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Archives for November 2014

The Eleventh Hour – Graeme Base (a book review)

The Eleventh Hour – Graeme Base (a book review)

Welcome to another children's book review! This week, I'm digging through my old favourites to share a book I received for my eleventh birthday (ten years ago *cough cough*) with you: The Eleventh Hour. ---- The Eleventh Hour / Graeme ...

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Kids develop at their own pace

Kids develop at their own pace

My boy isn't a baby anymore. And it took me by surprise. I know that sometimes you blink, and miss those moments. Those moments your children grow up. I'm so used to helping my little boy climb things at the park. Lifting him over obstacles. ...

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Because I fucking said

Because I fucking said

You've no doubt seen the news; maybe you've even got yourself a copy. The hilarious Go the Fuck to Sleep has a sequel! You Have to Fucking Eat was released this month (along with a special YouTube clip narrated by Stephen Fry). Image ...

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I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit – Pamela Allen (book review)

I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit – Pamela Allen (book review)

This week's book is an oldie but a goodie. A long-term favourite of mine and Ashleigh's, and Mitchell's new favourite, it's Pamela Allen's I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit. ---- I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit / Pamela Allen (Puffin Books, ...

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Em versus chocolate

Em versus chocolate

I quit chocolate last month.That's probably a nothing sentence for a lot of people. For most people.Not for me.I'd been thinking about quitting for a while. My habit had crept back up to a block a day. Any block - if it was the 350g ...

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The Best, Best Baby! {Review}

The Best, Best Baby! {Review}

Ah, blogging. Ah, life. You fickle, fickle things. Four weeks after announcing I was starting a weekly children's book review on the blog, I'm finally posting my second one. I'm sure you haven't all been sitting around in suspense, waiting with ...

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I parent. I write. I blog. I play with words and numbers in my head. Constantly. It's crowded in there.

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