So what are you doing now?

Ah that question! I know I'm not the only one who has been faced with it so much lately. But, seriously, enough now. My daughter started school in September and it opened some kind of floodgate on people's opinion of me and my working life. 'Oh she's started school? And what are you doing now?...

We All Sing with the Same Voice

We All Sing with the Same Voice is full of inclusive joy. I must admit to not knowing the Sesame Street song that it comes from but the book works beautifully as a standalone. Each page shows children celebrating their similarities and their differences in a brilliantly simple way. The children sing about their different...

Magic books at the Rainbow Library

Books are magic! Anyone who loves books knows how therapeutic they can be, how they can grab you, open up hidden worlds, teach you about yourself and the person you could become. But today I learned that books can actually Be Magic. This morning I took a box of new books to one of the...

Friendship through the books of Tom Percival

I have just had another sort through of books. I am not naturally organised but I do love a list. And making piles. I don't tend to get much done beyond that, but my lists always look good and the piles of books make me feel organised. Today, however, I have had a crazy coincidence....

Win There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly with Child’sPlay books

October sees the 40 year anniversary of Child'sPlay's much-loved The Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly. To celebrate the anniversary of this classic book, the lovely folk at Child'sPlay would like to share the love and give you a chance to win your own Old Lady. We have 5 prizes of the brand new 40th...