We come to the end of February. There are no days of February left (except today!). Today I'm sharing the books I read in February! (If you'd like to see January's round up... check out January in books) How was your February everyone? What did you get up to? In February, I... Had half term. Read … Continue reading February in books
The Knight Who Said No: a fun and light hearted tale about finding the right time to say no "Ned the knight ALWAYS does exactly what he’s told. When his parents ask him to pick up his toys, dig up the cabbages or go to bed on time, he does it all with a smile. … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Lucy Rowland
So I’m going back to my “host school” today and I can’t wait. I've had a week of training following half term and I am itching to get back into the classroom! I say host school, that’s what the people of the SCITT call it. For me, I call it “home”. It’s my school. It’s … Continue reading Let me go home…
The Sleep Fairy: a great bedtime story! "Have YOU seen the Sleep Fairy? This is the story of a sleep deprived mother and father who are rescued by this shyest of fairies, who only comes out at night when all the children in the home are asleep. She helps children get into the habit of … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Have you seen the sleep fairy?
ALOHA. The final Sunday in February. WHEN HOW WHY? Welcome to another #SixforSunday. Today I'm sharing my dream film adaptations in today's prompt: Film interpretations of books So I technically cheated but I went with books I'd LOVE to see as films The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy - Melinda Salisbury CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THIS … Continue reading S4S – film interpretations of books
Hello! Today is the final #FeminismFriday of the month of February and I'm very sad it's over. It's been an absolute pleasure highlighting some of my favourite women. Today, I'm featuring an author who I was introduced to quite recently, Laura Steven, who has written one of the most incredible books I've ever read: The … Continue reading #FeminismFriday – Laura Steven
Second Best Friend: short, honest, brilliant. "Jade and Becky are best friends, but when Jade’s ex-boyfriend lets on that everyone thinks Becky is the better of the two, Jade finds herself noticing just how often she comes second to her best friend. There’s nothing Jade is better at than Becky. So when Jade is voted … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Non Pratt
The Ice Garden: a beautiful story of freedom and belonging "Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. One night she sneaks out … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Guy Jones
Sam Wu Is Not Afraid of Ghosts: fun, fearless (definitely) and Fang-tastic (shout out to Derek for helping with this review) "Brilliantly funny new series about the bravest scaredy-cat in the world Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is). When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Katie and Kevin Tsang
A smile from a friend. A bunch of flowers. Tom Fletcher's wedding speech. Watching videos of friends. The twiglets. Sunshine. Books. Texts from friends. Chocolate. Eating jellies. A cup of a tea on a cold morning. Going back to school. Seeing my friends. Knowing the beach is only half an hour away. Derek. Being able … Continue reading Happiness is…
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