bedtime reading

Reading bedtime stories to my children is one of my very favourite things about parenting. Snuggled down together every evening, in the big bed, we have read thousands of books over the years, from Dr Seuss to Harry Potter – as well as so, so many different tales and stories in between. When I was […]

5 years ago

“I’ll tell you a story about Johnny McGory…” It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Aldi Specialbuys – what did we do during lockdown without the sacred middle isle?! – and we’re always excited to see what’s coming to our nearest store. We were therefore buzzing to hear that three books from the much-loved […]

5 years ago

Want to speed up bedtime a little? Well, then you might just want to get your credit card out and drop £5.99 on this particular Amazon order.  According to Good Housekeeping, parents are going ga-ga for this bedtime tale, claiming it is helping them get their kids to sleep in no-time at all, and, at […]

5 years ago

Does your child ask for you to read the same book to them time and time again? When my son was little he was obsessed with the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Every night he would insist on having it read to him. Wanting to have the same book read repeatedly is fairly common among young children […]

5 years ago

Growing up, my sister and I were read to every single night, without fail. No matter how busy my mother was, often on our own with us, as my oil industry working father was often away for weeks at a time, she always made sure we got our good-night story before bedtime. And when my […]

5 years ago

In our house, one of the first things that come out of our ‘Christmas boxes’ in early December, long before we are ready to decorate the tree or deck the halls, are the Christmas books. By now, we have quite the collection, from Paddington and the Christmas Surprise, to The Night Before Christmas, Santa comes […]

6 years ago