#30DaysWild Day 19 – It’s just too hot!

When the sun makes the slides in the park too hot to use it’s just not fun anymore. So, as out outdoor efforts were curtailed today, here are some facts about the Sun (which I keep reminding myself that all life on earth is dependent on) that I’ve just...

#30DaysWild Day 15 – The Snail and the Whale

We’re big Julia Donaldson fans in the Malpi household and The Snail and the Whale, originally recommended by my aunt, is one of our favourite titles. It certainly fuels my wanderlust to visit wild places “Of shimmering ice and coral caves, And shooting...

Will you be Inspired on Saturday?

The enthusiasm a county writers and illustrators group has for a long-standing literary award has led to them not only shadowing the 80th anniversary of the CLIP/Carnegie award but also prompting the return of a city festival. Lincolnshire’s Society for...

#30DaysWild Day Five – Everybunny Dance!

Today is the start of National Bookstart Week and with 2017’s theme being Let’s Explore Outdoors! it complements #30DaysWild really helpfully! I picked up a copy of this year’s chosen book, Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall when visiting Lincoln Toy...