Book Reviews

A collection of book reviews, featuring parenting and children’s books as well as books on making and saving money.

Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for building stronger girls

Girls Uninterrupted shows the practical strategies you need to create a carefree childhood for your daughters and ultimately help build them into the healthy, resilient…

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Diary of Dennis the Menace: World Menace Day

Today – world menace day   World Book Day? World Menace Day is right round the corner and to celebrate Dennis the Menace is on…

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Book Review: Things I Wish I’d Known

Things I wish I’d known is wonderful collection of essays on motherhood.. It features writing by a collection of AMAZING women including Jenny Colgan, Tiffanie…

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Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree to be made into a film

When Iwas a child my very favourite children’s books were the Magic Faraway tree series by Enid Blyton. My mum had read them before me…

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The Beano Annual 2015

My 10 year old son is a major Beano fan. He has an ongoing subscription and eagerly awaits its delivery each week. Here is is…

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Review: Taming The Tiger Parent

I have just read a brilliant new parenting book called Taming the Tiger Parent  by Tanith Carey which was published this week. A few years…

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The Fabulous Scottish Book Trust

The Scottish Book Trust really is pretty amazing! It is Scotland’s leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing. The organisation works with writers,…

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Win a Copy of How to Catch a Star

*Winner is Natalie Crossran*   Can you believe it is 10 years since Oliver Jeffers wrote How to catch a star? Well I can actually…

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Seasons Of Motherhood

I have to share this book Seasons Of Motherhood with you. It is beautiful, thought provoking and so gorgeously well written. Seasons of Motherhood by…

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Between the pages of a book.

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be….   Happy World Book Day

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Review: Usborne Illustrated Classics for Girls

Illustrated Classics for Girls (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections)  this is a seriously good looking book form Usborne and one I have adored reading with my…

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Review: i-fairytales :The Frog Prince

Blue Ocean Studios have just launched their first i-Fairytale! The Brothers Grimm tale of The Frog Prince can now be downloaded from iTunes as an…

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Win Noisy Farm a touch and feel sound book

*The winner Helen McCarron*   Noisy Farm (My First Touch & Feel Sound Book)(£8.99) is a super cute touch and feel sound book from little…

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Enormouse – A Book about Being Different and Love

Enormouse – A Book about Being Different and Love I use Grammarly’s free plagiarism checker because who wants to read the same thing twice! I have been…

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Spider Sandwiches

Spider sandwiches is a great book for little kids who love all things icky! It’s all about a smiley green monster called max who likes…

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How to Save on Back to School Shopping

Save on Back to School September is a difficult  month for parents and college students. The new school year and semester starts, and the costs…

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Baby Budgeting Book in The Sun Newspaper

I am delighted to tell you my book How to afford time off with your baby was featured in great company this week in the…

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The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book

Nurture store is one of my favourite play and activity blogs and  on of the leading play and activity blogs in the |UK . It…

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My School Day – a lovely book for starting school

Lovely book for starting school Well i’ts back to school this week (years 5 and 2 here. Where does the time go?) My youngest still…

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A fabulous free way to support your child going back to school

A free way to support your child going back to school Give your child an amazing start and support their eduction by reading to them…

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