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Hold That Thought, Milton! by Linda Ravin Lodding ~ A Picture Book Review


Hold That Thought, Milton! by Linda Ravin Lodding Illustrated by: Ross Collins Series: N/A Published: Parragon Books Ltd, March 2014 Edition: Paperback Narrated By: N/A Length: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book, Children's Fiction Where Did I Get It? Kindly received for review as part of the Parragon Book Buddies group. Summary (from Amazon): Milton's pet frog… Continue reading Hold That Thought, Milton! by Linda Ravin Lodding ~ A Picture Book Review

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Three Little Dinosaurs ~ A Book Review


Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge Illustrated by: Charles Fuge Published: Parragon Books, 2013 Edition: Paperback Length: 24 pages Genre: Young Children's, dinosaurs, Picture books Where Did I Get It?: Received for review as part of Parragon Book's BookBuddies scheme Summary (From Amazon): With its sweet illustrations, appealing characters, and clever concept, Charles Fuge's wonderful new… Continue reading Three Little Dinosaurs ~ A Book Review

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The Day We Stroked A Skunk


It was Tori's school trip last Thursday and luckily there were enough spaces on the coach for all of us to go. It was a beautiful day and we had lots of fun exploring Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom which is only half an hour or so from home! After the usual ear-splitting, mind-numbing bus journey… Continue reading The Day We Stroked A Skunk

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Quotes of the Week


Potty training is fun... Arthur: Up! Up! Please! Caius: No, you'll wee on me! * Arthur has a big ride-on Lightning McQueen and a small toy one. He is looking for one of them... Mummy: Are you looking for the big one? Arthur: No, TITTLE ONE! * Tori: Arthur! Be good. Arthur: NO WAAAY!! *… Continue reading Quotes of the Week

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Our Top 3 Car CDs for Under 5s


We spend a fair amount of time in the car with the Smalls (currently aged 2 and 3.5 years) and have tried a multitude of CDs to both a) keep them entertained and b) keep them quiet (these things are not one and the same). It involved a few painful incidents where we put a… Continue reading Our Top 3 Car CDs for Under 5s