'Mister Magnolia' Mister Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot and two lovely sisters who play on the flute. But Mister Magnolia has only one boot. I could probably continue and quote the entire book for you with minimal errors - complete with illustration descriptions if required - because… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘M’ is for…
Category: Life
My Top 3 Activity Books For Five Year Olds
There are literally thousands of options when it comes to activity books for kids - from colouring books to crossword books, there are all sorts and it can be very overwhelming. I have also found it can be quite hard to find ones that actually suit Tori's abilities (she's 5 and in Year 1 at… Continue reading My Top 3 Activity Books For Five Year Olds
Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘L’ is for…
'The Loop' The first book I read by Nicholas Evans was The Horse Whisperer as my sister is horse mad and therefore had it on her shelf for me to pinch and read. I enjoyed that but it didn't leave me wanting more of his writing until I spotted another title on my sister's shelf:… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘L’ is for…
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'Kim Harrison' Much like Daughter Of Smoke And Bone, I got my first Kim Harrison book (Dead Witch Walking) from my Mum's book catalogue as a 'pick a random book' choice. It turned out that my impulse choice based entirely on the cover art and catchy title opened my eyes to what was to become… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘K’ is for…
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'Brian Jaques' I have mentioned before that I was (am) a bit of an animal nut and you have probably already noticed that this is reflected in the books that I read. One of my favourite series was Redwall by the late, great Brian Jaques who still remains on my top ten list of favourite… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘J’ is for…

