BOOKS
The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle by David Litchfield
The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle has recently become one of our favourite reads. Written by David Litchfield this is the sequel to the wonderful The Bear and the Piano. Hector, the fiddle player, and his dog Hugo are the bestest of friends but when Hector retires, Hugo learns to play the ...
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PICTURE BOOKS
'The Ear' by Piret Raud. A book about the importance of listening.
When Van Gogh famously cut off his ear, the question arose -- what happened to the ear without its head? Estonian writer and illustrator Piret Raud was inspired, and wrote a beautifully illustrated story about that one lonely ear. The ear at first is quite helpless, as she is alone and without guidance. But before ...
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BOOKS
'50 Cities of the USA', a new fact-filled book about America's cities
Following on from the success of their first book, The 50 States, the author/illustrator duo, Gabrielle Balkan and Sol Linero, have recently come out with a new book, this one featuring fifty cool cities in America. The book, 50 Cities of the USA, features fifty fact-filled maps highlighting popular places, monuments and cultural icons as ...
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FUN
'Hats of Faith' a book by Medeia Cohan and Sarah Walsh
Hats of Faith is a beautiful new board book which celebrates the shared custom of head covering in different faiths around the world. The book, written by Medeia Cohan and illustrated by Sarah Walsh, aims to educate children about diversity and tolerance in a simple, endearing way -- highlighting all the different types of hats with ...
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BOOKS
'Singing Away The Dark' by Caroline Woodward
I absolutely adore the illustrations by Julie Morstad so when I picked up this book, Singing away the Dark from Niddle Noddle I immediately fell for it. It's such a lovely winter time book and one of Florence's current favourite bedtime reads. Caroline Woodward, the author, was brought up on a small homestead in North Columbia ...
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BOOKS
Shh! We have a plan by Chris Haughton
We are real fans of Chris Haughton's books! To be honest it was a difficult choice to decide on which one to tell you about. Florence loves A Bit Lost so much and Helena loves to read our Dutch version of, Oh No George! But we finally decided on telling you about Shh! We have ...
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BOOKS
There's a Bear on my Chair, by Ross Collins
There's a Bear on my Chair has very clearly become a favourite of Florence's. She's carried it everywhere this past week and I love it when I hear her shout, "Mama there's a bear on my chair", when she's playing in her bedroom. Ross Collins has created such an amusing story about a bear who sits ...
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BOOKS
Pancakes for Breakfast
If you know anything about my family, you probably know we take our pancakes very seriously. On Saturdays we make 'skinny pancakes' (aka crepes) and on Sundays we make 'fat pancakes' (the fluffy American kind). Sometimes we mix it up and make oatmeal pancakes or aebleskivers, but it's always some form of pancake for breakfast on ...
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BOOKS
The Yellow Balloon
This picture book by Charlotte Dematons is perfect. Perfect because it will ensure hours and hours of entertainment for the entire family, and perfect for Babyccino readers in all countries worldwide because there is no language problem: this book is wordless! (I recently sent it to our friends in Brussels who speak three languages. No problem ...
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