Olivia, the pig.
I’ve just bought my first book about Olivia the pig. This book’s really high up on my top toddler books list. The black & white drawings with splashes of red are so, so lovely. Olivia’s little...
View ArticleJust spotted: A little baby owl lost
While on holiday in the States, I spotted this book and fell for it… hook, line and sinker. I also found a lot of other hugely wantable stuff which isn’t available here (boo hoo!). But back to this...
View ArticleGood Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen
My most recent book purchase for ebabee no.1 was ‘Good Little Wolf’ by Nadia Shireen. It turned out to be such a fabby little book, I had to share. The illustrations are just delightful and the...
View ArticleBeautiful: French books for children
Yesterday I had a massive dig around the world wide web. The mission was of course to find more gorgeous goodies to share with you. I’m happy to say: mission accomplished. One of my most favourite...
View Article2011 Christmas gift guide: Books for children
Books are one of my favourite things to give and receive. I can’t imagine not giving ebabee no.1 at least a couple of books every Christmas, birthday and many, many times in between. Children’s...
View ArticlePretty wooden alaphabet blocks and more
I was searching for wooden alphabet blocks on etsy when one particular set caught my eye. I clicked and was taken to a shop filled with beautiful illustrations not just on blocks but on wall prints...
View ArticleI want my hat back
I am completely besotted with this kids book called ‘I want my hat back’ by Jon Klassen. It’s a story about a bear looking for his hat and while it sounds simple, there’s a clever message in there...
View Articlemama & baby…
This week’s picks for mama and baby… with Christmas coming, let mama decorate with these colourful glass baubles while baby reads all about *Sad Santa It’s 1st November so I think it’s time to start...
View ArticleThe ancient art of origami…
When I was a kid I remember being obsessed with origami. It wasn’t just the beautiful art of folding paper that fascinated me but also the paper itself. The detailed Japanese prints and bright,...
View ArticleA long piece of string…
I always feel that I don’t share enough books on my blog and this year I would like to change that. I’m a big fan of kids books and can’t stop buying them for my daughter. So every time I come...
View ArticleKeeping beautiful memories…
I’ve never been a fan of baby journals because all the ones I’ve come across tend to be far too cutesy for my taste. But I do like the idea of recording memories especially from a baby’s first year....
View ArticleFeeling green…
Yesterday my daughter had a play date with another little girl and they got hooked on the colour green. The two girls kept saying ‘green’ louder and louder and then bursting in to fits of laughter....
View Articlemama & baby…
This week’s picks for mama & baby… let mama decorate with this handmade ceramic drink set while baby decorates with that pair of faux leather penguin bookends. Tweet This Post
View ArticleCute city guides for kids…
Traveling and exploring the world has always been a big priority for my husband and me. Once Anya came along, we probably slowed down our travels a bit but didn’t let having a baby stop us from...
View ArticleCute books and more by Claudia Boldt…
I recently came across this book – Melvin the luckiest monkey. I checked out the author Claudia Boldt and found that she creates the cutest drawings in soft colours that aren’t just for her range of...
View ArticleNo more {after school} boredom…
In the Winter months, I’m always looking for something to fill those bewitching hours after school and before dinner. Anya’s instinct is to fill those hours with TV but since that’s not allowed (mean...
View Article3 imaginative activity books
Last week, as we were walking through Waterloo station Anya turned to me and said ‘I can see a pigeon riding the escalator’ and then broke out in a fit of giggles and started to create a little story...
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