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Muddled-up Farm – Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy (book review)

Muddled-up Farm – Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy (book review)

Welcome to another Friday and another children's book review! We spent quite a bit of time at my extended family's farm during January and December. Since we've returned, the kids have been asking for more farm stories. Here's one of our ...

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It’s Bedtime, William! – Deborah Niland (book review)

It’s Bedtime, William! – Deborah Niland (book review)

This week, I'm reviewing It's Bedtime, William!, written and illustrated by Deborah Niland. It's bedtime. And William doesn't want to go to bed. He's not at all tired. But his parents insist. No argument persuades them to let William stay ...

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Reading aloud to your children

Reading aloud to your children

There are things you do as a parent because you think you're supposed to do them. And there are things you do because you enjoy doing them. For me, reading aloud to (and with) my children is one of those things that falls into both of these ...

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Children’s book review – April

Children’s book review – April

It's children's book review time! This month, I'm reviewing some of the titles my little boy got for his first birthday earlier this month.(My little boy is one! FREAK OUT! And... relax.)----How to Catch a Star / Oliver JeffersImage sourceThe ...

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Book review – The Shadow Year and Barracuda

Book review – The Shadow Year and Barracuda

Welcome to this month's grown-up book review! Once again, I managed to get my mittens on a copy of the month's selection for the Pink Fibro Book Club. And read it. That's two months in a row! WINNER! AND I finally read the ...

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Hi! I’m Emily

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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