMrxNtZoz914I1qbKSonUXKkcL_R5aLY9L1WzRzZ4JdXsWU5g2-ImfB6d04NE00EIhvEzG9G2uqdBxXd4PYaR_osElnUNqZKSHRGKEKLDZ/s1773/IMG_5704.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLpLh-YToHUa2EGjPnWj3JJZAAilwqF1h7riE0CkRD7m01o99DVhMdwAE9FIxsgj05tFutcA6tC4s-IgMrxNtZoz914I1qbKSonUXKkcL_R5aLY9L1WzRzZ4JdXsWU5g2-ImfB6d04NE00EIhvEzG9G2uqdBxXd4PYaR_osElnUNqZKSHRGKEKLDZ/s320/IMG_5704.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gala, without the language to fully express herself, feels lost and along and desperately desperately homesick. Natalie struggles with anxiety, which is particularly heightened at school and has few friends. But they find a way to form a friendship. By becoming word collectors.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsJx_VYl_62YuHMjJIRKvPiPjKPA49fYX-PxOwSvNyGZVury78K66Gq2fBK4z121D5qrAcNDEAbUEkqoYkPLOvypeUi2DF1hq9v4m3oExyr9Pbzt_hG9ZikWUYqxR20HjB9K-zq-Lr-Mz-boL7GaUH3nqvRnpSVoUjyfW8KuO0QcBtwpVwPpAL_d8/s1773/IMG_5706.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsJx_VYl_62YuHMjJIRKvPiPjKPA49fYX-PxOwSvNyGZVury78K66Gq2fBK4z121D5qrAcNDEAbUEkqoYkPLOvypeUi2DF1hq9v4m3oExyr9Pbzt_hG9ZikWUYqxR20HjB9K-zq-Lr-Mz-boL7GaUH3nqvRnpSVoUjyfW8KuO0QcBtwpVwPpAL_d8/s320/IMG_5706.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They take these words and turn them into poetry which the anonymously deliver to friends and classmates to help, support and uplift them. Until someone else starts delivering poems which have a much nastier tone. Will Natalie and Gala be able to clear their names?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a story about words. About identity. About belonging. And about friendship. It’s an incredibly powerful read and would make a brilliant class novel - my teacher brain whirs with ideas! An absolute must read for upper primary school (it’s set at secondary level so would make a great transition text) as well as older readers.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ej3VECILfEuwDrfAGUfd_16uyvPdRzGWzv9fjOEJr8jQuQWJwKQBHO3URGqvwNfaT63rMpZzatWjacS7mlcQ1bblgVdkdoeeMDK2EFlBokoIZvpTWs4PiXq5nsRJYCGALKnOO-mLNmOJUvjrhaFTt7OoWnxtLJUN5FA6BsE666KN4WbioPB_uGOM/s1773/IMG_5709.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ej3VECILfEuwDrfAGUfd_16uyvPdRzGWzv9fjOEJr8jQuQWJwKQBHO3URGqvwNfaT63rMpZzatWjacS7mlcQ1bblgVdkdoeeMDK2EFlBokoIZvpTWs4PiXq5nsRJYCGALKnOO-mLNmOJUvjrhaFTt7OoWnxtLJUN5FA6BsE666KN4WbioPB_uGOM/s320/IMG_5709.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And it’s a book for anyone who can’t quite find the right words sometimes, or who have ever felt misunderstood.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ7aQSnTo4EmdgrbDcWzzRUuGybZEHSOMncJ3q-xQLFCXXN_Y3ka7ombXnAE7E-v2mR-AnwNYNjhsYnqEad8Jaq2o80BE8An8RPYKxpEBHOidAb3UP0mcQ3TYxpimgMY5z9f09HF_HGwPmyvxIhhh1CXMLJBdWnJA9vRKJbvaAuH9lCyx8pbZ9JIj/s1000/IMG_5712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ7aQSnTo4EmdgrbDcWzzRUuGybZEHSOMncJ3q-xQLFCXXN_Y3ka7ombXnAE7E-v2mR-AnwNYNjhsYnqEad8Jaq2o80BE8An8RPYKxpEBHOidAb3UP0mcQ3TYxpimgMY5z9f09HF_HGwPmyvxIhhh1CXMLJBdWnJA9vRKJbvaAuH9lCyx8pbZ9JIj/s320/IMG_5712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>If you want to know more about the author's development and thoughts behind the book lots of the other bloggers on the blog tour have guest posts written by Sophie that are well worth reading.<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/1758419790362382697#"><span class="s3">@littletigerbooks</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">for this wildly fascinating story! </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy reading </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim x</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/4731535065661641386#"><span class="s3">For Readers Section</span></a>.</span></p>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-47315350656616413862023-01-12T09:00:00.002+00:002023-01-13T10:12:27.687+00:00Wild Animals of the World by Dieter Braun<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82lrDWebMzyzrW8y_5rHlxahDrURADJWo14wtMfrzt48IjRzCZlco-bX78pvItKmXNbGuD48Ldme4-5J3eMVJjXPdjdcIxXd-oapmrew56wG3R5XZEOC5QuqvnWcr1tW4OtwxIeJq86kfN-NAYYHJ3Pd6sBC5lYoFx_6F8xEoo5JI3Jh7PRNtgKYe/s1748/Wild%20animals%20of%20the%20world%20by%20dieter%20braun.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82lrDWebMzyzrW8y_5rHlxahDrURADJWo14wtMfrzt48IjRzCZlco-bX78pvItKmXNbGuD48Ldme4-5J3eMVJjXPdjdcIxXd-oapmrew56wG3R5XZEOC5QuqvnWcr1tW4OtwxIeJq86kfN-NAYYHJ3Pd6sBC5lYoFx_6F8xEoo5JI3Jh7PRNtgKYe/w640-h454/Wild%20animals%20of%20the%20world%20by%20dieter%20braun.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="text-align: justify;">AD: Sponsored Post</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">The most stylish children’s book of 2022 award goes to: Wild Animals of the World.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a name='more'></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3kg4MfP"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3kg4MfP">Wild Animals of the World by Dieter Braun</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> is the book that gave me FOMO as I saw it appear all over kidsbookstagram last year. And then I spotted the capercaillie - a brilliant Scottish bird - inside and I knew I had to have it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiBColP9COhLZ3BFMFfuyN7Ea3vDdTlQry00XJo5rBdEAvZln27GrKfqSvFg5zbLzJhLTbs_XDcunEZPzBdFOTYsk_CONgRpKe5Dkcp-VEqXYoUy8F2mF1MrWIPSYyqSFEsJ5DrhmAMXoqFAEZqzFclG1LjKyp2Tus9QxAq8He9Dpj9HTkLlciqSh/s1773/IMG_1194.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiBColP9COhLZ3BFMFfuyN7Ea3vDdTlQry00XJo5rBdEAvZln27GrKfqSvFg5zbLzJhLTbs_XDcunEZPzBdFOTYsk_CONgRpKe5Dkcp-VEqXYoUy8F2mF1MrWIPSYyqSFEsJ5DrhmAMXoqFAEZqzFclG1LjKyp2Tus9QxAq8He9Dpj9HTkLlciqSh/w400-h400/IMG_1194.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Creating a book which captures the wonder and beauty of the natural world is, without a doubt, a true feat. But this incredible non-fiction brings to life the power, colour and strength of the creatures we share our planet with. Shining a spotlight on feathered, furry and scaled inhabitants from all over the globe, this is a stunning collection of fauna that walk, swim and fly around our planet. Bold colours, crisp lines and a graphic style truly dazzle.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iDkWpgedEphZilhCYrgVTtUqyjKErhHq6zo9SP5QZXY1MzAR04EklfurtQxuVVsu301WNVUAAD08hXfcMFnvI1LEsWSIYBGt5NekUpBpJV1Wrlr7bj0HVcpCD7i6eOmVA2oUo3ozhHPx3-3xzFntJxqxaAsnWxi7CrNBxg7-KgLjBYKSxSUvuhor/s1773/IMG_1191.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iDkWpgedEphZilhCYrgVTtUqyjKErhHq6zo9SP5QZXY1MzAR04EklfurtQxuVVsu301WNVUAAD08hXfcMFnvI1LEsWSIYBGt5NekUpBpJV1Wrlr7bj0HVcpCD7i6eOmVA2oUo3ozhHPx3-3xzFntJxqxaAsnWxi7CrNBxg7-KgLjBYKSxSUvuhor/w274-h274/IMG_1191.JPEG" width="274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LucmZEtpGdbb_Un8Y3d1HhIqfxE9Ni_RFUTSyjCB2ohyAwor8a9s2bS_3vXu41RAgnNguO8tj5E9JtdFM4FnufTocaMARTR15SCZaU28sf-Lzlzu7PXXXWPQ_JjZsJRciDjE181x-i5UvXEPMKwR0H5IkEfT56kUc22uZJBu2XK3AigOsx6Y_h19/s1773/IMG_1192.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LucmZEtpGdbb_Un8Y3d1HhIqfxE9Ni_RFUTSyjCB2ohyAwor8a9s2bS_3vXu41RAgnNguO8tj5E9JtdFM4FnufTocaMARTR15SCZaU28sf-Lzlzu7PXXXWPQ_JjZsJRciDjE181x-i5UvXEPMKwR0H5IkEfT56kUc22uZJBu2XK3AigOsx6Y_h19/w274-h274/IMG_1192.JPEG" width="274" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Scattered throughout with short paragraphs of fascinating facts, this book is less for reading and more for absorbing. As a kid I would have opened it on a daily basis to just pore of the graphic illustrations and ‘collect’ them in my memory. My bairns also love doing this. It makes it a perfect book for toddlers through to teenagers because you will never get too old for looking at the amazing animal artwork.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbHzTioIQO9izLtQppftFQ4eIEzJn4J20SbTmHxjZh-KoVq52IHbQ9Mjn6jwLOXtD8AiQfpKQfkwDBHvMMTYSyPp5SbGybNOZ6m91cA2ebFpFy3Y0s5-XwNxR79aUKW7w5cMvgtRMVOt7WMGN7JWLlPSH0kCll1_aoyPXpkcQBpJImhgw8iFMnaHS/s1773/IMG_1193.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbHzTioIQO9izLtQppftFQ4eIEzJn4J20SbTmHxjZh-KoVq52IHbQ9Mjn6jwLOXtD8AiQfpKQfkwDBHvMMTYSyPp5SbGybNOZ6m91cA2ebFpFy3Y0s5-XwNxR79aUKW7w5cMvgtRMVOt7WMGN7JWLlPSH0kCll1_aoyPXpkcQBpJImhgw8iFMnaHS/w296-h296/IMG_1193.JPEG" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFefXkWtc6_21DxeMlt0m_SIJJZsY6mMC9rbi7wEZ2SCey-JouVzg4pM_ANhItRn74F7ZH31shHQkPx0XbVe7XqlvoaITY6ugOikC16CUar8avhwC4F8MCipKn_hS3hKOtbYHBnSlOuT7pK6B-yRCLOKeS3zFX3evxnwODsZWSBXwi9xJLPXLRDlC5/s1773/IMG_1195.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFefXkWtc6_21DxeMlt0m_SIJJZsY6mMC9rbi7wEZ2SCey-JouVzg4pM_ANhItRn74F7ZH31shHQkPx0XbVe7XqlvoaITY6ugOikC16CUar8avhwC4F8MCipKn_hS3hKOtbYHBnSlOuT7pK6B-yRCLOKeS3zFX3evxnwODsZWSBXwi9xJLPXLRDlC5/w299-h299/IMG_1195.JPEG" width="299" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Spanning all the continents, each section of the book focuses on half a dozen animals from each location which when you think about it is a real drop in the ocean of animal life on the Earth leaving readers mystified at the wonder of the world we live on.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0zIB58R5Cpeqo9PlyIr1-KsfG-VX8aHlYw92p4J1rI1yxcCDsNPr7Y3KE8xb6LdQsAkQiE1XKluGJNGNhKSF-nWIfJwkMsaCL7xXpqXNpn7WYGLSrVYGW7Qfi6wIZGxFMBdkG_K3_z-Z9r4_exu5GML-iTJs4_cWBhSfnE5HiQwHzAsOb82qbvpO/s1773/IMG_1197.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0zIB58R5Cpeqo9PlyIr1-KsfG-VX8aHlYw92p4J1rI1yxcCDsNPr7Y3KE8xb6LdQsAkQiE1XKluGJNGNhKSF-nWIfJwkMsaCL7xXpqXNpn7WYGLSrVYGW7Qfi6wIZGxFMBdkG_K3_z-Z9r4_exu5GML-iTJs4_cWBhSfnE5HiQwHzAsOb82qbvpO/w304-h304/IMG_1197.JPEG" width="304" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9aKetW3tRNwiPX4V0BEvmW31GWGVTLIaec0U4c4BOiqZujrLX2rANpbJ50MrbROcCMpVBC5XumR52-sYEkaBmg7ipHzOGlNcu4WCLZn_ps84xRwRD_CRMKV-va01s556Ru-16u4WPIm7XU8YpOLiDv_uzaLw40Gfh8IcmIr-XldXIMgggta-znXj/s1773/IMG_1196.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9aKetW3tRNwiPX4V0BEvmW31GWGVTLIaec0U4c4BOiqZujrLX2rANpbJ50MrbROcCMpVBC5XumR52-sYEkaBmg7ipHzOGlNcu4WCLZn_ps84xRwRD_CRMKV-va01s556Ru-16u4WPIm7XU8YpOLiDv_uzaLw40Gfh8IcmIr-XldXIMgggta-znXj/w300-h300/IMG_1196.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And so it’s both equally a fascinating read as well as meditative. Capturing the imagination and making you contemplate the importance and beauty of these amazing wild animals. Reminding us that we should not assume that we are the more important creature on Earth. That we cannot and should not imagine a world without these amazing animals. That although humankind could exist without tigers, elephants and lynx, we should not want to. Ultimately the conservation message in this book is simply to show us what we should already know: the wild animals of the world are worthy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUX32_wM5cB9XoMi0KMcdJ6nLHYz7ZhRTz27Khnufy7AmHR_8G3WP6nrL76peSmjelR1_CSkBIWx0k8uyy3TunQRWhAATDYFy8bg6Qe3WsgbxWqqUUMwto6KhOnPAbz3qFJVWOOzW-s3JvSq6qy4he2OR4QrMFr8bcyI1SF7rJjc11AUpjrStJi8R/s1773/IMG_1198.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUX32_wM5cB9XoMi0KMcdJ6nLHYz7ZhRTz27Khnufy7AmHR_8G3WP6nrL76peSmjelR1_CSkBIWx0k8uyy3TunQRWhAATDYFy8bg6Qe3WsgbxWqqUUMwto6KhOnPAbz3qFJVWOOzW-s3JvSq6qy4he2OR4QrMFr8bcyI1SF7rJjc11AUpjrStJi8R/w308-h308/IMG_1198.JPEG" width="308" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l6U_6pe_J3X1wnK4vGm5X7uC3v7N8yKP2bksShmRhMDv9x6LZgUORUpimYGaYWnpejlK371mBEgjXo1QxsNUFeMQwbR3lxclqMPR_2Wnx5uaMTjzUr03CfU-vTCHD5ojYxAWZY2NvokGuGgRIHQFHLgXGcSoAxF4Ix6iNM395L6J9RkZRy2MLGHV/s1773/IMG_1199.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l6U_6pe_J3X1wnK4vGm5X7uC3v7N8yKP2bksShmRhMDv9x6LZgUORUpimYGaYWnpejlK371mBEgjXo1QxsNUFeMQwbR3lxclqMPR_2Wnx5uaMTjzUr03CfU-vTCHD5ojYxAWZY2NvokGuGgRIHQFHLgXGcSoAxF4Ix6iNM395L6J9RkZRy2MLGHV/w302-h302/IMG_1199.JPEG" width="302" /></a></div></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Thanks to </span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/flyingeyebooks/" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">@flyingeyebooks</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"> for this wildly fascinating story! </span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">H</span>appy reading and mouth-gaping whilst reading this beauty!</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Kim and the bairns x</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! 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I’ve picked out three I thought looked fascinating.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3BcrcUC">Ada and the Galaxies by Alan Lightman, Olga Pastichiv and illustrated by Susanna Chapman</a> is a beautiful intergenerational story about a little girl’s trip to stay with her grandparents. She can’t wait for nightfall to see the dazzling array of stars in the sky which are so much clearer on their little island than on the big city. She waits all day until eventually it gets dark but the fog has rolled in. So instead Ada and her Poobah look at some photographs in his books. Will the fog clear? You’ll have to read it to find out.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2mOBCXwFI6JBqOHp566rWN461jO-dBRJloEuKkFmqE3WgragAu90Qf0HBIgUFZhdBIsVPnpt-tDqHVBjwuJ-5BNwjUeIvIwKHRreMGK3q00RVF-JLNgvvXhSJU5PYNN0wqRR_SvGQCHuC2x7lLgTkhoc4nay4u1e94T0W5dBC1xDAFCzNE4iRAmG/s1773/IMG_8789.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2mOBCXwFI6JBqOHp566rWN461jO-dBRJloEuKkFmqE3WgragAu90Qf0HBIgUFZhdBIsVPnpt-tDqHVBjwuJ-5BNwjUeIvIwKHRreMGK3q00RVF-JLNgvvXhSJU5PYNN0wqRR_SvGQCHuC2x7lLgTkhoc4nay4u1e94T0W5dBC1xDAFCzNE4iRAmG/w277-h277/IMG_8789.JPEG" width="277" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1RQGTQdJpYlDfWTifP9BgJCAD7c0pBL1Aoh9jsi9Gn1SPEGxmdsg_wtGpiZJ9Qu0YrbCZxfvwBYuhvbVzXnyGUePioymr5VZCmCM-IoTZH7EMcGj2-fhqC4TX9UJTqkjzuuaqCqw9zVxJmYD-9kpmzJFqz8W3jzKbd0-z-Od167J3-Xyz_YQVbv5/s1773/IMG_8790.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1RQGTQdJpYlDfWTifP9BgJCAD7c0pBL1Aoh9jsi9Gn1SPEGxmdsg_wtGpiZJ9Qu0YrbCZxfvwBYuhvbVzXnyGUePioymr5VZCmCM-IoTZH7EMcGj2-fhqC4TX9UJTqkjzuuaqCqw9zVxJmYD-9kpmzJFqz8W3jzKbd0-z-Od167J3-Xyz_YQVbv5/w274-h274/IMG_8790.JPEG" width="274" /></a></div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">This is a lovely narrative nonfiction which is littered with facts throughout the story. But it also blends real photographs from the Hubble telescope into the glorious illustrations. It is magical story telling and a perfect gift for little stargazers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZPBd59yQv0UAP6SHP_ACItzNiA3TVrSobDVCWkwEBAPcXu3v9yYPFv2U88AjF5Dv9fW-MFYDzwojXsGDMu_trF_iSwZBm1JJdIDnT6wCLQggkbGAm7dkOrq4SKzkkSKya9uZbGy4RafTBbZDjnCamMrOSSUGFHL6Mm_S3qS0G_lpdK9LFPbBTuy2/s1773/IMG_8791.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZPBd59yQv0UAP6SHP_ACItzNiA3TVrSobDVCWkwEBAPcXu3v9yYPFv2U88AjF5Dv9fW-MFYDzwojXsGDMu_trF_iSwZBm1JJdIDnT6wCLQggkbGAm7dkOrq4SKzkkSKya9uZbGy4RafTBbZDjnCamMrOSSUGFHL6Mm_S3qS0G_lpdK9LFPbBTuy2/w400-h400/IMG_8791.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3iF4NJc">I’m a Neutrino by </a></span></span><a href="https://amzn.to/3iF4NJc"><span style="background-color: white;">Dr Eve M Vavagiakis and illustrated by </span><span style="background-color: white;">Ilze Lemesis</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> is a dazzling picture book which introduces young readers to the smallest bits of matter known to exist. Despite their small size they matter! (Get it?!) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4_hFTemhU_si_o6sJcp0QorDvrZiSQ1vndd9VrS8R3X4dj0eWSPlZIxI2qIt6F5H4Vz_XEiXA_vGB_EGhMVLbRhbsS3LKgFp957XOZxUfs_7TWyxtwNPlJi7vQ8ODRqHGYb0GyXHE9k2rIktQB4xpO3n8jrCeJ-1A6OM6TGHOEwPRe-oA0WTGSSb/s1773/IMG_8797.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4_hFTemhU_si_o6sJcp0QorDvrZiSQ1vndd9VrS8R3X4dj0eWSPlZIxI2qIt6F5H4Vz_XEiXA_vGB_EGhMVLbRhbsS3LKgFp957XOZxUfs_7TWyxtwNPlJi7vQ8ODRqHGYb0GyXHE9k2rIktQB4xpO3n8jrCeJ-1A6OM6TGHOEwPRe-oA0WTGSSb/w400-h400/IMG_8797.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>This is a brilliant read it’s written in rhyme but feels more like poetry than traditional picture book storytelling (that being said the neutrinos are telling your their story but it’s also very scientific. In an accessible way. In fact, this is an arrestingly clever book as well as being visually beautiful.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_EMwb872GWm-DOCEcMncWjV_S2JDqO2hnaPDb_HI5t6pviTjfLh4oJ-E0xHAMX4ZgCnVNkCp85ATE0wfmuoVp96_r_UHLRjg_if-l295PQHgATWhuy1lVxK4JwmhlWubxc-MPySemvLVm69GariykHsX8gqzrGXM9FYyM_jKV41rHgkWh2bf2Td7/s1773/IMG_8798.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_EMwb872GWm-DOCEcMncWjV_S2JDqO2hnaPDb_HI5t6pviTjfLh4oJ-E0xHAMX4ZgCnVNkCp85ATE0wfmuoVp96_r_UHLRjg_if-l295PQHgATWhuy1lVxK4JwmhlWubxc-MPySemvLVm69GariykHsX8gqzrGXM9FYyM_jKV41rHgkWh2bf2Td7/w269-h269/IMG_8798.JPEG" width="269" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispZgc2qZw7dyCyL8FihUFOJNA50ftuNYp-8ESDlF4eZga6DbZpq9tyIMdwkEk7hN75vdhWqeA61m2Di6l2pTL4TgPRxOAm8kGzY-96y1xU50jhJsf4Q_MkmnzLNpjBFeXucGre_e2DejG48VqT9O7L77_0b_f-WyBKqp4xLhknqd8lxT21FiOqyQD/s1773/IMG_8799.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispZgc2qZw7dyCyL8FihUFOJNA50ftuNYp-8ESDlF4eZga6DbZpq9tyIMdwkEk7hN75vdhWqeA61m2Di6l2pTL4TgPRxOAm8kGzY-96y1xU50jhJsf4Q_MkmnzLNpjBFeXucGre_e2DejG48VqT9O7L77_0b_f-WyBKqp4xLhknqd8lxT21FiOqyQD/w268-h268/IMG_8799.JPEG" width="268" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><br style="background-color: white;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3UyDldy">Become an App Inventor by </a></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3UyDldy">Karen Lang & Selin Tezel</a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> is perfect for the next big budding tech kid! Using free online programming tools, this is The guide to how to design, build and share apps. No experience necessary. Just bring your passion and this book provides a guide to everything else. From how to create a maze game, a translation app, and even a personalised chat app, it’s a stepping stone to designing bigger and brilliant things. Chock-full of colourful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, readers will also learn about young inventors who have created apps of their own!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQRegdIIH49z9UJzISBdSofRIoupU97Ss3DaSEBF83F7QMtYi5bXlc78pUm1L37g2SpzcyZEQoskKZF1V-_KG7WQpobxNJ6p3e83mj759XVfMhwGmBBaWz5PUgag8YdQ0Y8xxu6VB5gUztap1JrTkEl9qK1Qx2e21pHOkDvlHxolWN6y26LkYyXpW/s1773/IMG_8792.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQRegdIIH49z9UJzISBdSofRIoupU97Ss3DaSEBF83F7QMtYi5bXlc78pUm1L37g2SpzcyZEQoskKZF1V-_KG7WQpobxNJ6p3e83mj759XVfMhwGmBBaWz5PUgag8YdQ0Y8xxu6VB5gUztap1JrTkEl9qK1Qx2e21pHOkDvlHxolWN6y26LkYyXpW/w191-h191/IMG_8792.JPEG" width="191" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi_Y7zxYLx8oV7jNrmiyhr0NMI7vG6vaSoG_aa6nClSN5exvt1hhuTktcwFl793TBXqoxPLv_slaS2cvNQn8ELUDI9YXLigCu5rtE7rTCJLIxzmVdrtSozXjFnmlp2YDCxi4P98A7ViZH07YpmC4C3rGpC4nL93t1IbCJSYwUFgiLj91aTNY_9OMZ/s1773/IMG_8793.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy gift giving and book devouring this festive season!</span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kim and the bairns x</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">Many thanks to Walker Books</span><span style="color: #262626;"> for sending us these books as part of a bundle of STEM related titles!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; 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This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s1"><b>For Readers Section</b></span></a><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p></span></div></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ada-Galaxies-Alan-Lightman/dp/1529505224?crid=RV631GYZAUBY&keywords=ada+and+the+galaxies&qid=1670326630&sprefix=ada+and+the+galaxies%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=285ac5254c1548742e596649ae108923&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1529505224&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1529505224" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Neutrino-Tiny-Particles-Universe/dp/1529506336?crid=2IF9S55XF6NKO&keywords=i%27m+a+neutrino&qid=1670326797&sprefix=i+m+a+neutrino%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=56b3b48b347e465777ca41baa1882a92&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1529506336&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1529506336" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Become-App-Inventor-Official-Designing/dp/152950483X?crid=3TALMGMOYJOJD&keywords=app+inventor&qid=1670326824&sprefix=app+inventor%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=6d2189ff1d37f36d69fea4bc30e9d6a0&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=152950483X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=152950483X" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-89410059002432088622022-10-28T09:30:00.001+01:002022-10-28T14:22:43.614+01:00My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yOCl_K9x6g0b7oVrH-7ebjpH4xd6xIN3zzKCyMV2vDniZ00X0SbuWH5ZxnhvPTgqE-PGCzg0KdWIew7fh_0O0i7F5gOnLjgVnQWHfnna3FS8KenBM4PM2kJodn0DXMybjjy7nrzkHNP6eUy2MhKjsA-b4G1v6a-lvsbkWRUhhGsJG_ho70wNyQd9/s1748/My%20Rhinoceros%20by%20Jon%20Agee.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yOCl_K9x6g0b7oVrH-7ebjpH4xd6xIN3zzKCyMV2vDniZ00X0SbuWH5ZxnhvPTgqE-PGCzg0KdWIew7fh_0O0i7F5gOnLjgVnQWHfnna3FS8KenBM4PM2kJodn0DXMybjjy7nrzkHNP6eUy2MhKjsA-b4G1v6a-lvsbkWRUhhGsJG_ho70wNyQd9/w640-h454/My%20Rhinoceros%20by%20Jon%20Agee.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AD: Sponsored Post</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">The Wee Page Turner could not have been more excited for this book! Jon Agee books are ones that we read over and over.<span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">And this new title is no exception, <b><a href="https://amzn.to/3Ndk6Eg">My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee</a></b> was immediately read several times and then packed to go on holiday with us (as well as three other Jon Agee books). An instant hit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sLHhy2Ml3J5RRMfV54VDkAKGQ12ECQj8PwmSCzfQmD2tkRvx5UClWwePp2Re9l-NeXf2N0cNjeRr9J3AMuyQ8uE7SKSLyXCd229CUHTZHgoxNIKs3EyXqSscZ3eaKRNcFV38l_rVYJzNeLVgwF0973rXMpMXgEum80dqmKeJd1MIklnTPJ-VOyP4/s1773/IMG_3001.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sLHhy2Ml3J5RRMfV54VDkAKGQ12ECQj8PwmSCzfQmD2tkRvx5UClWwePp2Re9l-NeXf2N0cNjeRr9J3AMuyQ8uE7SKSLyXCd229CUHTZHgoxNIKs3EyXqSscZ3eaKRNcFV38l_rVYJzNeLVgwF0973rXMpMXgEum80dqmKeJd1MIklnTPJ-VOyP4/w236-h236/IMG_3001.JPEG" width="236" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUEgf_xXyhD1kkN98x198PoC3JLwf1_UJVT0R8LQ-ieJBQQXFh8vJMWHHvOH1pm88dBmQSRuSAUtUc8jxYFfNGs4paie7jrm4KxcfD2mkA55YP3adhNcWet293UxQlKED3ibsmvHrww4Y9UicLpxSi0Cvg-NJmZ-ZuRwjtMxhvkQ8Ryi_DnXp7w3/s1773/IMG_3002.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUEgf_xXyhD1kkN98x198PoC3JLwf1_UJVT0R8LQ-ieJBQQXFh8vJMWHHvOH1pm88dBmQSRuSAUtUc8jxYFfNGs4paie7jrm4KxcfD2mkA55YP3adhNcWet293UxQlKED3ibsmvHrww4Y9UicLpxSi0Cvg-NJmZ-ZuRwjtMxhvkQ8Ryi_DnXp7w3/w234-h234/IMG_3002.JPEG" width="234" /></a></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>But why does he love them so much? Well, because he adores the humour in them; the way the words (i.e. the adult reading them) are saying one thing but the illustrations (i.e. the child reading those) are implying something totally different. It’s like the author lets only the children in on the secret whilst the adults are in the dark. And why wouldn’t a kid love that feeling? A feeling of being more knowledgeable than the grown ups!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPxwk7IEArmMzvlEZGUjLY-L4j9NhozaL-lnJDsfS7FIeRp9JhDeD1sUtfmLHsq7nvmhK2F_68jSjjSnrxjb4-2yIY4gSJz_lNYP0zv2FpLuqigv9cU5IagDpFdFmRfO8xM6r9wLe7_RFv5UcCMJNDF8t9QMireF5gCUb33wQgcMYRePwM--EFo1R/s1773/IMG_3004.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPxwk7IEArmMzvlEZGUjLY-L4j9NhozaL-lnJDsfS7FIeRp9JhDeD1sUtfmLHsq7nvmhK2F_68jSjjSnrxjb4-2yIY4gSJz_lNYP0zv2FpLuqigv9cU5IagDpFdFmRfO8xM6r9wLe7_RFv5UcCMJNDF8t9QMireF5gCUb33wQgcMYRePwM--EFo1R/w248-h248/IMG_3004.JPEG" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW_JPnKCXb9KFdk16wWKYZJ9SgOXrqMhU5uNsWjPL2grfQq0TwXfO4y3gOFG5X70k5YCJQeoWsK4GPuO3bFPPH4ZBzSrGShYX5nkWmMuIRoOgnYpun4vesaPUCoTD4Acu6hcmjNCMnqN2XbFSGNpTNCB7l2lkrGZcJSPNV_h7rQb-_Y3twWL6lhuk/s1773/IMG_3005.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW_JPnKCXb9KFdk16wWKYZJ9SgOXrqMhU5uNsWjPL2grfQq0TwXfO4y3gOFG5X70k5YCJQeoWsK4GPuO3bFPPH4ZBzSrGShYX5nkWmMuIRoOgnYpun4vesaPUCoTD4Acu6hcmjNCMnqN2XbFSGNpTNCB7l2lkrGZcJSPNV_h7rQb-_Y3twWL6lhuk/w247-h247/IMG_3005.JPEG" width="247" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>This newest release is the story of a main character who decides to get a rhinoceros for a pet. But he’s left feeling a little disappointed when it won’t chase a ball or a stick or a frisbee. In fact, according to the experts, a rhino only does two things: pop balloons and poke holes in kites. But the boy’s rhinoceros doesn’t even seem interested in doing that. What good is a rhino for a pet? Well, I won’t spoil it for you (although the big reveal is in the images below!) But it’s pretty darn cool!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix6eK_S8SP9UlQX1qaeNdvGCFlLmEF2FhCXeGXBL7FzrI7vB0XtLsYQn2LttPQsK6Ygj_VHzV-vUg9DDlhE3xsaEshOMCKSYbKegj4u8HFJXF8GENHPjtELtgYWzBMnU36b9GtRNVNFbbtB9-V-YneVmgOT1R8rA6zo9WjY539pAHBK6eP9wfWWy6/s1772/IMG_3006.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix6eK_S8SP9UlQX1qaeNdvGCFlLmEF2FhCXeGXBL7FzrI7vB0XtLsYQn2LttPQsK6Ygj_VHzV-vUg9DDlhE3xsaEshOMCKSYbKegj4u8HFJXF8GENHPjtELtgYWzBMnU36b9GtRNVNFbbtB9-V-YneVmgOT1R8rA6zo9WjY539pAHBK6eP9wfWWy6/w243-h243/IMG_3006.JPEG" width="243" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6TYHURn83QoFdjznqPEOS2Ys0KBrCA7pt3gij6szh63uWo0H4x0rc0TPihn7yeK_mVf6ap0Q9wfjY3HU7lLDJs0wlCC0eVUdi6Jnu0uGYsElHHfZQ1vEae2xRS34j4xhfoCSkbmDdC4hzRYCBnwjcR_KWMipCKVY5QqUajHBwqnhQ_FX2gFVTv7y/s1773/IMG_3007.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6TYHURn83QoFdjznqPEOS2Ys0KBrCA7pt3gij6szh63uWo0H4x0rc0TPihn7yeK_mVf6ap0Q9wfjY3HU7lLDJs0wlCC0eVUdi6Jnu0uGYsElHHfZQ1vEae2xRS34j4xhfoCSkbmDdC4hzRYCBnwjcR_KWMipCKVY5QqUajHBwqnhQ_FX2gFVTv7y/w242-h242/IMG_3007.JPEG" width="242" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>Again this book tickles my bairns’ funnybones. Where again the adults in the story are left looking sheepish and silly when the child reveals the truth about his rhinoceros.</span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xm6s0ddLzkHCj2b3wyLGnBB1qzhN0CZy2iHbyPT-FLbVBse1AiIHnq1AgTCjrTmhHNr7gq4fnESH0lzU7pYAc_xhwkreAZanKjS0v0yIYB3qOm8dKTdpts5TfHQxPaBo0UakYRMHWqxKlkRJNyruuNp5aRSmfHDnZ85U--r_RLbuHUVJxI437eDl/s1773/IMG_3008.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xm6s0ddLzkHCj2b3wyLGnBB1qzhN0CZy2iHbyPT-FLbVBse1AiIHnq1AgTCjrTmhHNr7gq4fnESH0lzU7pYAc_xhwkreAZanKjS0v0yIYB3qOm8dKTdpts5TfHQxPaBo0UakYRMHWqxKlkRJNyruuNp5aRSmfHDnZ85U--r_RLbuHUVJxI437eDl/w246-h246/IMG_3008.JPEG" width="246" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOWv8YDlkEtRipIO0H35YMNa-qX3oTuC0H6fDZc7KEhSaFzL8RrvMYz7fI9gkrL0r2NFcaYdDAyV2slVuJK9NoYrKdgo2vRjOpyKFBaFjRWtLl44oU_EZLQ7lTeapTZQyq3pp4JWNWbLwg88yj2FzYpBLlIMeHmtlaVncaKVYOFmrrqxzUcYBtieL/s1773/IMG_3009.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOWv8YDlkEtRipIO0H35YMNa-qX3oTuC0H6fDZc7KEhSaFzL8RrvMYz7fI9gkrL0r2NFcaYdDAyV2slVuJK9NoYrKdgo2vRjOpyKFBaFjRWtLl44oU_EZLQ7lTeapTZQyq3pp4JWNWbLwg88yj2FzYpBLlIMeHmtlaVncaKVYOFmrrqxzUcYBtieL/w247-h247/IMG_3009.JPEG" width="247" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">If you haven’t read any Jon Agee books I urge, no compel you to seek them out. The Wall in the Middle of the Book is a perfect one for teachers and could be read to classes of all ages. And his others (Life on Mars is one of my favourites!) will have you sniggering with each read - I've linked some of my previous posts below. The joke and the reveal never seem to lose their appeal! One for kids and adults alike and the stories you won’t tire of reading!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjbMgzHnPV/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjbMgzHnPV/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="align-items: center; display: flex; 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They’ve made for many happy story times!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVGWS15eMTclqfJ7YQt6B3tixzw5tWAihTHtAMiIJyKVEu-mOxwMS3OXF_ZIclc4rrhqZTLx-VHQTl2JlPQblNeBQ1gPtvoOAiwcKDU95H2pQzySewP5A5vdIND5sZYh21ZtX9-INux_ooOObvHf7er1VY5-A6E19f_LaBLn8jFTt-drUCRJP2nGH/w640-h454/THE%20PERFECT%20ROCK%20BY%20SARAH%20NOBLE.png" width="640" /></a><br /><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AD: Sponsored Post</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Time to share a very random fact about me: I carry a rock around in my coat pocket. I’ve had it for two years and originally picked it up for skimming stones but as I ran my thumb over it’s smooth surface I knew I’d never skim it. So now it’s a little (although somewhat heavy) treasure I keep in my pocket!</span></p><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Every otter with their sea salt knows the perfect rock is hard to find.” And so apparently I’m part otter!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_90753aOPE3o6oQdoW9yiywLd-Ksup2PqRC6ZcZKD1gT71WfnKUvEWlTGlXMTsLIvEkBz5tTVnoQIxrAha9THPgADQNgHT1JC2EN8aXocZy538Z1L8RVg5PJbrY0iLJQ_LknoWWsI4PJ6GdozXakH2S9mPBOYl3ryfO8Ez6Ddd7Dj_D6K2tj_Kse/s1440/4AD29573-EA68-412C-8E5A-805E0F2FDBDA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_90753aOPE3o6oQdoW9yiywLd-Ksup2PqRC6ZcZKD1gT71WfnKUvEWlTGlXMTsLIvEkBz5tTVnoQIxrAha9THPgADQNgHT1JC2EN8aXocZy538Z1L8RVg5PJbrY0iLJQ_LknoWWsI4PJ6GdozXakH2S9mPBOYl3ryfO8Ez6Ddd7Dj_D6K2tj_Kse/w297-h297/4AD29573-EA68-412C-8E5A-805E0F2FDBDA.jpg" width="297" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw04dVm3ifJV2IrwviSS6gGyiyfx8Yz2_pFXSQUypCcnfGpebOmhUbHuDiknWLJPnnMFZzCfebOQ8inGv4SOsITed2eqvspVegALNiAo1AqVfkrDXay-iSXbGn4N3hFmZ0AWx_U51Szcoz7_RSMDIgCjFb02bEy21ljxluoTOHER6kay4Vg6T0c-sf/s1440/F5386C3A-0A19-4CB7-9747-A6F64785BB24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw04dVm3ifJV2IrwviSS6gGyiyfx8Yz2_pFXSQUypCcnfGpebOmhUbHuDiknWLJPnnMFZzCfebOQ8inGv4SOsITed2eqvspVegALNiAo1AqVfkrDXay-iSXbGn4N3hFmZ0AWx_U51Szcoz7_RSMDIgCjFb02bEy21ljxluoTOHER6kay4Vg6T0c-sf/w299-h299/F5386C3A-0A19-4CB7-9747-A6F64785BB24.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But this beautiful picture book, </span><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3RXct6m">The Perfect Rock by Sarah Noble,</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> isn’t really about rocks -ultimately it’s about family. Ollie, Bea and Ula are three inseparable otter pups - they play in the waves together, eat shellfish together, snuggle up to sleep together. And they go hunting for ‘the perfect rock’ together. The rock has to be shiny and strong enough to crack open shells. They search and search. Until they find one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANdjfA11wq8rA8VzdOXYwbIeSCIXw6GdRx9o3580zfRIhxGxAm3GCprcJdWb_qMM71q0V27DMnL7-AYjmZQZ9CsRM5boI-v0VJYVdzmSqU3ineE8JtWG5eIrZ3fQ0vPPE-uLwon03vdSzbERsXuw8uARTsQL7vtNW7azvAGHPIpvFe9x8GGviaZqu/s1440/3F934DA9-4BB2-4ACD-B1DD-025CDA3AA3D7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANdjfA11wq8rA8VzdOXYwbIeSCIXw6GdRx9o3580zfRIhxGxAm3GCprcJdWb_qMM71q0V27DMnL7-AYjmZQZ9CsRM5boI-v0VJYVdzmSqU3ineE8JtWG5eIrZ3fQ0vPPE-uLwon03vdSzbERsXuw8uARTsQL7vtNW7azvAGHPIpvFe9x8GGviaZqu/w311-h311/3F934DA9-4BB2-4ACD-B1DD-025CDA3AA3D7.jpg" width="311" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fp5MWFN-WunvSsuMrudjViXWMKontDYTg9kzfMUmOQgWn9PGMf2NJNJxWv65eCeTo7r1FPlZ2IK7EWyrkk4O9lpvqy7QnVYGdUV5SDKjFIQJxfWNH9xKtHRMbKUWHE9gbgNhu_Q7OESMTodHYyO8nlvSBNuC6DsAJdIgSry-NH_p1qqJ87r7gprs/s1440/8FFCA4A4-F0AD-4C5E-BA3E-8D97613542B7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fp5MWFN-WunvSsuMrudjViXWMKontDYTg9kzfMUmOQgWn9PGMf2NJNJxWv65eCeTo7r1FPlZ2IK7EWyrkk4O9lpvqy7QnVYGdUV5SDKjFIQJxfWNH9xKtHRMbKUWHE9gbgNhu_Q7OESMTodHYyO8nlvSBNuC6DsAJdIgSry-NH_p1qqJ87r7gprs/w309-h309/8FFCA4A4-F0AD-4C5E-BA3E-8D97613542B7.jpg" width="309" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The emphasis here is on the word ‘one’. For as many parents know one new toy between three pups does not share equally. It just can’t be done. And the siblings argue, fumble, run and chase to be the one with the rock. Until it get’s snatched from them by a passing guillemot which leads them to stormy waters. And the pups must hold each other tight forgetting about the argument and the rock, apologising and clinging on to what is really important - each other.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRpLNBEFarXAwvnLEVeRlvqVOxuUV-1LJU6swqbNzxi1JU9S_NkYODWGsC5_hj38YSHdJq3OMT6s65s9GRnZ_a86KG6B4xMJCLjqVNFjTd_3ehIA3KX3fbyooiEFPlJum4TPNLMdRq47ZEf_DC82K2xhPJmd3Eedf2i4NlRcnRnYEUApQ2X_mtoWY/s1440/EA53F2CD-F50D-48DC-984D-D6C68CCDB6E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRpLNBEFarXAwvnLEVeRlvqVOxuUV-1LJU6swqbNzxi1JU9S_NkYODWGsC5_hj38YSHdJq3OMT6s65s9GRnZ_a86KG6B4xMJCLjqVNFjTd_3ehIA3KX3fbyooiEFPlJum4TPNLMdRq47ZEf_DC82K2xhPJmd3Eedf2i4NlRcnRnYEUApQ2X_mtoWY/w308-h308/EA53F2CD-F50D-48DC-984D-D6C68CCDB6E2.jpg" width="308" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57PRNDIjfDKa2oAIZgM-NtAsutbBI6V2Sajj-9QQCJoky0ZbRRVaSL0hNaTyXxBKQVgwOufjSVgcyb2j1BddTnVPESeUzez9RMinFYwRGtyPlG69sVwGdzPlM42N4qHPMQHQmMCG61OhGiM_jzUrAQReSrpLUR8-0BqboriA0fO3cPwq0FRJQRc0G/s1440/F3408D7C-8150-43CC-92EE-E85814606EC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57PRNDIjfDKa2oAIZgM-NtAsutbBI6V2Sajj-9QQCJoky0ZbRRVaSL0hNaTyXxBKQVgwOufjSVgcyb2j1BddTnVPESeUzez9RMinFYwRGtyPlG69sVwGdzPlM42N4qHPMQHQmMCG61OhGiM_jzUrAQReSrpLUR8-0BqboriA0fO3cPwq0FRJQRc0G/w308-h308/F3408D7C-8150-43CC-92EE-E85814606EC1.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is such a beautiful book in so many ways. The illustrations throughout are truly gorgeous with lots of greens, blues and purples that create a stunning depiction of the sea which seems to move across the page - from the largest wave to the smallest ripples. And even the simple white pebble seems to glow from the page the use of light throughout the book is spectacular.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the message too is beautiful and will melt even the toughest rock (sorry for mixing metaphors!). Whilst this is a book about three otters holding each other close, as a parent of siblings who love each other dearly, this one tugs the heart strings and I hope they see themselves in it’s pages. That together they can overcome any storm.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcBqTfV__g_47orKAFQLWE2NgSXlLhrKFo9XaFP6m3Un1wJXLUzFmK4Qg2C8JLsLWQ-EzWh4MuUs8GoltHzZz0pCvF3aYh6AIgc7E314NQYUwMR6Y_QmqhhVdbAOoMBs-YYSsLKdfM5Ot29ENJ4ExI2jL45dnJ-XyFeDuIUoUhlcYnMoRCY8BJl1T/s1440/A10EFE55-751E-4726-A881-F5209D842531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcBqTfV__g_47orKAFQLWE2NgSXlLhrKFo9XaFP6m3Un1wJXLUzFmK4Qg2C8JLsLWQ-EzWh4MuUs8GoltHzZz0pCvF3aYh6AIgc7E314NQYUwMR6Y_QmqhhVdbAOoMBs-YYSsLKdfM5Ot29ENJ4ExI2jL45dnJ-XyFeDuIUoUhlcYnMoRCY8BJl1T/w400-h400/A10EFE55-751E-4726-A881-F5209D842531.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And now I've read that back and counted I've used the word 'beautiful' three times, and a gorgeous, but I'm not going to hit the thesaurus because 'beautiful' is absolutely the right word for this book!</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And if you see a pretty (ha - changed it up!) pebble, rock or stone and you feel inclined to pick it up and keep it in your pocket - you just go for it! You might be part-otter too!</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Happy reading and perfect rock hunting!</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Kim and the otter-bairns x</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyllamJRqDMda5vTkKEcC0ObhlYEcJOQwfSDkc10XT7Rpx0woaLHroh_DKc5OH0TlrFwHi0EupKxvXnEYUUcBjnYYIJAP1iqb8an7NAAOtMzEJnFxe32gvxM1ZCpvC7T7M5V1c1OcVM1GV2idZfYb5uOScwwO8_HeEhlsTF1btm_WdH5Tgg3_OTJL/s1440/F7BD504B-010A-4419-BA13-657C827F99FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyllamJRqDMda5vTkKEcC0ObhlYEcJOQwfSDkc10XT7Rpx0woaLHroh_DKc5OH0TlrFwHi0EupKxvXnEYUUcBjnYYIJAP1iqb8an7NAAOtMzEJnFxe32gvxM1ZCpvC7T7M5V1c1OcVM1GV2idZfYb5uOScwwO8_HeEhlsTF1btm_WdH5Tgg3_OTJL/s320/F7BD504B-010A-4419-BA13-657C827F99FB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As fans of Sarah’s first book - As Strong as the River - we are delighted to enjoy this one. Thanks to Flying Eye Books for this sweet and beautiful story to treasure!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span class="s1"><b>For Readers Section</b></span></a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Rock-Sarah-Noble/dp/1838740511?crid=3D4XJZNKJSDWQ&keywords=the+perfect+rock&qid=1663749927&sprefix=the+perfect+rock%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=940dcd6f96ac4218be9b261c4112ede8&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1838740511&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1838740511" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-43034175052958302182022-09-14T09:00:00.001+01:002022-09-14T09:00:00.194+01:00The Invisible by Tom Percival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKLjrOloQ11tTqa-KoVtklXr2Yi4c2K9R699WNo_7qsV_t9EIvmhVCV3ik5Y7zlzD6US6Mu6bYZniwS7-0ZG_toJ9HwgYbR5l0TfhpYh1dOJy6KomXLK59AFDjG8o7fhCqgzcD9C9b8FMiYSTuTqmp--dMJccB4sZLVvs50Fr4Y6FLdrlrsenXTtm/s1748/The%20invisible%20by%20tom%20percival.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKLjrOloQ11tTqa-KoVtklXr2Yi4c2K9R699WNo_7qsV_t9EIvmhVCV3ik5Y7zlzD6US6Mu6bYZniwS7-0ZG_toJ9HwgYbR5l0TfhpYh1dOJy6KomXLK59AFDjG8o7fhCqgzcD9C9b8FMiYSTuTqmp--dMJccB4sZLVvs50Fr4Y6FLdrlrsenXTtm/w640-h454/The%20invisible%20by%20tom%20percival.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;">This is a hard post to write because this book is so close to the reality for many and a growing number of people as we go deeper into the financial crisis. With families facing food and fuel poverty this winter, I wanted to share this incredibly important story - </span><b style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3U393k8">The Invisible by Tom Percival</a></b><span style="background-color: white;"> - about remembering to look and really see those around us.</span></span><p></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">When Isabel and her family face changes in their financial circumstances, they can’t afford to have the heating on, they can’t afford a lot of things that some people take for granted.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYOJnPhqEcliz-7DA55835LnKD2YkEwNtO0-p3-bwcxO57y7ro2fU6XFzrKfafR1l3Hnx1CZZ2mthRdiju1t0lB_gIZ9RJbxyQljmLToCGKPt22tTymuFlKWjXrjLqQLMwCD2nbJKcKTTPYgQQA6lJhRjHj3tGVfWPEYtYx5unw8XvO9QxkQW595J/s1772/IMG_0875.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYOJnPhqEcliz-7DA55835LnKD2YkEwNtO0-p3-bwcxO57y7ro2fU6XFzrKfafR1l3Hnx1CZZ2mthRdiju1t0lB_gIZ9RJbxyQljmLToCGKPt22tTymuFlKWjXrjLqQLMwCD2nbJKcKTTPYgQQA6lJhRjHj3tGVfWPEYtYx5unw8XvO9QxkQW595J/w292-h292/IMG_0875.JPEG" width="292" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmvHLlqfhxShC_U1jhO6qM1TgRnbwnwBdlV8CgUZioLpMQCs9crTWeqLLeiT1sXuf8W1aWCdlYIlkpS58iPUO5XUH6uqdLkGTCQhkkfXB2CbgGWOhN-JcWgtf2ZcWpgYSh1c9QDGQT1KwtHmKDZYui9oMSoKHPOVFmZHARhOR6smV0_zCLNdy5AFV/s1772/IMG_0877.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmvHLlqfhxShC_U1jhO6qM1TgRnbwnwBdlV8CgUZioLpMQCs9crTWeqLLeiT1sXuf8W1aWCdlYIlkpS58iPUO5XUH6uqdLkGTCQhkkfXB2CbgGWOhN-JcWgtf2ZcWpgYSh1c9QDGQT1KwtHmKDZYui9oMSoKHPOVFmZHARhOR6smV0_zCLNdy5AFV/w294-h294/IMG_0877.JPEG" width="294" /></a></div></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Eventually they have to leave their home and move to a new part of the city: one that feels cold, sad and lonely. Much like Isabel in her new surroundings. Isabel starts to notice that people seemed to have stopped seeing her. The family driving in the car on the way to school, the smartly dressed people rushing passed, until eventually she simply fades away.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8xkAvxUMkp0x5MacpPRD2O_Ohg2EKd45nwC0emOgctjHOOkwcIV_5VLelXrG_iJLpJx-0d2ld3hXoUdV4pjX6KNvUljlBObyQZGiqFIjJWyfbRNlEWBI2yeZrnwnsjVYevIGEn1gRMAEs1NU9Y3DtwAuQOFOtkguBplH_hLgXQVaVG6RvmMKFpTl/s1773/IMG_0878.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8xkAvxUMkp0x5MacpPRD2O_Ohg2EKd45nwC0emOgctjHOOkwcIV_5VLelXrG_iJLpJx-0d2ld3hXoUdV4pjX6KNvUljlBObyQZGiqFIjJWyfbRNlEWBI2yeZrnwnsjVYevIGEn1gRMAEs1NU9Y3DtwAuQOFOtkguBplH_hLgXQVaVG6RvmMKFpTl/s320/IMG_0878.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div>But Isabel does notice. She notices that there are lots of other invisible people. A whole community in fact. A community that she brings together to make their world brighter, more colourful until Isabel isn’t just visible. She’s vibrant! And so is her new home.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRboUUd6muWmtvcXmsFBW98oa-i67ZdRb5TFwBrNmWfPTCh1F5QBIeqjoAIETI_FKAtarc9CWKOAby-hvVq8iYebuIAN3x4qnO09Gr4Nr9ETRleTgW3xJBHkrrRJU7OyIO6y-BcoZnr6FOxe5fyGXRzCxX9W4q5wt9w0Gd5G5bmL7Sp0HOexF3w8KL/s1772/IMG_0879.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRboUUd6muWmtvcXmsFBW98oa-i67ZdRb5TFwBrNmWfPTCh1F5QBIeqjoAIETI_FKAtarc9CWKOAby-hvVq8iYebuIAN3x4qnO09Gr4Nr9ETRleTgW3xJBHkrrRJU7OyIO6y-BcoZnr6FOxe5fyGXRzCxX9W4q5wt9w0Gd5G5bmL7Sp0HOexF3w8KL/s320/IMG_0879.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">And get ready to wipe a tear: “And that was how Isabel made something very special. One of the hardest things that anyone can make… Isabel had made a difference.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkIOyQle7t1XQzCKO6cILIUK03Xzmofr3eGQTQ5edpL8rq_eUkbqn3TyeEmMzNCbaruUkdwxYaraa1D7NBUoZoaOjdcUK7U1T9piK37ZKKFXbHbIW_slPsOLUzVSFlGDoAgvHoaqhw-ZPIVe9m0xJKqOtU4smCkFFaLs9Es2Fxroyd6zhnbECqm9G/s1773/IMG_0881.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkIOyQle7t1XQzCKO6cILIUK03Xzmofr3eGQTQ5edpL8rq_eUkbqn3TyeEmMzNCbaruUkdwxYaraa1D7NBUoZoaOjdcUK7U1T9piK37ZKKFXbHbIW_slPsOLUzVSFlGDoAgvHoaqhw-ZPIVe9m0xJKqOtU4smCkFFaLs9Es2Fxroyd6zhnbECqm9G/s320/IMG_0881.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div>This is a book to remind us to look for the invisible. In fact more than that it’s a reminder to not let anyone be invisible. And to counter that with a message that we all belong here.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Beautifully illustrated, poignantly written, this is a book that all children should have read to them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Note this is a library copy. When times are tough, remember libraries are for everyone. And they are packed full of colourful stories.</span><span><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Happy reading,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kim x</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="color: #e4af0a;"><b>For Readers Section.</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1529012767" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Tom-Percival/dp/1471191303?crid=GU9F7VSL9UCG&keywords=the+invisible&qid=1662979414&sprefix=the+invisible%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=9c7605667cb3454f3350556515be1695&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1471191303&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1471191303" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-45534263394288646742022-09-12T11:39:00.003+01:002022-09-12T11:39:23.109+01:00Judge the Reader<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY0CMTL7ccEmEl8_8V5Vhe8dg55kOBKxw5W_k1oofoAwGKmH0I5yibVM0WRnMNXFzvS5sc1YqDSQocnyCdCkm8S39rnTdgW_eMc5-dY2v-wG09GVvNfvypuR8WTgOyNpdFmY2vh2Hzul_N7PlZLnkMkuYNzHd1VYMx2RO2Lqtl-TZ_-UCK7mDVBsC/s1773/IMG_1086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY0CMTL7ccEmEl8_8V5Vhe8dg55kOBKxw5W_k1oofoAwGKmH0I5yibVM0WRnMNXFzvS5sc1YqDSQocnyCdCkm8S39rnTdgW_eMc5-dY2v-wG09GVvNfvypuR8WTgOyNpdFmY2vh2Hzul_N7PlZLnkMkuYNzHd1VYMx2RO2Lqtl-TZ_-UCK7mDVBsC/w640-h640/IMG_1086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">📚 judge the reader 📚</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Hello to all the newbies who have joined recently- go ahead and judge me by my books! And to all you “oldies” (hehe!) you should know well enough by now, but go ahead, judge - do your worst!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">I grabbed these off my kitchen bookshelves, popped them in a washing basket and casually plopped them on the blanket on the kitchen floor (aside I may have found a better light spot for flatlays - hooray!)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">And yes it took even longer to put them all away again!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white;">Love,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white;">Kim</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">okay so here's how this tag works:</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✨assemble a random assortment of books (no curating an aesthetic - only cheated slightly by putting them on a blanket!)</span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✨let people make assumptions about you in the comments based on your bookish taste</span></div></span></div></span>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-60134012022429007722022-08-31T09:00:00.002+01:002022-10-04T10:18:50.878+01:00It's Tough to Be Tiny by Kim Ryall Woolcock & Stacey Thomas<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqZDl_kuSfVHrGrdmGZPq8FAYFghHBQJrKUqK4jWq0hpm3f2OJsF20u0NT5lZlEbJ6k_PPEv3UzWjmFDEuaeU4f2Xgnw_i9eIG4Dyxs-U-h8f-hcH1KUkJGAT1GcjTM1qvc1zRxiyKyprLyJw2_b2q7tWrJ_Y1Fx4c76AtzPMGausw-2d4hITV6YJ/s1748/It's%20Tough%20to%20Be%20Tiny%20by%20Kim%20Ryall%20Woolcock%20&%20Stacey%20Thomas.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqZDl_kuSfVHrGrdmGZPq8FAYFghHBQJrKUqK4jWq0hpm3f2OJsF20u0NT5lZlEbJ6k_PPEv3UzWjmFDEuaeU4f2Xgnw_i9eIG4Dyxs-U-h8f-hcH1KUkJGAT1GcjTM1qvc1zRxiyKyprLyJw2_b2q7tWrJ_Y1Fx4c76AtzPMGausw-2d4hITV6YJ/w640-h454/It's%20Tough%20to%20Be%20Tiny%20by%20Kim%20Ryall%20Woolcock%20&%20Stacey%20Thomas.png" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AD: Sponsored Post</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s survival of the fittest in the animal kingdom. So how do the tiniest creatures tough it out?</span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s tough to be tiny. When you’d tiny you are often overlooked, things seem out of reach, bigger creatures are more powerful than you. And sometimes you get squashed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC06b7bifo8i_Epx20YRnM0OROaFlbAwNmZlQotmxfT5fqx_Tv9ZOVLazEM5dQgCza4OuxXfUD-_Ybh8TBBNZSDiXBTXsuiAJb2CscZEiYzIU4LehXIfgEh3dWfPN2qXjcS0_AX228SUmOMDnA89xtXvNgGPA7fusucBXG9E2s05dd6TT778hlwrTI/s1773/IMG_6178.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC06b7bifo8i_Epx20YRnM0OROaFlbAwNmZlQotmxfT5fqx_Tv9ZOVLazEM5dQgCza4OuxXfUD-_Ybh8TBBNZSDiXBTXsuiAJb2CscZEiYzIU4LehXIfgEh3dWfPN2qXjcS0_AX228SUmOMDnA89xtXvNgGPA7fusucBXG9E2s05dd6TT778hlwrTI/s320/IMG_6178.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So how do these tiny creatures survive? Well many of them have a ‘superpower’. In this beautifully illustrated non-fiction book </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3R4b5hU">It's Tough to Be Tiny by Kim Ryall Woolcock & Stacey Thomas</a></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, you can discover creatures with spring-loaded jumps, glitter disguises, poo umbrellas, toxic tentacles, goo guns, even suits of armour. The smallest creatures have adapted the most spectacular and jaw-dropping means of survival.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs1i0yDxUTMsejEParqciXd2sRcbMzeBETUKucfWUVBgUPhDS6r1JyiteEbPZraIY6PpGqWnNa3jyogBgTdr2R9JRQeuIXn7dinsQTHTntSOoyVDdgMrnG4C1UyroNxcQ_vPWjr5Ja79ebfz4_nJCbaCljT8jtFgSawc-xJryn3c2zGFt6UIT2IWB/s1773/IMG_6172.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs1i0yDxUTMsejEParqciXd2sRcbMzeBETUKucfWUVBgUPhDS6r1JyiteEbPZraIY6PpGqWnNa3jyogBgTdr2R9JRQeuIXn7dinsQTHTntSOoyVDdgMrnG4C1UyroNxcQ_vPWjr5Ja79ebfz4_nJCbaCljT8jtFgSawc-xJryn3c2zGFt6UIT2IWB/w280-h280/IMG_6172.JPEG" width="280" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomyz3-UFczP8pKgiGMnFT2aK-YXclSDAqgvz1zBta3dyEvpqO-MjxhO6F5FR-RuaellnIp2-MuQVMCT5ORJwgUWA7BjXTAkCESYVjVndBk88pU7vvc4CfOq5HwTu7I7qDIOTMoCiBRybhqkYgZRHPSWr4g26rS1S0gJNN6uOnhxNwHm1AuPmiwAq7/s1773/IMG_6179.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomyz3-UFczP8pKgiGMnFT2aK-YXclSDAqgvz1zBta3dyEvpqO-MjxhO6F5FR-RuaellnIp2-MuQVMCT5ORJwgUWA7BjXTAkCESYVjVndBk88pU7vvc4CfOq5HwTu7I7qDIOTMoCiBRybhqkYgZRHPSWr4g26rS1S0gJNN6uOnhxNwHm1AuPmiwAq7/w281-h281/IMG_6179.JPEG" width="281" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Packed full of information about all these adaptations, this book is fascinating with our being overwhelming. The illustrations expertly break up the chunks of text and really shine a light on the finer details of tiny creatures from spiders to corals to caterpillars and jellyfish from aphids to diatoms. The illustrations also give a real feeling of scale too - showcasing the smallest creatures beside the larger predators (who aren’t always that large) and give the feeling of zooming in on their lives in a similar way to nature documentaries on TV. It really is quite exquisite.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz8Um7BRzKTD75WevPdj-AHDzTGEpoPNb3H4S2wINsFGBv7y-rB-FhQc9zbWFDGA4wfwqLb02ADFLuCBqDS2sVSf2q2nZKqg3cqM43zQ5cfnDw-HsjgDTvdKiRLKPx1I_79gBcIoSOx6kbbDQYCpHvh67xGlMqxejt6bILQILxkujcrxLDhZDoXmJ/s1773/IMG_6176.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz8Um7BRzKTD75WevPdj-AHDzTGEpoPNb3H4S2wINsFGBv7y-rB-FhQc9zbWFDGA4wfwqLb02ADFLuCBqDS2sVSf2q2nZKqg3cqM43zQ5cfnDw-HsjgDTvdKiRLKPx1I_79gBcIoSOx6kbbDQYCpHvh67xGlMqxejt6bILQILxkujcrxLDhZDoXmJ/w267-h267/IMG_6176.JPEG" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JPejgsp_r1gOCCKP5hpi0l83CDRnHa41RBhy9fDnK--KarN4pZzULRv3HzMlC2ET1qKPFmV0AlsqXIxF_DRNu9PF0DLiu-tNH8qJELpKGDFCR234rTfytWrMr9AhzkLDGMl5jaiEwkknKBGZbPFdJ9d2WLBzzJAnvYa_ePp1Eul2-8LhWhqs_LMk/s1773/IMG_6180.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JPejgsp_r1gOCCKP5hpi0l83CDRnHa41RBhy9fDnK--KarN4pZzULRv3HzMlC2ET1qKPFmV0AlsqXIxF_DRNu9PF0DLiu-tNH8qJELpKGDFCR234rTfytWrMr9AhzkLDGMl5jaiEwkknKBGZbPFdJ9d2WLBzzJAnvYa_ePp1Eul2-8LhWhqs_LMk/w266-h266/IMG_6180.JPEG" width="266" /></a></span></div><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, so it’s probably not the book for those who don’t like a creepy crawly but perhaps it will give a new perspective on the tiny creatures we often ignore (or squash - please don’t squash them!). Tiny<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>creatures are tougher than they seem but they are still tiny after all!</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ofSVOPwl7KjS91_F32kE-4iiVAz0vc5vD0dtU7vc13AA0ZadVV8vvSY5BM76eDUpUTmrzvMkKBWbM9ZBYYQK8DPS_tU4lnCjNEi3Iw5lcvP1RsNXmZ1fD7yAiEteubcDNtC2gF2ARgRWBjX4vtUsDWcoBVnG3OgwOomWiNlva2Z5XHKcS6UIBwoK/s1773/IMG_6181.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ofSVOPwl7KjS91_F32kE-4iiVAz0vc5vD0dtU7vc13AA0ZadVV8vvSY5BM76eDUpUTmrzvMkKBWbM9ZBYYQK8DPS_tU4lnCjNEi3Iw5lcvP1RsNXmZ1fD7yAiEteubcDNtC2gF2ARgRWBjX4vtUsDWcoBVnG3OgwOomWiNlva2Z5XHKcS6UIBwoK/s320/IMG_6181.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also I loved this cover so much I really struggled to choose a photo so here's some of the other options I had:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQvXKNGT4PJa-ZIqZk5XiqfVpKQv4C6KLuHvYG-Lx_jJs80qWDphMlugaVFNjgtWPTzcufP29WOzMtI5Qv4IonnWv8QRM3XIDsFCWYSSC-jbnRqr0On0MC4fi7ZW43rKhTg9vsypdPwPlvDse9NzrPWZJ52BU0fx_wqZNvVs5hAajkydBb94y9no/s1773/IMG_6165.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQvXKNGT4PJa-ZIqZk5XiqfVpKQv4C6KLuHvYG-Lx_jJs80qWDphMlugaVFNjgtWPTzcufP29WOzMtI5Qv4IonnWv8QRM3XIDsFCWYSSC-jbnRqr0On0MC4fi7ZW43rKhTg9vsypdPwPlvDse9NzrPWZJ52BU0fx_wqZNvVs5hAajkydBb94y9no/w185-h185/IMG_6165.JPEG" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPRd8xA7Z6t5J8SrcTqprMiB3paazC-NlRRAeqQPQa_jAWrFhrMfwT2ZOG09wtPwJLtPLXl17o1LNv4LNTEVDl2p1xWHXEQ5dJ4hu7bDmgOMq7BblCha_Boe825x7B9KqWPOljNyW3_YyNtB_RF47grbzoEjnPSuVmxcWe2C8kpZVDcLWWGE0I0cR/s1773/IMG_8122.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtgJEeWnWZkvnKV3dqWB9nqNmY4qYdbTGo5qPVFbj8fR2bGdB0ZCYn1nUeh7njTPBIwAgGIAUU4lAi3Nl7Vc9oPaghnAUK375oEGwg4HHcGEYhEyLu6EVfxnk6k1y93p7fkGNI3DN2sUHl3tLmU4zWE-yqQVxUy5bkyGXm4Jg2H9DQz1MQn3Lule3/s1773/IMG_8121.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtgJEeWnWZkvnKV3dqWB9nqNmY4qYdbTGo5qPVFbj8fR2bGdB0ZCYn1nUeh7njTPBIwAgGIAUU4lAi3Nl7Vc9oPaghnAUK375oEGwg4HHcGEYhEyLu6EVfxnk6k1y93p7fkGNI3DN2sUHl3tLmU4zWE-yqQVxUy5bkyGXm4Jg2H9DQz1MQn3Lule3/w186-h186/IMG_8121.JPEG" width="186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxthJdcvU1PkT8nh2cxLwCRWY89Q83QNVO4vxZJZgmxka1OI6AL2yUUFSczYF-Ata2_6Bmi9mZTuzzapNKXu4Tm9b3zJ-4QyzeK5UAjbH32QBKOKETkhLGPt03qWzAdCnaD11_P9wxRa0Wcuiq0Q8HBg4BbawxkK3XJ1Hql7TUYgjjByDcIzY4hGJe/s1773/IMG_8124.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxthJdcvU1PkT8nh2cxLwCRWY89Q83QNVO4vxZJZgmxka1OI6AL2yUUFSczYF-Ata2_6Bmi9mZTuzzapNKXu4Tm9b3zJ-4QyzeK5UAjbH32QBKOKETkhLGPt03qWzAdCnaD11_P9wxRa0Wcuiq0Q8HBg4BbawxkK3XJ1Hql7TUYgjjByDcIzY4hGJe/w187-h187/IMG_8124.JPEG" width="187" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to Flying Eye Books for this fascinating look into the tiniest creatures!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy nature reading!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Kim and the bairns</span></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">“This review has been included in <b><a href="https://www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/a-list-of-books-for-children">Twinkl’s ‘A List of Books for Kids’ blog</a></b>.”</span></span></p><div><br /></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3d3ojfu">Grow Tree Grow </a></b></span><span><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3d3ojfu">by Dom Conlon & Anastasia Izlesou</a></b> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">is the latest and most unique in the series as it focuses on the passage of time rather than movement through space (although I suppose the Star one takes on both as the sun moves across the sky throughout the day).</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In Grow Tree Grow, readers are invited to watch Oak grow taller each year beginning from a tiny sapling amongst fallen acorns to a towering goliath which is home to hundreds of species from the smallest insects to mammals and birds right up until the great oak falls and decays becoming a vital habitat of a different kind.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUMXKouJIy6z9kHpr58jX3BgXQ9BpikifgfU_oaC9RU1P1ze25QzhwUOip4acVpBDr3Or9nzhttIlNh0y7Qu58Um4yUvoebjjsyrBxDHvk4g9yzxsD-3NKkoNfm4l12npL_g2GzzIcnGQqs_ZwM1IibvO_J15vww30ejUwKJfqOwTUG8InmGg7dkA/s1773/IMG_9111.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUMXKouJIy6z9kHpr58jX3BgXQ9BpikifgfU_oaC9RU1P1ze25QzhwUOip4acVpBDr3Or9nzhttIlNh0y7Qu58Um4yUvoebjjsyrBxDHvk4g9yzxsD-3NKkoNfm4l12npL_g2GzzIcnGQqs_ZwM1IibvO_J15vww30ejUwKJfqOwTUG8InmGg7dkA/s320/IMG_9111.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I have a deep affection and respect for these towering giants which provide so much shelter for wildlife (just read The Overstory and you’ll see why!) so this beautiful ode to nature’s sanctuaries really knocks on my heartwood and pulls my heartstrings. The artwork throughout is visually striking, breath taking and poetry itself which really capture a feeling of movement in a way that no other picture book can.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs8oUc9Mb9DM3eyarPnDofjDVlMvBwGBxC83OXXrVzDKHvW3Au81gHZWpjV3uE8IkpyLjn-S8Pr290CoT1eUkLHEOxYf1F1gcxmfMlcsB9CmzexsFTvpmEEpQyZKjD_YAOFZfjqtfK7TCpk_fZvU12I18IgluAEzRRvLrDwWes-MsFbfGZpUMWkom/s1773/IMG_9500.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs8oUc9Mb9DM3eyarPnDofjDVlMvBwGBxC83OXXrVzDKHvW3Au81gHZWpjV3uE8IkpyLjn-S8Pr290CoT1eUkLHEOxYf1F1gcxmfMlcsB9CmzexsFTvpmEEpQyZKjD_YAOFZfjqtfK7TCpk_fZvU12I18IgluAEzRRvLrDwWes-MsFbfGZpUMWkom/w270-h270/IMG_9500.JPEG" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYJNjiqbM6aB4DRdWJNX6WdQof8jNnr-7SRy0f1_8RrqtiqJIovQyPyMOXTJ3hRwMA9cWfCt0e8lucBRuf2RS2dj-lGyQ62d7Ozqbf6DH_8ow-RnZiGHF2dcmki7PA3OoMAaW43F_gkLc4bdaTIr1StKHYw7Tpl_ui4NZu-VfHJ9zWooXpkh9a0UH/s1773/IMG_9501.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYJNjiqbM6aB4DRdWJNX6WdQof8jNnr-7SRy0f1_8RrqtiqJIovQyPyMOXTJ3hRwMA9cWfCt0e8lucBRuf2RS2dj-lGyQ62d7Ozqbf6DH_8ow-RnZiGHF2dcmki7PA3OoMAaW43F_gkLc4bdaTIr1StKHYw7Tpl_ui4NZu-VfHJ9zWooXpkh9a0UH/w272-h272/IMG_9501.JPEG" width="272" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The poetry throughout tells the magical story of the lifespan of the Oak gently and whimsically really celebrating the majesty of the mighty Oak and the rich forest of trees. I love that it uses language that is no longer commonplace and reading this has made me determined to regain some words I knew immediately when I read but rarely use so it’s given me a gift too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS34oQ6RswT1M2QptxIK5V9vJNwr1yeNfauRO2ihbh7J-ModGMznS84Q8v9mjIdzuCG9sB_JqbNPD4gHCuhXfozaW3egsG9FywLYjJzGN48msWPUjC75OJb-TyWw2uF7eTmwx5eLV1vs2xTziKKUnORl512RJLhBvJpj5mVP5zY2HBiB80-0NT7Ee/s1773/IMG_9504.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS34oQ6RswT1M2QptxIK5V9vJNwr1yeNfauRO2ihbh7J-ModGMznS84Q8v9mjIdzuCG9sB_JqbNPD4gHCuhXfozaW3egsG9FywLYjJzGN48msWPUjC75OJb-TyWw2uF7eTmwx5eLV1vs2xTziKKUnORl512RJLhBvJpj5mVP5zY2HBiB80-0NT7Ee/w289-h289/IMG_9504.JPEG" width="289" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcs4CHhysiUcc3WiCr7pOju10u3o6I-xqzLvPOAdQwLP_j7sLATyqAPFWGcminDMS-4_49TgO6zPiKhYo9BQU-zBMPAY0DnalN0K36evY-TDNmXF33_NsjU4IEZv2jtEM1s5v3PMSypSluuZXUw6tsbdZfahpUZbMxBygFVVB10DbXpm3k4x8LFlt/s1773/IMG_9505.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcs4CHhysiUcc3WiCr7pOju10u3o6I-xqzLvPOAdQwLP_j7sLATyqAPFWGcminDMS-4_49TgO6zPiKhYo9BQU-zBMPAY0DnalN0K36evY-TDNmXF33_NsjU4IEZv2jtEM1s5v3PMSypSluuZXUw6tsbdZfahpUZbMxBygFVVB10DbXpm3k4x8LFlt/w294-h294/IMG_9505.JPEG" width="294" /></a></span></div></div></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There is also a fantastic double-page spread of Tree Facts that are a fantastic starting point for readers who are inspired to learn more.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">BookBairn particularly adores Leap Hare Leap and uses it regularly as part of her small world play when she's in need of the perfect nature backdrop - I love that she uses the books this way and it shows her appreciation for the artwork.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Other titles in the series currently available:</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3BBq2mM">Leap Hare Leap<br /></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3QhC0pQ">Swim Shark Swim</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3BzpT30">Blow Wind Blow</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Jqhgtt">Shine Star Shine</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNL8X-yUxBZaROhd2bCa521exCt9BGevDbgEMEPdsUk8Y60PPk_2VIa0FXEVskalEYoAoKLzt-S2rQf0BdKWWUscseerRbXBU5Fq2WeK2IkYUa93MZZAcUqb4NFBZqhvAq8spuM6GoeYaOSxgLoFkxnm12-2932VLP_oDTmPg8vElP4VTYxpnLT-mD/s1773/IMG_9497.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNL8X-yUxBZaROhd2bCa521exCt9BGevDbgEMEPdsUk8Y60PPk_2VIa0FXEVskalEYoAoKLzt-S2rQf0BdKWWUscseerRbXBU5Fq2WeK2IkYUa93MZZAcUqb4NFBZqhvAq8spuM6GoeYaOSxgLoFkxnm12-2932VLP_oDTmPg8vElP4VTYxpnLT-mD/s320/IMG_9497.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This new release has made me so excited for the future titles of the series especially Stomp Elephant Stomp and Bloom Flower Bloom. This author and illustrator pairing create picture book magic!</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Graffeg publishing for sending us this amazing set!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy nature reading!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Kim and the bairns</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! 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margin: 0px;" width="1" />BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-74279241306533280652022-06-20T09:30:00.001+01:002022-08-02T12:32:22.001+01:00I am Dog by Peter Bentley & Chris Chatterton<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-YOgvVwhQ3FFLZRm-k8jWTK3v9FB8BnPF8FZ_m6W-BM3fBFGG25_dVX0G6wKZhqAfBr02_lE-Z6f6osvhJzJmZwkV4MyzyEFaeOv17HN_7nLpFT2deK7OWGefCvs0B5KiVjAZ8RRBYIozpEoehzfKx90FM-MBsf-a-g0acjTPS_OsKf9AnIximo5/s1748/I%20am%20dog!%20by%20peter%20bently%20&%20chris%20chatterton.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-YOgvVwhQ3FFLZRm-k8jWTK3v9FB8BnPF8FZ_m6W-BM3fBFGG25_dVX0G6wKZhqAfBr02_lE-Z6f6osvhJzJmZwkV4MyzyEFaeOv17HN_7nLpFT2deK7OWGefCvs0B5KiVjAZ8RRBYIozpEoehzfKx90FM-MBsf-a-g0acjTPS_OsKf9AnIximo5/w640-h454/I%20am%20dog!%20by%20peter%20bently%20&%20chris%20chatterton.png" width="640" /></a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our puppy has moved in! For all those asking he’s a nearly six-month old cockapoo called Bertie and we are smitten!<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKFssJRQhQbFrWIUAkxRpfKJjYorUsWIXONYTH2Ggj82E9zAV6tcD40bFRAtKU2bJwCuxBmCMLRogn1qpta-maB693BYfcBHb2mOWjvtH3C3xHRZI6x8ON_ik10q74voRxCI85FxtcCtgOU1hRiQSD9fIhOQ-cu-dQHpCwMqGYVl4uWh6gKTIBAnb/s2048/IMG_3032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKFssJRQhQbFrWIUAkxRpfKJjYorUsWIXONYTH2Ggj82E9zAV6tcD40bFRAtKU2bJwCuxBmCMLRogn1qpta-maB693BYfcBHb2mOWjvtH3C3xHRZI6x8ON_ik10q74voRxCI85FxtcCtgOU1hRiQSD9fIhOQ-cu-dQHpCwMqGYVl4uWh6gKTIBAnb/w300-h400/IMG_3032.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>I picked up this picture book for dog lovers earlier this week for the bairns to enjoy this week whilst we were puppy prepping and it’s brilliant!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ6HoTxCaPAILlgUeiv4GOVudZhLiQhozCSs2dHpC8WECm9gSbNRLLWU_634KoM1T-fxhPpl2B9K7cQPIsXPRJsNkewq8qkYhRPfH17TeNLGBOTwvld3yk_1qggSnp9gyktSkyY8d0sTW6d8aE-vI6fs9TFMkxl-FBFOua4slIlapckNMBb88pwW4/s1440/FCD41FB0-58BD-4847-A56A-F22052C260F3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ6HoTxCaPAILlgUeiv4GOVudZhLiQhozCSs2dHpC8WECm9gSbNRLLWU_634KoM1T-fxhPpl2B9K7cQPIsXPRJsNkewq8qkYhRPfH17TeNLGBOTwvld3yk_1qggSnp9gyktSkyY8d0sTW6d8aE-vI6fs9TFMkxl-FBFOua4slIlapckNMBb88pwW4/w299-h299/FCD41FB0-58BD-4847-A56A-F22052C260F3.jpg" width="299" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYklPrYNWyJO2vnMcZi83zkr5oKikQBW9j_Q4th-2-kJYjdGH79rWCIZDiQ3kNUXId_1m6TBJcypu9tc4bpitrpE7J-Irq3DoQRP0ZJNnHeSqR9eY46zabFp9rq_oZfvdOD3Vxa-vDNymoIPP3f15VTD5gPPVe-petEcG1hnbgw5UFYMlzE3_geVsG/s1440/DA37DFCB-2053-475E-82CC-62AA7CF7309C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYklPrYNWyJO2vnMcZi83zkr5oKikQBW9j_Q4th-2-kJYjdGH79rWCIZDiQ3kNUXId_1m6TBJcypu9tc4bpitrpE7J-Irq3DoQRP0ZJNnHeSqR9eY46zabFp9rq_oZfvdOD3Vxa-vDNymoIPP3f15VTD5gPPVe-petEcG1hnbgw5UFYMlzE3_geVsG/w297-h297/DA37DFCB-2053-475E-82CC-62AA7CF7309C.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Written in roll of the tongue rhyme and with waggy tail rhythm <b><a href="https://amzn.to/3oJGIkp">I am Dog by Peter Bentley & Chris Chatterton</a></b> is a joy to read aloud! Telling simply the things that Dog likes to do in a day, there are sprinklings of humour throughout but it all holds true to our four legged friends - although I am hoping that Bertie doesn’t develop a love of rolling in fox pong.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c5YMpVNd-b2b26Kf0GzHjTHK9bgULgIw8FM29aZAMDUqL5Be6D2Sz5a27t5zrdMhiOoqTMZXCBT-9X-rXzDaSH2rTHpgoqUQcy80WouyMyFjpdUO7Cnrjw-5eGuq9DMkC9nH-XdoIZgpfLqkG5dAme44o2hWGfXLllCbAZsxvkhRMA63htVzYQo1/s1440/EA029C47-887B-44B6-AE57-B31F38F02812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c5YMpVNd-b2b26Kf0GzHjTHK9bgULgIw8FM29aZAMDUqL5Be6D2Sz5a27t5zrdMhiOoqTMZXCBT-9X-rXzDaSH2rTHpgoqUQcy80WouyMyFjpdUO7Cnrjw-5eGuq9DMkC9nH-XdoIZgpfLqkG5dAme44o2hWGfXLllCbAZsxvkhRMA63htVzYQo1/s320/EA029C47-887B-44B6-AE57-B31F38F02812.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>Perfect for dog lovers, this is definitely a book to read over and over again. And great for reading to four legged friends too!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLPialwMJ-xZ37fTbw0nrZj5NzEf6u6W6LFf_4D70bi4zO4SfuB7-XRqdb1D5fnMHeJ2UfyTk8IFQKzcID1q8lxufNwDU06FUriFdkccQpab058Yb1wL_v2jwAO1so2jrriDSz83PY5iWgUbFekYzppIBKXR7Vp1h9xJJcnaWUVJ1ofy9vMBWIyr1/s1440/147F9796-1458-4861-9FEA-C7F2D5DADAC7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLPialwMJ-xZ37fTbw0nrZj5NzEf6u6W6LFf_4D70bi4zO4SfuB7-XRqdb1D5fnMHeJ2UfyTk8IFQKzcID1q8lxufNwDU06FUriFdkccQpab058Yb1wL_v2jwAO1so2jrriDSz83PY5iWgUbFekYzppIBKXR7Vp1h9xJJcnaWUVJ1ofy9vMBWIyr1/w400-h400/147F9796-1458-4861-9FEA-C7F2D5DADAC7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Happy reading,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kim & Bertie (aka Bookdug!) x</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="color: #e4af0a;"><b>For Readers Section.</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-am-Dog-Peter-Bently/dp/1529012767?crid=37369KTDM6FBW&keywords=i+am+dog&qid=1659439781&sprefix=i+am+dog%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=cf94bc659e2670f9521e6ae56482d9f8&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1529012767&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1529012767" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-32558722793926053262022-06-16T09:30:00.001+01:002022-08-02T12:19:19.982+01:00The Dawn Seal by Holly Webb & David Dean (Holly Webb's Summer series)<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiR2XVgVf40gSlIWgiftbvQuyHuy62FJ3AfVBHcjE5D1Hi8W9pmM5qdiccdu2mYPgAQGXTdAX7Z0S1pzJz5XZtfOPxMADX8IB3qYZPS8izVBgsi2ZLg7PqdnHizUzDWFlPasyxm9syzPqQc2ZVyuizb58iEGQdF4XEyG3LQYkETP-Q-546AkC8npUa/s1748/The%20dawn%20seal%20by%20holly%20webb%20&%20David%20Dean.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiR2XVgVf40gSlIWgiftbvQuyHuy62FJ3AfVBHcjE5D1Hi8W9pmM5qdiccdu2mYPgAQGXTdAX7Z0S1pzJz5XZtfOPxMADX8IB3qYZPS8izVBgsi2ZLg7PqdnHizUzDWFlPasyxm9syzPqQc2ZVyuizb58iEGQdF4XEyG3LQYkETP-Q-546AkC8npUa/w640-h454/The%20dawn%20seal%20by%20holly%20webb%20&%20David%20Dean.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><i style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">AD: Sponsored Post</i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Which books made you a reader?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">When I think of the books that made me a reader I can’t help but revisit the early chapter book series Animal Ark which I devoured book after book. So when I read books by Holly Webb, all I can think is how much my younger self would have adored them. But now I get to enjoy them with BookBairn instead which feels even more special!</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">BookBairn is a huge animal story fan! They are the books that she revisits again and again! So I just know how much she is going to adore these! But knowing how much she loves seals - I feel like the newest release is going to be the favourite!</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Reading <b><a href="https://amzn.to/3zZJEQp">The Dawn Seal by Holly Webb and illustrated by David Dean </a></b>was like a journey back to my childhood reading. It tells the story of Lissa who is excited to spend the summer on her dad’s new houseboat. When he gets offered a work contract that means he’s too busy to spend time with her, she ends up feeling lonely and exploring on her own. </span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hVNRhDm-yXY0hZe7fWKpnHaFjyuvMN0PZXzX_-NfzerKcA8GrHIhrTakuNaFjJGdhVw8_NleDSFhzBD_NZQwH32iuMmw_0C63PuNGsvWf4gO84DScSGpZSpeJP0yaivgWdD6Ajwd2maZY3jXV5w1TAzp-0GqDFoHGjSraDWCp31uzXJhQl0eH9JQ/s1125/IMG_9523.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1125" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hVNRhDm-yXY0hZe7fWKpnHaFjyuvMN0PZXzX_-NfzerKcA8GrHIhrTakuNaFjJGdhVw8_NleDSFhzBD_NZQwH32iuMmw_0C63PuNGsvWf4gO84DScSGpZSpeJP0yaivgWdD6Ajwd2maZY3jXV5w1TAzp-0GqDFoHGjSraDWCp31uzXJhQl0eH9JQ/s320/IMG_9523.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">One morning she has the most magical encounter with a seal pup who climbs on to her paddle board and from then on she spends all her time trying to catch a glimpse of this adorable creature. But with each sighting Lissa worries that the seal pup is lost and needs her help. And that’s when the real adventure begins!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT66lXsdbXo3WbK0zQZiePEd6Ghv7VjBFZmjWIY4AX0acx8R-MdpBEVSRo6YsMHT7rJrgjY_seaBcMqnX1P2NcIQlTmGW2Dg7D2SvWqrvqmwnKQU413lNdPgOIWzgpnJSIOUb6lPG0xIn05PEKnKNEYi0wkcUlt80XBJSy-KEtj1NRev2m_0aJq7CW/s1125/IMG_9524.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1125" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT66lXsdbXo3WbK0zQZiePEd6Ghv7VjBFZmjWIY4AX0acx8R-MdpBEVSRo6YsMHT7rJrgjY_seaBcMqnX1P2NcIQlTmGW2Dg7D2SvWqrvqmwnKQU413lNdPgOIWzgpnJSIOUb6lPG0xIn05PEKnKNEYi0wkcUlt80XBJSy-KEtj1NRev2m_0aJq7CW/w301-h299/IMG_9524.JPEG" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjwEgA3pgf_eY3hnjKISv1n3DCe0WWvbzHMRh9vOMQSUJ7zN3kuWcG_S09dwJXdaoDC2vabYdiE1NX6sIndFCQ-Y9FBUQD-O0dF5BCbw5TI2kkZGkX6BlB8meSBFH8UbZXaQtdCuJ7k26p37R0wI-QlMSAVDcUbwydLkAoBvxjnXRNlQQGcpvzd3X/s1773/IMG_9530.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjwEgA3pgf_eY3hnjKISv1n3DCe0WWvbzHMRh9vOMQSUJ7zN3kuWcG_S09dwJXdaoDC2vabYdiE1NX6sIndFCQ-Y9FBUQD-O0dF5BCbw5TI2kkZGkX6BlB8meSBFH8UbZXaQtdCuJ7k26p37R0wI-QlMSAVDcUbwydLkAoBvxjnXRNlQQGcpvzd3X/w298-h298/IMG_9530.JPEG" width="298" /></a></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">This is written with a childlike wonder at the natural world and the characters, particularly Pup, will without a doubt leave a mark on young readers hearts. Also dealing with topics of a separated family, new home and feeling neglected whilst parents seem work-focussed, this is more than a simple animal rescue story. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhQzIg4rxsqP1CHGEgD3B0ZsemPasxJc2eaFBFvt0NNgOfFmyEkOUdr-JoqR0K0wsFMaNKponqRRqHbXC-LbVsjzmk48xlcHPWFoL9QNJK7qSjRMpkhI2r2fU8YIXTkv_Sj5Xkfr-HQEYp7oi7KcR_LxGt-Q8Ga8CvJkIcDW0j301xsty8_sdJ4Lz/s1773/IMG_9529.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhQzIg4rxsqP1CHGEgD3B0ZsemPasxJc2eaFBFvt0NNgOfFmyEkOUdr-JoqR0K0wsFMaNKponqRRqHbXC-LbVsjzmk48xlcHPWFoL9QNJK7qSjRMpkhI2r2fU8YIXTkv_Sj5Xkfr-HQEYp7oi7KcR_LxGt-Q8Ga8CvJkIcDW0j301xsty8_sdJ4Lz/s320/IMG_9529.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Scattered with illustrations, this is a great read for newly confident readers or as a read aloud! A magical and unforgettable read for sure and one that nature lovers really shouldn’t miss.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">BookBairn and I are really looking forward to exploring the other books in this collection of wildlife summer stories <a href="https://amzn.to/3cY6sGW">The Wildmeadow Hare</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3BvMz4l">The Silver Pony</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3zKszsn">The Hideaway Deer</a> (each with a different main character so they work as standalone books too and can be read in any order) over the summer holidays! You can find links for them all below. I have to say I'm in love with the covers so can't wait to read the stories. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrd2TTkmxrshUjurpYoAP6HAbWwFK3rSuMAPtO-KgrBZCukw6JYUaaSze4QHzmnM_V9dCQFxV1NDLhdrVlfnz2wRMc9xYAnm6OXyJH85Ax3ajfu-PVM-GdOwAEx6w1vfbS8bmguxGjUEfUgvRcB4X-KaPFJYpUL3-UpcYtmo_XIlmer9Pr6j8yYh1/s1773/IMG_9525.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrd2TTkmxrshUjurpYoAP6HAbWwFK3rSuMAPtO-KgrBZCukw6JYUaaSze4QHzmnM_V9dCQFxV1NDLhdrVlfnz2wRMc9xYAnm6OXyJH85Ax3ajfu-PVM-GdOwAEx6w1vfbS8bmguxGjUEfUgvRcB4X-KaPFJYpUL3-UpcYtmo_XIlmer9Pr6j8yYh1/w400-h400/IMG_9525.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Little Tiger books for sending us this amazing set!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy summer reading!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Kim and BookBairn</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCamu4rTFt-jfa4aKXZN4dx7Pp3PlGIcmm6s-BIdEocSOUjqu_ucXH2feFFlXdddU81wVtVGXE6Z0Frep8yCL3jV4Jm50nGLSOVqkoEtnxSbfuqo6LJc8wh0m-2D2D10pi_EAloMbDOEZvbSty2HDwFncchFX5hIrVgN7YhutTlLD8YA0BHduHpiW/s1748/Ready%20for%20spaghetti%20%20by%20michael%20rosen%20&%20polly%20dunbar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCamu4rTFt-jfa4aKXZN4dx7Pp3PlGIcmm6s-BIdEocSOUjqu_ucXH2feFFlXdddU81wVtVGXE6Z0Frep8yCL3jV4Jm50nGLSOVqkoEtnxSbfuqo6LJc8wh0m-2D2D10pi_EAloMbDOEZvbSty2HDwFncchFX5hIrVgN7YhutTlLD8YA0BHduHpiW/w640-h454/Ready%20for%20spaghetti%20%20by%20michael%20rosen%20&%20polly%20dunbar.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><i>AD: Sponsored Post</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Have you ever thought about how much is going on in a toddler’s mind as they not only learn the sounds of language but also that when put together those sounds make words and those words have meaning? And at the same time their brains are learning how lots of things work?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As Michael Rosen points out in the introduction to his latest poetry collection <b><a href="https://amzn.to/3Og7tay">Ready for Spaghetti</a></b>, it’s utterly mind-boggling! <span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">So he’s put play and creativity at the heart of this collaboration with artist Polly Dunbar, creating conversations between the poems and the illustrations. And yet there’s also room for imagination, spontaneity and playfulness when you read this aloud.</span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxFo7peI6E3GhUEGxr9zjkICPg3p7HpbCEhQFmqSjxrdURH0_bYWwjxWixe6KCREuViDN4o319uIovqmwG4iobY8UvxJy5hQvSGgpwuNNKW3MApB63TuiPXs8NYjOaY2pujiiBAVvZ_9jQ2rvcEMWsm7NsLjIPM6NoC_M9e01iUo3vtNQFV63kymM/s1772/IMG_4223.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxFo7peI6E3GhUEGxr9zjkICPg3p7HpbCEhQFmqSjxrdURH0_bYWwjxWixe6KCREuViDN4o319uIovqmwG4iobY8UvxJy5hQvSGgpwuNNKW3MApB63TuiPXs8NYjOaY2pujiiBAVvZ_9jQ2rvcEMWsm7NsLjIPM6NoC_M9e01iUo3vtNQFV63kymM/s320/IMG_4223.JPEG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The way Rosen plays with sounds and language makes the poems fun and silly to read aloud, enduring giggles and encouraging children to repeat the refrains as well as adding their own lines to the poem! There’s a sort of nonsense element to the poems too where they don’t always make sense in a literal sense but yet that only adds to the toddler appeal as, let’s be honest, toddler life doesn’t always make much sense to us grown ups either!</span><div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wh7mRtDKqHE6HxID4a9a24ti9OZVxG5k_Al0NCF4WsbRanRKOsXch3WuqXgQUvEVQsr1Gmc7eWoukL_c5wcMaxTs9iETmyFqXZotkPAvMoyTcRhRaURsQzbyLn0f2NXyH2-k75YV08aAroyfnz-n-nFHMZ42ThiJJ5mo0R8Zq5SpwUPlloS4wBjj/s1773/IMG_4222.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wh7mRtDKqHE6HxID4a9a24ti9OZVxG5k_Al0NCF4WsbRanRKOsXch3WuqXgQUvEVQsr1Gmc7eWoukL_c5wcMaxTs9iETmyFqXZotkPAvMoyTcRhRaURsQzbyLn0f2NXyH2-k75YV08aAroyfnz-n-nFHMZ42ThiJJ5mo0R8Zq5SpwUPlloS4wBjj/s320/IMG_4222.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuplMxLMT-jAf2abpH2NxlAWLN3EBHeclqlFWFHUEJI1Xv4SrIuFTic33BNyU-_r_fSCXno3msRDIgzd5z1pVrqxjoN5n7LuswlIRqy3jJ2iWnO3meaODvPZU0HqY8KGQ7meqD3brjkEFtL2dI_ASGh_CoomobVy8TESpihY5A1UWVUKxjtArn9-xi/s320/IMG_4221.JPEG" width="320" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>From brushing teeth, to sandcastle building, balloon letting go, paddling pool, playing with diggers, right through to spaghetti for tea, bubbles in the bath and jimmy jam time - the poems cover the course of a whole day of fabulous activities helping children to make sense, and nonsense, of the world around them.</span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObJV9tT1S1ilj6yzCAKG2cM18JJyCWK3oFCHv4Oey1iwEKIbaFsGYd_FqLBLHTd-f5eGzSmNOb1vpsgvTTfIGu8-fTkKZgm9I6qiYQCYplItdm-6rNVnXYgVwNJv8OOj0C6kaukO6rBx1qAwPk2-aLBfEL24h-VIbNPMg_eG_CpewQVjQNEf3DcyU/s1773/IMG_4218.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObJV9tT1S1ilj6yzCAKG2cM18JJyCWK3oFCHv4Oey1iwEKIbaFsGYd_FqLBLHTd-f5eGzSmNOb1vpsgvTTfIGu8-fTkKZgm9I6qiYQCYplItdm-6rNVnXYgVwNJv8OOj0C6kaukO6rBx1qAwPk2-aLBfEL24h-VIbNPMg_eG_CpewQVjQNEf3DcyU/s320/IMG_4218.JPEG" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Personally I love the poems about the red balloon which floats away - this feels like a quintessential childhood moment that we all have experienced.</span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl_eRBlHpEUNo8HKm8K-JBzvIqPl0HrqVlEsS29CeQ1P2DX5j1xVaJ2UmNrNMgjWic-fhdukvl4ojPVy5WxaRUNH-iL5gWFElbaPFxjRcqHHNAuA8-E9HXPrGy4tCCqRJR6X6eUWUM2wpVj2l-48JgYeQ6gG0ETWGIN1KhHSagrPHLjCqnI0RnTXK/s1772/IMG_4219.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl_eRBlHpEUNo8HKm8K-JBzvIqPl0HrqVlEsS29CeQ1P2DX5j1xVaJ2UmNrNMgjWic-fhdukvl4ojPVy5WxaRUNH-iL5gWFElbaPFxjRcqHHNAuA8-E9HXPrGy4tCCqRJR6X6eUWUM2wpVj2l-48JgYeQ6gG0ETWGIN1KhHSagrPHLjCqnI0RnTXK/s320/IMG_4219.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">And I will always love a poem about a bumblebee so this one is super sweet and I can hear myself reciting it when we spot bumblebees in the garden.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRhy52IfZ-4O4Yu5vIl-6S9RESm7VLye5fL56NE6g_OlJzKX_fWKkZCFdMzwyfNc--GDbgeYpcTfknrF5xxG1dRwwWcBhC4PyqHNA_OV5oS6SX7Rmc5ze9-QWZ5RCM0iz5pfo4tuSS21Gt8Vl3jTY4oNy_qN35aVZcg69fmGvmoTrg3bTcmwzFV3D/s1772/IMG_4220.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRhy52IfZ-4O4Yu5vIl-6S9RESm7VLye5fL56NE6g_OlJzKX_fWKkZCFdMzwyfNc--GDbgeYpcTfknrF5xxG1dRwwWcBhC4PyqHNA_OV5oS6SX7Rmc5ze9-QWZ5RCM0iz5pfo4tuSS21Gt8Vl3jTY4oNy_qN35aVZcg69fmGvmoTrg3bTcmwzFV3D/s320/IMG_4220.JPEG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also love this version of the alphabet! And let's face it it's nice to have an alternative to the ABC song!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2Fl1fJluRj08FNlZhEqZ7-xVCRi2y9dhn_zgxr7RLQgVoG94SOvcqoWLWF_JipXzkxC3b0UMJ7xGLwLHQhdZM_fA9a6xIKeQ2QEQomtV1Ldgb-tBPDeGvu-_PeRpfL4nq_gEiEMLrS89RdZ4iKRe2ARlXoKyleWwIRkO9T4ByrT0BW1LPV7CsstS/s320/IMG_4224.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit;" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Polly Dunbar's illustrations are also packed full of the affectionate observations of the lives of young children. Warm-hearted and full of humour, kids will see themselves in the characters in this picture book!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd2ukv5HJ61rD1Ojub_u0mWv0c9Miv0XTO9P7gnjh0M6w8rCcn58xbKM7AS5AELHtgzuHq3WsfxoGZZHiVH5PeYSzkrktBJvGJN1LuhIbR1qpFgkxh71imDIt3Z23OrMVTiaA07s5m-r7rAuCdZPf9hDHPt5ca9pwSAfYq6ReS36Jm3N9Qs2PG6NH/s320/IMG_4225.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;" width="320" /></div></span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">To me this feels like the sort of book that you end up quoting throughout the day, where the phrases become part of your family vocabulary - that secret language that only makes sense to your family! And what could be more magic than that?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd2ukv5HJ61rD1Ojub_u0mWv0c9Miv0XTO9P7gnjh0M6w8rCcn58xbKM7AS5AELHtgzuHq3WsfxoGZZHiVH5PeYSzkrktBJvGJN1LuhIbR1qpFgkxh71imDIt3Z23OrMVTiaA07s5m-r7rAuCdZPf9hDHPt5ca9pwSAfYq6ReS36Jm3N9Qs2PG6NH/s1773/IMG_4225.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EB4kJrl8WUxsjmeBNZYbD1tSX8qSSqA3DC43dRN7We1d575K0a3Lc4UEEhXZQ13GSAcVWjaFT8LE_DvkzEd8xTfJgE_qDzlqmKOQ1sJaUpDspkInt2OIHeIcIVtEVL3S8H_xQC3uDDFcoTakXeB8P8NDpfKVxmf448EwmPsyi3b0aE26hbPohDFq/s1773/IMG_4226.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EB4kJrl8WUxsjmeBNZYbD1tSX8qSSqA3DC43dRN7We1d575K0a3Lc4UEEhXZQ13GSAcVWjaFT8LE_DvkzEd8xTfJgE_qDzlqmKOQ1sJaUpDspkInt2OIHeIcIVtEVL3S8H_xQC3uDDFcoTakXeB8P8NDpfKVxmf448EwmPsyi3b0aE26hbPohDFq/s320/IMG_4226.JPEG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading and rhyming and rollicking and reciting your way through this one!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Kim and the bairns x</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Walker Books for this hilarious “party of a book”!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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All breathing, eating, sleeping, fidgeting, and thinking deep thoughts. An unimaginably large number.</span></div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDdhS5V3iKfoFf_zC0CVHfZT9vmeo0s-rkw4QpdMicZSRGK78olOHuAyQHnM_51JAj0ORlfHaY_vSvGaEBJBAGC0bBdw50JI-QyhW9AW6wZtd5aLhnFC8LM5cdU6lJy6wCJ8Xvb-pfx6cvtZ1k5xtKPo2OQm542qX5Yi2fBJRzQFNKejZuLTsJUbo/s1773/IMG_9774.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDdhS5V3iKfoFf_zC0CVHfZT9vmeo0s-rkw4QpdMicZSRGK78olOHuAyQHnM_51JAj0ORlfHaY_vSvGaEBJBAGC0bBdw50JI-QyhW9AW6wZtd5aLhnFC8LM5cdU6lJy6wCJ8Xvb-pfx6cvtZ1k5xtKPo2OQm542qX5Yi2fBJRzQFNKejZuLTsJUbo/w400-h400/IMG_9774.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">So in steps <b><a href="https://amzn.to/39uPDlq">The Biggest Footprint by Rob & Tom Sears</a></b> and its ‘smooshing machine’ to bring all humankind together, quite literally, into one spectacular giant human to represent all eight billion of us.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiet1gBReYwtrCpXghX-ksu4AzfDHADeMeOK2ztdkETDG4R41L4cttu_xDuqVjsFpt5sM4F8JQTl1cL5l9qTl0gcE7ZAXDvPctrS4gclIkX_Gz0hEIuOFXZLOrfJcUYQSIWnTHItZfpyjZc31Zp0kTIfCreowYSNoxzjIWnHduCXVu24vwl2OQ079WW/s1773/IMG_9775.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiet1gBReYwtrCpXghX-ksu4AzfDHADeMeOK2ztdkETDG4R41L4cttu_xDuqVjsFpt5sM4F8JQTl1cL5l9qTl0gcE7ZAXDvPctrS4gclIkX_Gz0hEIuOFXZLOrfJcUYQSIWnTHItZfpyjZc31Zp0kTIfCreowYSNoxzjIWnHduCXVu24vwl2OQ079WW/w400-h400/IMG_9775.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">And then the smooshing machine starts sucking in animal species to show just how we compare to them - the use of scale images in this book is just genius but I’ll come back to that. And suddenly the mega human looks even more huge. Throw in the animal species we breed for food production and a little history comparison and you start to realise just how out of proportion things have become.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCR9Ti8MwAfrxC3yfjjTSoJLTP9nzi4XESNc82t4raELYRRyF3vT-qn7dsMOyKxbn2NFsuazfvefh2woKDoSFnLuqJg_1HkqxsI654V1kBqL8Zv2K3XKlj3KJkzDNT0-4Aba0NpocmMhs9xwXxPiR2lZjNiuUm9LLaVagBcMhvDrp0SwFDWi1hJqf/s1773/IMG_9776.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCR9Ti8MwAfrxC3yfjjTSoJLTP9nzi4XESNc82t4raELYRRyF3vT-qn7dsMOyKxbn2NFsuazfvefh2woKDoSFnLuqJg_1HkqxsI654V1kBqL8Zv2K3XKlj3KJkzDNT0-4Aba0NpocmMhs9xwXxPiR2lZjNiuUm9LLaVagBcMhvDrp0SwFDWi1hJqf/w308-h308/IMG_9776.JPEG" width="308" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4UzM0c7RVbM5yXDvURDamOA45AkHg6Bvd5p0PG1lVaLec_zPxyJ7AnTChXK8-u0Gu43BzYgJGt33rQ5TYjWrA51UTHq0FjAY0d9prhGjXi8-bU3XMApWndvVQUOKMpvlQ1daydux7PQobkasIk8tWlB3vsHdMW3KChqi-859n_cdkA7MRDmQQfsf/s1773/IMG_9779.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4UzM0c7RVbM5yXDvURDamOA45AkHg6Bvd5p0PG1lVaLec_zPxyJ7AnTChXK8-u0Gu43BzYgJGt33rQ5TYjWrA51UTHq0FjAY0d9prhGjXi8-bU3XMApWndvVQUOKMpvlQ1daydux7PQobkasIk8tWlB3vsHdMW3KChqi-859n_cdkA7MRDmQQfsf/w305-h305/IMG_9779.JPEG" width="305" /></a></div></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Taking into account not just our effect on other animal species but also earth’s resources and our massive amount of waste, this book is a startling read. But it’s also sprinkled with hope showing that a mega human can cause a lot of destruction but it also (collectively) has great power to plant new trees, clear plastic from the ocean, build wind turbines, clean up and give back to the places were have plundered providing habitats for our fellow earth-dwellers.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67tooukTr7yT6-Kz5Hwmhx8MTBAqpUoOTaTvYcBqLkJuNqzfHylqVey3W2XaJ3pVLn-FK0jtBgS4tFXEinJrX6o_5_2y7lPRk7YBeac1XrF4Mumz1r7AY0AyABjLpjH34o4JY3c30EYBUyEgNsGGsK1lofqiKKUx3JXAdYIwYet3gQK1uSpMftWvE/s1773/IMG_9781.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67tooukTr7yT6-Kz5Hwmhx8MTBAqpUoOTaTvYcBqLkJuNqzfHylqVey3W2XaJ3pVLn-FK0jtBgS4tFXEinJrX6o_5_2y7lPRk7YBeac1XrF4Mumz1r7AY0AyABjLpjH34o4JY3c30EYBUyEgNsGGsK1lofqiKKUx3JXAdYIwYet3gQK1uSpMftWvE/w400-h400/IMG_9781.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>This book really is ingenious. I just love it. It reads like a fable but is packed full of facts and statistics. It’s bleak but packed full of humour and ends with a message of hope. The illustrations really make the statistics come to life in a way that I could not have visualised without them. And it empowers us to realise that we, as a collective, have damaged the planet but also that we, as a collective are a powerful force that can fix it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIUT7HeZWN1-tIRqru2HcgFsmJ0pmvfZ0Ry-C0jkieLrUQyidoKZPm6NYbAeP7oClFoGs1VEofR4-P7nHm900ge98_PYAmDR-BjXoS1hBfLXOmPgevNNJR0BNwLKskLAFJSAs1dTywGFAo4lKuKvKr3IxltK60UNWknu6RU2741aJtD_4szsKv4AT/s1773/IMG_9788.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIUT7HeZWN1-tIRqru2HcgFsmJ0pmvfZ0Ry-C0jkieLrUQyidoKZPm6NYbAeP7oClFoGs1VEofR4-P7nHm900ge98_PYAmDR-BjXoS1hBfLXOmPgevNNJR0BNwLKskLAFJSAs1dTywGFAo4lKuKvKr3IxltK60UNWknu6RU2741aJtD_4szsKv4AT/w400-h400/IMG_9788.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I implore you to buy a copy of this. It’s so important.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kim x</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#"><span class="s1" style="color: #e4af0a;"><b>For Readers Section.</b></span></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Biggest-Footprint-Rob-Sears/dp/1838853499?crid=3V1XHUXA9DCW4&keywords=the+biggest+footprint&qid=1652699105&s=books&sprefix=the+biggest+%2Cstripbooks%2C81&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=d75fd9514b030ac792cee66a7dabe637&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1838853499&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=1838853499" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-77081004356729382312022-05-16T12:03:00.000+01:002022-05-16T12:03:04.181+01:00The Flower Garden by Renee Kurilla<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeRFMQSLgCpg0CZ2odea5pXcmeaR1hhwPvhiBenY-nBfxJ50JNdYEGu0Yph5ZjUmFtz8mp2k5gqEJ7QKCmyynWBRBiZF2BimbhuVGlYg2vRVv5UE-ptpfjSScUlUdfWm8WCozAOZKDwlc1AIUbha6ZFP0UMg16z7idgV2FS2lIC1YNsMLS8asWC2j/s1748/The%20Flower%20Garden%20by%20Renee%20Kurilla.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1748" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeRFMQSLgCpg0CZ2odea5pXcmeaR1hhwPvhiBenY-nBfxJ50JNdYEGu0Yph5ZjUmFtz8mp2k5gqEJ7QKCmyynWBRBiZF2BimbhuVGlYg2vRVv5UE-ptpfjSScUlUdfWm8WCozAOZKDwlc1AIUbha6ZFP0UMg16z7idgV2FS2lIC1YNsMLS8asWC2j/w640-h454/The%20Flower%20Garden%20by%20Renee%20Kurilla.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">What a joyful read </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3lbSbau">The Flower Garden by Renee Kurilla</a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">has proven to be</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">! I just want more books in this graphic novel or comic book style for young readers like this! BookBairn and I loved reading this together - she could have read it all by herself, and I’m sure she will pick it up to do so, but reading together is such a joy!</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div></span></div><p></p><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">And when a book is this fun and colourful, it’s nice to have someone to discuss the fabulous artwork!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl316iQHYndWAvMOcjIKpKa_DI-GwTo8kT5yCsqmU4bKni3Fdnl5NRyJLu5hHl_dEgSQ4ySYK9yN8mDoY7BLVruG9bP3nHVfEMQovZx3F8fDCDxhy_DLqYz7SzhZe4MVW6aSQ2n_Lm-XmUx3Kg0D7g-1dmrgEVQnoqdTYcqtyGMQsk8KjyTyWKfnoP/s1440/51BD3192-C509-4565-AC61-B29FB1CEF348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl316iQHYndWAvMOcjIKpKa_DI-GwTo8kT5yCsqmU4bKni3Fdnl5NRyJLu5hHl_dEgSQ4ySYK9yN8mDoY7BLVruG9bP3nHVfEMQovZx3F8fDCDxhy_DLqYz7SzhZe4MVW6aSQ2n_Lm-XmUx3Kg0D7g-1dmrgEVQnoqdTYcqtyGMQsk8KjyTyWKfnoP/w400-h400/51BD3192-C509-4565-AC61-B29FB1CEF348.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">After planting a seed packet in the back garden, best friends Anna and Tess take a little nap while they wait for the flowers to grow. When the wake up the blooms are as tall as buildings around them and they meet May, a garden gnome, whose magic is responsible for the transformation.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwl7yRVY0KR2GnXV89Sflq-su6kE2NO40cQU98Pcy5AQ5Wj0XFAV5nPJOa9FAay_1BpomURgC6NxD_jzX4AimaRAmayXKuYQkycBrtYHc06k35NimGDmxXLyvrYoAoDehtPCFv0NFyiV_bTYn7CNLTXZT2hj31lFXX9py2aaa2AderBbuK_u53tHl/s1440/891EC0D4-1599-4BC5-92B2-107E54EBC028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwl7yRVY0KR2GnXV89Sflq-su6kE2NO40cQU98Pcy5AQ5Wj0XFAV5nPJOa9FAay_1BpomURgC6NxD_jzX4AimaRAmayXKuYQkycBrtYHc06k35NimGDmxXLyvrYoAoDehtPCFv0NFyiV_bTYn7CNLTXZT2hj31lFXX9py2aaa2AderBbuK_u53tHl/s1440/891EC0D4-1599-4BC5-92B2-107E54EBC028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuYhZwi79qioJj47yXplNqyoHYTnmktAvfYc3u0TW612CeS1GoQMkiN5EKC_OSKXrQSbsWKsf4B6RInn2Mno9Zk4ST3HyvsYG2W-1xGdcwGpJx6-XDuwSBVnbinTU21qsF5aKQ4DAKDCDsjmWXHpZonAPiGuMXTN-LBIHhea9Q8TMY87v_k95pXBG/s1440/AA2F4F37-3C17-4782-93E2-398CF1B239D8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuYhZwi79qioJj47yXplNqyoHYTnmktAvfYc3u0TW612CeS1GoQMkiN5EKC_OSKXrQSbsWKsf4B6RInn2Mno9Zk4ST3HyvsYG2W-1xGdcwGpJx6-XDuwSBVnbinTU21qsF5aKQ4DAKDCDsjmWXHpZonAPiGuMXTN-LBIHhea9Q8TMY87v_k95pXBG/w277-h277/AA2F4F37-3C17-4782-93E2-398CF1B239D8.jpg" width="277" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwl7yRVY0KR2GnXV89Sflq-su6kE2NO40cQU98Pcy5AQ5Wj0XFAV5nPJOa9FAay_1BpomURgC6NxD_jzX4AimaRAmayXKuYQkycBrtYHc06k35NimGDmxXLyvrYoAoDehtPCFv0NFyiV_bTYn7CNLTXZT2hj31lFXX9py2aaa2AderBbuK_u53tHl/s1440/891EC0D4-1599-4BC5-92B2-107E54EBC028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwl7yRVY0KR2GnXV89Sflq-su6kE2NO40cQU98Pcy5AQ5Wj0XFAV5nPJOa9FAay_1BpomURgC6NxD_jzX4AimaRAmayXKuYQkycBrtYHc06k35NimGDmxXLyvrYoAoDehtPCFv0NFyiV_bTYn7CNLTXZT2hj31lFXX9py2aaa2AderBbuK_u53tHl/w278-h278/891EC0D4-1599-4BC5-92B2-107E54EBC028.jpg" width="278" /></a></div></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">But Anna and Tess are two quite different personalities - one adventurous, one cautious and they cannot decide on the best ways to proceed. One wants to go home and the other explore further. And that is when they learn about friendship, themselves and the magic that is the world around them.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTmYC2IpZ56FJn6tfFdpLzztltVghM_-dAol-Kfv7_a0LyHwoy-dhegx3OOxzn4HmW013aFdRxTBhOsMOAvWCyd5eSYKrM28BdwwIHgrOpH-FnDBUbXpB2XUVkRcMsHW9o7C97poVABOE9ww9hROk7cg7dX7wL5L2stjQ8VwaqXknNPFkFtmhRpVK/s1440/2528895C-9E06-4A15-A1B3-3F5303F2A483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTmYC2IpZ56FJn6tfFdpLzztltVghM_-dAol-Kfv7_a0LyHwoy-dhegx3OOxzn4HmW013aFdRxTBhOsMOAvWCyd5eSYKrM28BdwwIHgrOpH-FnDBUbXpB2XUVkRcMsHW9o7C97poVABOE9ww9hROk7cg7dX7wL5L2stjQ8VwaqXknNPFkFtmhRpVK/w272-h272/2528895C-9E06-4A15-A1B3-3F5303F2A483.jpg" width="272" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZeKRsIYByOFfEybu89EqE4PpvMhyGkJ24UGRA3EnJBvBNcXIG_pDZuKuN5gOUyKL9S8qQE6HvIkHbaEV80U9YBer8G8x7IOydVBYzqUY5sMA5ILfM_obbL1zIuFY-QZNdHgwVK7kfk0-sdal3ocWHnlcY_NVAO1tKTxcW9WRjzgvlbY-hAcoo3XL/s1440/0283FFDF-C011-479E-80C5-1B4B49C0D474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZeKRsIYByOFfEybu89EqE4PpvMhyGkJ24UGRA3EnJBvBNcXIG_pDZuKuN5gOUyKL9S8qQE6HvIkHbaEV80U9YBer8G8x7IOydVBYzqUY5sMA5ILfM_obbL1zIuFY-QZNdHgwVK7kfk0-sdal3ocWHnlcY_NVAO1tKTxcW9WRjzgvlbY-hAcoo3XL/w273-h273/0283FFDF-C011-479E-80C5-1B4B49C0D474.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The beauty of this book is the splash of colour on every page. It’s joyful, it’s lively, it’s vibrant and quite honestly it’s a book I wish I could open up and walk inside. A perfect graphic novel for early readers!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1FEXzpJ3TRxiroIXXkllq5bUnJ2TKl-USk4k1nGiELgPpzvtxP6P_MT6NFWqGi_WFV5NRjwAoj7f-B-eZi1taeI7vubZg5i9k0tSXLJYblmibQ93zwMffmeT4f1De6oQn_Gg9EuvyvCLofiS5atD47oioEOwfL_vnhFX3hRABg1MwWHocFj-edoq/s1440/58EA8BE2-3C8B-4C63-B4BC-DE1137E4AEFB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1FEXzpJ3TRxiroIXXkllq5bUnJ2TKl-USk4k1nGiELgPpzvtxP6P_MT6NFWqGi_WFV5NRjwAoj7f-B-eZi1taeI7vubZg5i9k0tSXLJYblmibQ93zwMffmeT4f1De6oQn_Gg9EuvyvCLofiS5atD47oioEOwfL_vnhFX3hRABg1MwWHocFj-edoq/s320/58EA8BE2-3C8B-4C63-B4BC-DE1137E4AEFB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I would love to hear any recommendations for books similar to this one because we really need to build our young graphic novel collection!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Happy reading - I recommend finding a lovely garden spot for this one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Kim and BookBairn x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! 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I studied French at University and spent my year abroad teaching in a school there and it’s been in my heart ever since.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">So I’m substituting with this amazing picture book - <a href="https://amzn.to/3L3UN4Y">A Walk in Paris by Salvatore Rubbino</a> - which is almost like being there (ok, it’s not but I’m trying to soothe my jealousy!). We join the girl and her grandad as they explore the streets of Paris starting at Place Maubert and travelling through the streets past Place St Michel, over the River Seine to Norte-Dame along the streets of the Right Bank to the Marais (my favourite arrondissement) to the Pompidou Centre in the fourth then back to the Louvre, Tuileries and on to the piece de la resistance - La Tour Eiffel. I love it (although it misses out both The Arc De Triomphe and Sacre Coeur which as detours admittedly but I would have taken them!).</span><div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleHogXwjG976ru-ZZWhdphZp1x2LWaAxM33cndzxdrNNm417Nh7HBxFeQ9uf9ddzblsct1dk1vpNGLeFB0mMjPjqsdm9v468QPkXmkbWtU5zxfvyR5Pb9qogz1ee6-Pmac05lkLo-Q3Tu5kWqlEjrcdZN80fP79A_2gOFjqlkuA94TuTgpU8Zv71A/s1772/IMG_4806.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleHogXwjG976ru-ZZWhdphZp1x2LWaAxM33cndzxdrNNm417Nh7HBxFeQ9uf9ddzblsct1dk1vpNGLeFB0mMjPjqsdm9v468QPkXmkbWtU5zxfvyR5Pb9qogz1ee6-Pmac05lkLo-Q3Tu5kWqlEjrcdZN80fP79A_2gOFjqlkuA94TuTgpU8Zv71A/w273-h273/IMG_4806.JPEG" width="273" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKKIqmiXfgcJfyc2Fagk6cRhHFYYERRw5EmU1TDIZe8rb1Q5jUea8gU0GIOvMljDKjvM4QBiciRG4pGoOSItuDDd6TRhmWMgv8Eke1MFUe-lk0koP8zMPiIDnD9_KsfVY7fWs_mEDEu1BXmPmTBF5CcqE1FEtLchbD96NYHPavi1l5pvRJ6AvLRGC/s1773/IMG_4812.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKKIqmiXfgcJfyc2Fagk6cRhHFYYERRw5EmU1TDIZe8rb1Q5jUea8gU0GIOvMljDKjvM4QBiciRG4pGoOSItuDDd6TRhmWMgv8Eke1MFUe-lk0koP8zMPiIDnD9_KsfVY7fWs_mEDEu1BXmPmTBF5CcqE1FEtLchbD96NYHPavi1l5pvRJ6AvLRGC/w276-h276/IMG_4812.JPEG" width="276" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We stop at bistros, patisseries and the market stalls taking in a variety of delicious food along the way as well as meeting the people and artisans of Paris. It’s a whistle stop but somehow this really captures the magic of Paris on the page.</span></div><div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgibf3cK0cuc0x0YU4r7ZktvnT0oMHeFbS1E3MjbYWcbkkX0iQkV9WRI5v5--9j5OaRoJ5e_1NnyAgxsVtcE-J46l4ecVcgekJFoQFz4I31CVBUEb_5nHhvRZxry9hspchrhsaTrZBOXN7uAw38F5Ce_XlFtGFf1CKo9EBrllpJKri5_zTy74_Iq4/s1773/IMG_4808.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgibf3cK0cuc0x0YU4r7ZktvnT0oMHeFbS1E3MjbYWcbkkX0iQkV9WRI5v5--9j5OaRoJ5e_1NnyAgxsVtcE-J46l4ecVcgekJFoQFz4I31CVBUEb_5nHhvRZxry9hspchrhsaTrZBOXN7uAw38F5Ce_XlFtGFf1CKo9EBrllpJKri5_zTy74_Iq4/w276-h276/IMG_4808.JPEG" width="276" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjYOGS6EENNPZyMBiXELCs9OjKThhJuIDsnFBpPGZWsWrXARoBd1X6hEqs2Zwb1ZnKh86CQP701wB-iZIR_q0J1Z7XhXVxO45jaSDpQc4AM5IDIKmyf2nOEGEuKzAUt2ONtdvAHSSFwts4AZ9xPjZ9cOujlic_JNnV3JMAO1YKIJhZzYITWK9nzK5/s1773/IMG_4807.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjYOGS6EENNPZyMBiXELCs9OjKThhJuIDsnFBpPGZWsWrXARoBd1X6hEqs2Zwb1ZnKh86CQP701wB-iZIR_q0J1Z7XhXVxO45jaSDpQc4AM5IDIKmyf2nOEGEuKzAUt2ONtdvAHSSFwts4AZ9xPjZ9cOujlic_JNnV3JMAO1YKIJhZzYITWK9nzK5/w275-h275/IMG_4807.JPEG" width="275" /></a></div></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">And it makes me all the more jealous! Hopefully I’ll get back soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Edit - I can confirm he bought five (yes FIVE!) children's books for me and two boxes of truffles. He's a keeper!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Happy reading and travelling via book!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Kim x</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Disclaimer: If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/391507212553338065/2822358078701931409#"><span class="s1" style="color: #e4af0a;"><b>For Readers Section.</b></span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paris-author-Salvatore-Rubbino-published/dp/B018KZ5PN8?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1652088640&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=book051d-21&linkId=4fe776f108ac9ea45ccc228d3c1ec777&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B018KZ5PN8&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=GB&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=book051d-21&language=en_GB" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=book051d-21&language=en_GB&l=li2&o=2&a=B018KZ5PN8" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>BookBairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12720578825747900277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391507212553338065.post-10737011447818641452022-05-09T10:28:00.004+01:002022-05-09T10:52:54.240+01:00Grimwood by Nadia Shireen<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqlaMrb4Uw7bopM9fQUjK7TYHBqxcbF7mIYs4T4KlXLfG4c-Co_C76E2MtABS3gmz4HxuGcxZmpX-i0TyTgIleBDL7GZDmb-ePlgCizo2--1vqmH8plcmQuHkpPayQmvBd_bX6wO3akBSJUrfEj_O7yfRIeU0aD1t_plTJ_9j4na5hTczmGsKon7V/s559/Grimwood%20by%20Nadia%20Shireen.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="559" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqlaMrb4Uw7bopM9fQUjK7TYHBqxcbF7mIYs4T4KlXLfG4c-Co_C76E2MtABS3gmz4HxuGcxZmpX-i0TyTgIleBDL7GZDmb-ePlgCizo2--1vqmH8plcmQuHkpPayQmvBd_bX6wO3akBSJUrfEj_O7yfRIeU0aD1t_plTJ_9j4na5hTczmGsKon7V/w640-h454/Grimwood%20by%20Nadia%20Shireen.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Apparently I now peddle books to friends children through car windows. Yes. Genuinely sold a book - <b><a href="https://amzn.to/3wcO96L">Grimwood by Nadia Shireen</a></b> - to </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/helloflorrie/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@helloflorrie</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> daughter through the car window whilst we were isolating! You know I love an early chapter book - especially an illustrated one - but this is a new book peddling best for me!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Ted and Nancy live in the city and all is going well until Ted mistakes Princess Buttons tail for a hotdog and chomps it right off. Princess Buttons is no ordinary cat - she’s the toughest (tom - she’s not a tomcat, she’s s girl but I wonder how many people will get the reference?) in town! And has already taken charge of the bins behind Speedy Chicken. Ted and Nancy must flee. </span><div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoidMl9y6CMznyBWhq7Z9oJCsA7LHZxs_kFNmcAuGucGy56K-4bjjWsMykKC7vlxA5HGx2cZ12Dp2VWnJoBQ2ZpI7RMZ9sZoNu2R1VvFWMxBMhlPhprhqmp1ffr30fc9R3IFBzXR2OpT0MN9iaJ4jCKKCvCoaU84yOZi1oSNeXs1U5HpL8_p4d9eg4/s1440/AE69E8D4-1291-4ED7-89F8-ADB9680F640F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoidMl9y6CMznyBWhq7Z9oJCsA7LHZxs_kFNmcAuGucGy56K-4bjjWsMykKC7vlxA5HGx2cZ12Dp2VWnJoBQ2ZpI7RMZ9sZoNu2R1VvFWMxBMhlPhprhqmp1ffr30fc9R3IFBzXR2OpT0MN9iaJ4jCKKCvCoaU84yOZi1oSNeXs1U5HpL8_p4d9eg4/s320/AE69E8D4-1291-4ED7-89F8-ADB9680F640F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">So they head for Grimwood where they expect to find peace and safety but actually they discover thieving eagles, dramatic ducks and riotous rabbits as well as a Moose who is a struggling writer. And let’s not forget Binky Snuffhausen whose fate is both shocking, grim and hilarious - actually spat out my tea reading it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EEIby8owwFytQiO-LcZdQx3t1rBY8myiA9Fcd6CFQv05DRktbpS5gRsxLB-YFAP2xjLElWWxeT37zyKa_R3_mpvCTBlvwfAweqLpGtZZHyu0mbWJIo4ePuQXWnSgksjVBPnqS6At26Una5Tvb9A9VabRJE2YmGRpMS7L35-k1VIPg-QKYil-c16V/s1440/951B3193-28D6-4382-8BD0-577DF1AAFA17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EEIby8owwFytQiO-LcZdQx3t1rBY8myiA9Fcd6CFQv05DRktbpS5gRsxLB-YFAP2xjLElWWxeT37zyKa_R3_mpvCTBlvwfAweqLpGtZZHyu0mbWJIo4ePuQXWnSgksjVBPnqS6At26Una5Tvb9A9VabRJE2YmGRpMS7L35-k1VIPg-QKYil-c16V/w235-h235/951B3193-28D6-4382-8BD0-577DF1AAFA17.jpg" width="235" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO07d6l5o4WjScSO82cF8mReOjW85u3BuLOnnMiecYYTeLPoDhHq49rEmUWzRW2T0NEXcIMt5OTDD_gWTCjVwhuxHiczkE2YPWvM6tXBdeXSG5L8BCwlawOEaHOM5knxu75O24d-BxNMh3sXf-pqwjuPV58uY_AKR_efcXaj-z1ovfaVmsKZC6ur9y/s1440/93753B0A-C222-4727-ACD0-C4D8E879267F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO07d6l5o4WjScSO82cF8mReOjW85u3BuLOnnMiecYYTeLPoDhHq49rEmUWzRW2T0NEXcIMt5OTDD_gWTCjVwhuxHiczkE2YPWvM6tXBdeXSG5L8BCwlawOEaHOM5knxu75O24d-BxNMh3sXf-pqwjuPV58uY_AKR_efcXaj-z1ovfaVmsKZC6ur9y/w238-h238/93753B0A-C222-4727-ACD0-C4D8E879267F.jpg" width="238" /></a></div></div></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Also there’s a woodlouse narrator and treebonking squirrels.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sKLD9Rusme6NGrNUYxs2Y46s0-9Yd0mhzkO3qbyDwj_zUrW9N97XynrNN7JVDd873is_gscqRrgAJb1uZNZihNkhPNyaK4A_TYR6WUM4KzPu4b3ndgQ_Aj_oyLzzIsAYofJmUZSYyle9Hak30cGmnCnJDLi8B44tbGSGNH8MyFgzlV0OlbcwWK7w/s1440/A55C48C2-F28E-406A-91F0-46CF82976E4F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sKLD9Rusme6NGrNUYxs2Y46s0-9Yd0mhzkO3qbyDwj_zUrW9N97XynrNN7JVDd873is_gscqRrgAJb1uZNZihNkhPNyaK4A_TYR6WUM4KzPu4b3ndgQ_Aj_oyLzzIsAYofJmUZSYyle9Hak30cGmnCnJDLi8B44tbGSGNH8MyFgzlV0OlbcwWK7w/w256-h256/A55C48C2-F28E-406A-91F0-46CF82976E4F.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqXbCvntS1Gmb8TwwRDjHokjX5yybdYSrqb4dyO4EEJr8fgqXqD4XIHlWMTCnthZZOyBDUKBXRrCmKCJBW59VBitRmytylQvazNdALxpiVub4il666HE22PB4i_ANXTRq9Up9W8CSTPFI_xajvJ-0LHyHaoku1V2X4i-eCo2RGwpk_HyIT-9WG7Zp/s1440/4A04442F-4345-4B03-A4FF-9626496310C3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqXbCvntS1Gmb8TwwRDjHokjX5yybdYSrqb4dyO4EEJr8fgqXqD4XIHlWMTCnthZZOyBDUKBXRrCmKCJBW59VBitRmytylQvazNdALxpiVub4il666HE22PB4i_ANXTRq9Up9W8CSTPFI_xajvJ-0LHyHaoku1V2X4i-eCo2RGwpk_HyIT-9WG7Zp/w258-h258/4A04442F-4345-4B03-A4FF-9626496310C3.jpg" width="258" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>This book is BRILLIANT. Shall I say it louder for the people in the back? it’s BRILLIANT!!! It’s hilarious. It’s clever. It’s packed full of connections and humour. It’s got artwork kids will love. And it’s got a £1 world book day companion. Just BUY IT! </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Reading and Treebonking if you so wish!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kim and BookBairn x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTvM4fMHNqe645JVmoxDaZlmC3UdnTDt1L2mdt7FYEKg8JYgXqc6NHDrZG-WA6E8G-Rb0cVuRH6kshiLoFtHFfFb4zG0s5s8L0LG0Rr0ia9mWWV6T9ou8nImC8Cx1keC0K5Mgt3g4HsJxFYcX2RGmj9GFbCasSeRww8FmvBq6jWLKJPqQYwFed8IL/s1440/BFB64C29-0EB7-475A-8AD3-0E8F7B67CCC7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTvM4fMHNqe645JVmoxDaZlmC3UdnTDt1L2mdt7FYEKg8JYgXqc6NHDrZG-WA6E8G-Rb0cVuRH6kshiLoFtHFfFb4zG0s5s8L0LG0Rr0ia9mWWV6T9ou8nImC8Cx1keC0K5Mgt3g4HsJxFYcX2RGmj9GFbCasSeRww8FmvBq6jWLKJPqQYwFed8IL/s320/BFB64C29-0EB7-475A-8AD3-0E8F7B67CCC7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also adding googly eyes to the endpapers is fun!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: </i><i style="letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: justify;">If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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And the incredible thing is that I truly adore that 2013 version and if you’d asked me I would have said it’s perfect. And yet, this new version somehow surpasses that perfection. I know!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8yWidqkAbMgh-IVJMH5exbD_6Ayj8XIkRxGvdbkKyD3gpgQHzf7ucU-j-PrB-X6cVEG7l6U8X7-0RH12b3LsTuw5IfaEEFBE-MEroQApWy_R9vg3c88wZwGQZwDGxE1XKfRQvLwrcDcFxs2X4N5gtzGolPOmGkrTP0ugICowMXN-LrtPcoFGEtzW/s1773/IMG_2399.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8yWidqkAbMgh-IVJMH5exbD_6Ayj8XIkRxGvdbkKyD3gpgQHzf7ucU-j-PrB-X6cVEG7l6U8X7-0RH12b3LsTuw5IfaEEFBE-MEroQApWy_R9vg3c88wZwGQZwDGxE1XKfRQvLwrcDcFxs2X4N5gtzGolPOmGkrTP0ugICowMXN-LrtPcoFGEtzW/w395-h395/IMG_2399.JPEG" width="395" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brighter, bolder and packed full of updated information (after all we are learning new things about our universe all the time), it feels like a whole new adventure. From asteroids to the possibility of alien life, from rockets to space fashion, from telescopes to satellites, as well as taking in the plethora of stars and planets in the night sky, there’s so much to discover in the Frontiers of Space!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuKumwjbAVwpkIqGLJR2aEAWqoDEmCPS9n06qj0SvSBWU0IbVjNSNT16dFaGCdJN_0w0CBrka2KTLSO5ftKpej3vl7MDBpWKEQpz2Rwle8OyInQJiN8dIUh4MyUBKI_Xg1yb8xR8Ozy476I8LVNqGK_TZYTtMioMcgAMcC_ri5sdVy1I8nwxv1Apv/s1773/IMG_2400.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuKumwjbAVwpkIqGLJR2aEAWqoDEmCPS9n06qj0SvSBWU0IbVjNSNT16dFaGCdJN_0w0CBrka2KTLSO5ftKpej3vl7MDBpWKEQpz2Rwle8OyInQJiN8dIUh4MyUBKI_Xg1yb8xR8Ozy476I8LVNqGK_TZYTtMioMcgAMcC_ri5sdVy1I8nwxv1Apv/w268-h268/IMG_2400.JPEG" width="268" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xJfEyAYJKaR2ADgkOHZSrGbfJmvvz443VdyMvYIlVGKhQ3jBrTunXDrABq6GBipn_Oi6qXQdsJU5UzzQjmibcnpCs17nNaif_XYKPb-O6c89KC9FjA1CJlFZuJybnCpHCbWPaPgeukMSYPv8PvEX48aQ0l0LYX7c5DdmbjyOSflaA7FhnzTYjPZH/s1773/IMG_2403.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xJfEyAYJKaR2ADgkOHZSrGbfJmvvz443VdyMvYIlVGKhQ3jBrTunXDrABq6GBipn_Oi6qXQdsJU5UzzQjmibcnpCs17nNaif_XYKPb-O6c89KC9FjA1CJlFZuJybnCpHCbWPaPgeukMSYPv8PvEX48aQ0l0LYX7c5DdmbjyOSflaA7FhnzTYjPZH/w268-h268/IMG_2403.JPEG" width="268" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This new edition also allows the other characters to step forward and shine a light on aspects of space and particularly, Felicity - the female feline explorer - has found more of a voice, which given the gender gap in science and particularly space exploration, seems like a positive step!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNcCzc_59nHC4BniegCCwMhLu5bvUnsvezgBncBmbSlAU4o5fP125Kjq0xJ2vVVIhAZoJm-yXVBQMwvEp0puVcZRaJVVNTdDJZ1mES4mkYENYrtPywrlZ0-_I6QZp0TPlxfEoTkjBLfyAkXSi6g0e1fdjHYFyiOxwhIdxqBve1ngvHkjJoaW4-9T4/s1773/IMG_2402.JPEG" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNcCzc_59nHC4BniegCCwMhLu5bvUnsvezgBncBmbSlAU4o5fP125Kjq0xJ2vVVIhAZoJm-yXVBQMwvEp0puVcZRaJVVNTdDJZ1mES4mkYENYrtPywrlZ0-_I6QZp0TPlxfEoTkjBLfyAkXSi6g0e1fdjHYFyiOxwhIdxqBve1ngvHkjJoaW4-9T4/s320/IMG_2402.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have learned so much from reading, and re-reading, these. My space knowledge is woefully basic and I have loved learning alongside the bairns as we read. It is quite a big book but it’s so easy to pick it up and thumb through for a fascinating fact or equally to read pages at a time - it sucks you in - particularly that black hole page! I also love how it takes really complex (and let’s face it potentially quite dense) information and makes it understandable and accessible to space novices like me but also appealing to kids who are space experts!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhuHTWXNfPO3C7TbFRgOCvMkQbmT9qAIAUZ9X5bZG7iKTJ1B5ji88XCo0Z3ysnC1qefUYj382bAXEAjHejkGtnX6CWNlzyTiXfqA7e_npeTc_PlfiDs6MkJIvZVXPH5mYqdL0QpFdrqUyAqiBgbDe_UiBnW98CIKtjxfaxgaerbIlhYxeFvbt0yB0/s1773/IMG_2404.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhuHTWXNfPO3C7TbFRgOCvMkQbmT9qAIAUZ9X5bZG7iKTJ1B5ji88XCo0Z3ysnC1qefUYj382bAXEAjHejkGtnX6CWNlzyTiXfqA7e_npeTc_PlfiDs6MkJIvZVXPH5mYqdL0QpFdrqUyAqiBgbDe_UiBnW98CIKtjxfaxgaerbIlhYxeFvbt0yB0/w260-h260/IMG_2404.JPEG" width="260" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qPyb0dARVy3UIF8HKvZ4oH70ozIXiEP4JhUcTAgEstUa3KGh0pMZzP1fyJhWV1YRlDe2gmQpK97allWb5ugjpcAYenGTquISF8-OFgWSjNwsInEsgzqYQz5AVr7prgBTrMKhKnGaquWMkHkX6xgB3PnrrJy-i5eMJtGoqYXNihnd3UkrTNEffkL0/s1773/IMG_2405.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qPyb0dARVy3UIF8HKvZ4oH70ozIXiEP4JhUcTAgEstUa3KGh0pMZzP1fyJhWV1YRlDe2gmQpK97allWb5ugjpcAYenGTquISF8-OFgWSjNwsInEsgzqYQz5AVr7prgBTrMKhKnGaquWMkHkX6xgB3PnrrJy-i5eMJtGoqYXNihnd3UkrTNEffkL0/w260-h260/IMG_2405.JPEG" width="260" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Above all, it’s incredibly cool. The retro style illustrations are instantly appealing and the friendly cast of characters simply invite you to join the crew! Also the endpapers are epic! </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOnaJdNTdPWZ20mPdXLOG8Mrc3ZE-xkPRIxYgw2Qaiteejozcxub2VWo1l_ih-caUEBSfbqrX0Hw9eombQHb0_pBmlUuwsxxGVr2vqgrQROVAD4NS4gHxvzKOdq3OWxLoKiD-ZTVoejPE22hSPogxytpVgiJBDzdseNsLKx4X9Z_Nr5OOpA6Ffr3b/s1773/IMG_2397.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOnaJdNTdPWZ20mPdXLOG8Mrc3ZE-xkPRIxYgw2Qaiteejozcxub2VWo1l_ih-caUEBSfbqrX0Hw9eombQHb0_pBmlUuwsxxGVr2vqgrQROVAD4NS4gHxvzKOdq3OWxLoKiD-ZTVoejPE22hSPogxytpVgiJBDzdseNsLKx4X9Z_Nr5OOpA6Ffr3b/w413-h413/IMG_2397.JPEG" width="413" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The colour palette and layout of the book have changed quite a lot since the first version, see below for the two compared side by side.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c6GPhqNfJw0DEDJ85oH5lRFdjA-kloY3Wx8luXtbNnSijWb9x7Y6REnINijYePAskBgGZf7AdLLsk7_cb5BFOU2m_GS-JhtxYPojTgXsgDrhvIsUrwl-hSLS28A-BT240-CnVY4MThbLsIFCScP3c_oKrzu-rcmRNQrHru62Mquhmn-ypQpL6nA4/s2365/IMG_2406.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I guess what I’m saying is there’s an Astro Cat book for all ages!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBrrUS8mUh27ueIcJXccLBfAxtFKUITflaWY-78sQ2SHC5ou3dBe9Huwi6HUQ3LRJWmwxA5SPq-XL7ba8GCTvf2c34qAoZYwBd10Y6QL9rsPJKHe2DbvLNyLA33bi40b7NorvF-T-hWieoIaEY5paFFUyIVQkVn2PYkeZVtrgKKX76v11gCTa7N5Z/s1773/IMG_2393.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBrrUS8mUh27ueIcJXccLBfAxtFKUITflaWY-78sQ2SHC5ou3dBe9Huwi6HUQ3LRJWmwxA5SPq-XL7ba8GCTvf2c34qAoZYwBd10Y6QL9rsPJKHe2DbvLNyLA33bi40b7NorvF-T-hWieoIaEY5paFFUyIVQkVn2PYkeZVtrgKKX76v11gCTa7N5Z/s320/IMG_2393.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Happy reading and space exploring,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Kim and the bairns x</p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Flying Eye Books and I was sent this book and print for review in collaboration. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i><i style="letter-spacing: 0.16px;">If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. This means that if you choose to purchase on Amazon.co.uk, I will receive a small sum (around 20-90p per book) from Amazon at no extra cost to you. I understand that you may not want to use an affiliate link, but if you like reading our blog post please just think of it as a small tip for a tip-off to an awesome book. And know that your support means I can buy more books! For more information check out our </i><b style="font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 0.16px;"><a href="http://www.bookbairn.com/p/for-our-readers.html" style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">For Readers Section.</a></b></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></p>
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The importance on the ‘too’ because kids and adults alike will be enchanted by this one! But I thoroughly enjoyed sitting down and reading this with a cup of tea and no children around.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1mv5gOvaPuvWVtWTWKxZFj6EBjOaLFVZHlSUBJZgxHyNrvi9A6k9fcsjVeUq7QQ9RIHooLzXx_HxGx7YwA0uN2NhzdrbzY2gi8LOtZ1R6h7BR2Ojtrd0JSpbR0lz8Tb_J6vj6a8jH7v1iY_3YLYbIzZHNiFKwgWzQ9fNgCt0GjwVtnfUzB7kbF8N9=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1mv5gOvaPuvWVtWTWKxZFj6EBjOaLFVZHlSUBJZgxHyNrvi9A6k9fcsjVeUq7QQ9RIHooLzXx_HxGx7YwA0uN2NhzdrbzY2gi8LOtZ1R6h7BR2Ojtrd0JSpbR0lz8Tb_J6vj6a8jH7v1iY_3YLYbIzZHNiFKwgWzQ9fNgCt0GjwVtnfUzB7kbF8N9=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In equal parts astonishing, touching and ever so stylish, this is the true story of Bandoola, the pride of the jungle, and James Howard Williams, as known as Elephant Bill.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJfxX9M3uJs_byB3GxFsR4hIbBz5CGh89xYdpBnZYTo9grSDIyMzP9wjVea52UNDWNjFlyP8cHKfOpr5B4QTexSlqVD9mKzZ8556SfkM6dj6O3YEaPbSrShPqAGxiiczeAO7eDH-j-aLSKrrshoVy0LW8JTxJflVikhcGDrc0g12SnRmUmJwVp23kY=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJfxX9M3uJs_byB3GxFsR4hIbBz5CGh89xYdpBnZYTo9grSDIyMzP9wjVea52UNDWNjFlyP8cHKfOpr5B4QTexSlqVD9mKzZ8556SfkM6dj6O3YEaPbSrShPqAGxiiczeAO7eDH-j-aLSKrrshoVy0LW8JTxJflVikhcGDrc0g12SnRmUmJwVp23kY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Over the first pages of the book, we are told of life in the timber and logging industry, as well as the backstory of Williams and the majesty of elephants. Bandoola’s story actually begins on page 30 and is all the more powerful for learning about his environment, the logging industry, the ways in which that world works and the people who are important to Bandoola.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDxyefO70pmb36AuJ7X0yNCnoyBYJX4kv7gvIKmV66nQ45G6DTMixXvKFk5AOf0D-ZkutKKZ3LHgwd5533bebhpjTSmkJzBMwpTtyhyFKjzrtCuXuQD-rKkjOK09c8fVsQQY4J8D9gIrtWPLNNfzSHLCdB5P_5eNl5PfhlfdRQO_JKS1vMHcqoGZr=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDxyefO70pmb36AuJ7X0yNCnoyBYJX4kv7gvIKmV66nQ45G6DTMixXvKFk5AOf0D-ZkutKKZ3LHgwd5533bebhpjTSmkJzBMwpTtyhyFKjzrtCuXuQD-rKkjOK09c8fVsQQY4J8D9gIrtWPLNNfzSHLCdB5P_5eNl5PfhlfdRQO_JKS1vMHcqoGZr=w222-h222" width="222" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6ZOZzUx5_savf1Gjkdjf2bliAQGmeGln_Mf3yKkGoQVGmmYK-tpi71lYiHeYBYip6pbdWdK3b9rpPoaQd6bi68n3z0K6a3RuoMsDkD4Oso5TCrkXM2kA251IXQ1f6nAH0FNqfz6S7_ADrWh4fHcGbjUwUTizYCbpvp31Iw6dRs3kjvjD6_QHlMrhz=s1440" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6ZOZzUx5_savf1Gjkdjf2bliAQGmeGln_Mf3yKkGoQVGmmYK-tpi71lYiHeYBYip6pbdWdK3b9rpPoaQd6bi68n3z0K6a3RuoMsDkD4Oso5TCrkXM2kA251IXQ1f6nAH0FNqfz6S7_ADrWh4fHcGbjUwUTizYCbpvp31Iw6dRs3kjvjD6_QHlMrhz=w221-h221" width="221" /></a></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0FDsmvZIodTRSXIsxN96v7t-dXALploasW1wIjb5ekV78BzrdDcScY1gDzVYGlJncOJ0MUCVlwavTjltqN_htvp54d_IXucgQzMnEYhjGOqUjjfR2yBpgGvlW_9BeLsioUWgFjqyJVl9kVT6aov0NqOrA-cvEqz_y9iOROs6UH5tniRtL90Nd2lFM=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0FDsmvZIodTRSXIsxN96v7t-dXALploasW1wIjb5ekV78BzrdDcScY1gDzVYGlJncOJ0MUCVlwavTjltqN_htvp54d_IXucgQzMnEYhjGOqUjjfR2yBpgGvlW_9BeLsioUWgFjqyJVl9kVT6aov0NqOrA-cvEqz_y9iOROs6UH5tniRtL90Nd2lFM=w222-h222" width="222" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjutftfDT5eNTNlQmoA9v_van7Juuxy4ZEto9AUncihmM49kwDakO_YMdCoaMk5Z9SBIZunTCL_Vug-Dn74raom5KB4JGrtfU9hEH_D_zhmem3tBFPz_lWP8z4-J1nxPZjs_UvcOostRX1APXX8ktvUHg-foeGFd1LNe-ajPBgvPPToWBgPTsSUhmF1=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjutftfDT5eNTNlQmoA9v_van7Juuxy4ZEto9AUncihmM49kwDakO_YMdCoaMk5Z9SBIZunTCL_Vug-Dn74raom5KB4JGrtfU9hEH_D_zhmem3tBFPz_lWP8z4-J1nxPZjs_UvcOostRX1APXX8ktvUHg-foeGFd1LNe-ajPBgvPPToWBgPTsSUhmF1=w224-h224" width="224" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>When World War II comes to Myanmar, that world is shattered and people and elephants alike are forced to flee their homes in the Burmese jungle. Together, led by Bandoola and Williams, they undertake a journey that will test their courage to the very limit and prove their trust and friendship. Leading a group of 53 elephants and over 200 refugees over the mountains to safety, this epic story reminds us of the enduring bond between humans and animals. And why we should protect them. Especially as Bandoola is betrayed by a poacher who takes her tusks and her life. A moment that brought tears to my eyes it was depicted with such sensitivity.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlvpi2TMmLSj35_zBPQHpiWjAVWAtf2-C5H6NUCkKqVEHXCmci1tmlpMzwEDKjw-NXyuiaenuyKeb-19dD-UsGfxEFWC_Th_l5xR2NBSwoVJw9iPr5_2uFkYC_Dheo0I-aN7kMu8wEaCvpNGJMhsqG0WSJRYqmDanvhojwJrVyKsdyXiY9uC5Hu5Xa=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlvpi2TMmLSj35_zBPQHpiWjAVWAtf2-C5H6NUCkKqVEHXCmci1tmlpMzwEDKjw-NXyuiaenuyKeb-19dD-UsGfxEFWC_Th_l5xR2NBSwoVJw9iPr5_2uFkYC_Dheo0I-aN7kMu8wEaCvpNGJMhsqG0WSJRYqmDanvhojwJrVyKsdyXiY9uC5Hu5Xa=s320" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The coloured pencil illustrations are mesmerizing and the author having undertake research in the jungle of Myanmar is evident in the depth and detail of the artwork.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The emotions in this book are incredibly powerful and it has taken me several days to process this story. Bandoola’s story deserved an exceptional book: told with elegance, artistry and sensitivity. And this book does justice to that.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi6Ou7jWTRO_GphXDMPQX5ak_RLI-EP6HSu_3WZLb0nmWXmfPeZs1Hnen8syCpJeOgRjUZ3yDT8Bc2TDjv11VoLqK7AzJhrEXTCoKLrPKi3rh9ZIwTlRsJh9lSNvq462J6_Se-GKaAhidv5cWL8aJGQbl8X0CbXGH7R_UlmXGfGrnigr_oO4to48fy=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi6Ou7jWTRO_GphXDMPQX5ak_RLI-EP6HSu_3WZLb0nmWXmfPeZs1Hnen8syCpJeOgRjUZ3yDT8Bc2TDjv11VoLqK7AzJhrEXTCoKLrPKi3rh9ZIwTlRsJh9lSNvq462J6_Se-GKaAhidv5cWL8aJGQbl8X0CbXGH7R_UlmXGfGrnigr_oO4to48fy=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>This book is ever more poignant to us as a family because my husband’s family are descendant from Myanmar and his great grandfather would have lived in Myanmar at the time this story is set. So I feel like this has prompted an interest to find out more about that side of the family.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you know someone with a love of elephants, or a story about adventure and bravery, then surely this is a perfect fit!</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;">Happy reading,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Kim and the bairns x</p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">Disclaimer: This is a paid AD from Flying Eye Books and I was sent this book and print for review in collaboration. </i></p><p><i style="text-align: justify;"><i style="letter-spacing: 0.16px;">If you click on the image of the book below you will be sent to Amazon.co.uk using an affiliate link. 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