by admin | Nov 8, 2018 | Books, Christmas
Are you splashing out on a book advent calendar and need some suggestions to make up your 24 titles? Are you following the more frugal four gift rule of want, need, wear and read and would like to make sure each gift is extra special? Or are you just looking for...
by admin | Oct 24, 2018 | #Blogtober, Books, Theatre
“Tabby McTat was a busker’s cat with a miaow that was loud and strong…” In Julia Donaldson’s feline tale McTat is purr-fectly happy singing all day long with his best friend Fred until one day Fred sustains an injury whilst chasing a...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | #Blogtober, Books
Multi-award winner, former Children’s Laureate, charity founder, OBE recipient for services to literature and supreme teller of tales, Michael Morpurgo suggested the title of this post himself. Speaking at the Lincoln Drill Hall as part of the Lincoln Book...
by admin | Oct 4, 2018 | #Blogtober, Books, Days Out, Theatre
“Stick Man lives in the family tree. With his Stick Lady love and their stick children three.” Julia Donaldson’s perilous tale of a morning’s jog gone wrong leapt off the page on to the stage – and around the auditorium – to the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2018 | #30DaysWild, Books
When Boris and Betty tweeted the blurb of the first installment of their escapades about a week ago it seemed the perfect book to be introduced to as we neared the end of this year’s #30DaysWild: “Boris and Betty are spending too much time on their...
by admin | Jun 16, 2018 | #30DaysWild, Books, Days Out
Last year we made a point of reading of Julia Donaldson’s The Snail and the Whale as part of our #30DaysWild activities, a title that never ceases to inspire wanderlust in me and remind me of how big and wide and varied and awesome our planet Earth is. And...
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