Easter Eggs & Chickens From Ginger & Pickles Bookshop Did you know that the owner of Ginger & Pickles in Stockbridge also happens to be...

If you ever wonder why schools put so much emphasis on reading at home, it is because reading is the single most impactful literacy task...

Recommended Reading: Rainbows in Bloom: Discovering Colours with Flowers by Taylor and Michael Putnam (2021) 2+, Animals in the Sky by...

This month’s children’s book recommendations come from Philippe Sibeaud, Director of Studies at the French Institute in Edinburgh. If...

8 Australian Picture Books A huge thank you to Edinburgh-based children’s author Emma O’Connor for this month’s wonderfully original and...

1. Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, illus. by Danica Novgorodoff (2020) 12+ According to Will, when you lose someone...

Children’s magazines are massively underrated. Particularly since most are designed to be entertaining, informative and (subtly!)...

The Guinea Pig Gardener and the Great Escape (5+) by Caroline Pankhurst Illus. Maude Smith, Jelly Bean Books 2021 Being a lover of most...

5 Interactive Books for Babies and Toddlers This month’s recommendations use a range of interactive devices, including scanimation,...

by Emma O’Connor Under Grandma’s Table (2+) by Emma O’Connor, Illus. Rachael Gray, The Book Reality Experience, 42pp; £12.99 If you buy...

5 Classics To Treasure My parents first introduced (most of) these stories to me when I was about 3. Then I ‘read and reread’ the...

The Lost Spells by Robert McFarlane and Jackie Morris This magical pocket-sized book is suitable for children ages 7 and upwards. As the...