I would label myself as a self confession COLOURING IN LOVER. There is no part in me that doesn't love colouring in. I will colour in with pens, pencils or any implement that is put in front of me... I do love colouring in... pens however, those would be my medium of choice! I have any … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Cinderella Colouring?!
After a lot of prompting from my wonderful blogger friends, I finally joined NetGalley and MY WORD. It is like heaven for bloggers! If you're a blogger and you're not on NetGalley then get yourself on there! I might have gone a bit mad and requested ALL OF THE BOOKS. You can request books from … Continue reading Picture book round up!
Having just recently (as in in the past few months or so) seen The Nightmare Before Christmas, I have been in a very Jack place! He's adorable, and scary, and cute and just I adore him. When my publicist friend Sarah (who's absolutely amazing FYI) sent round a press release for The Nightmare Before Christmas … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Nightmare Before Christmas
So here we are again... the rest of the day to round up! I feel like I could natter on about YAShot for more than 2 blog posts, but I will keep it short and sweet (well... no. I'll not go on for hours!) If you haven't already read my first blog post then you'll … Continue reading YAShot 2016: Pt 2
The day FINALLY came. I was London bound! (I had the Reception bear, Betty, in tow with me and we were off!) Jumped on the train after work on Friday and zoomed off to London. I knew that a few of the blogger friends I had made were going to be there so as well … Continue reading YAShot 2016: Pt 1
Heartbreaking yet love affirming. The power of a book. "Seventeen year old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he's not. Now Jonah must numbly take care of his family as they reel from their tragedy. … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Emery Lord
"Miss, do we have to go outside? Can we not just stay inside and listen to you read?" Yes. I heard that last week. A Year 4 boy. You have NO IDEA how much it made me smile. Reading in the classroom is important. There is no other way to put it. To me it's … Continue reading Reading in the classroom?
Recently I entered a competition to win some bookish goodies from the wonderful Michelle Toy on Twitter! I enter a few competitions now and again on Twitter but don't seem to win... BUT THIS TIME I DID. WOOOOP. LOOK AT IT! It was SO GORGEOUS. When I found out I won I was so excited … Continue reading Competition win!!
October 8th this year was #BookshopDay so NATURALLY I visited a bookshop and BOUGHT BOOKS. What else would I do? I mean I can't say that every day isn't bookshop day with me but I need to celebrate it PROPERLY! I have lusted after BooksAreMyBag bags forever and I never managed to get my hands … Continue reading Bookshop Day
A few weeks ago I blogged about Michael Carey's other book The Girl With All The Gifts (BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey) and then proceeded to go to Waterstones to buy Fellside. And I do not regret it one iota. "Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. It's not the kind … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey #2
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