Now, I am the first to say I love the theatre. I truly do! I try to go atleast once a month and I don’t mind the cheap seats in the back! I also love to take the children as I think not only is it an immersive way for story telling but it fires …
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Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone from More to Books. I am declaring my love has always been and will always be for books! This weeks blogs will share some books like usual but I really wanted to send it over to our lovely nannies and parents to give you ideas of what craft projects we …
Childcare and Education Expo: Widgit and Persona Doll Training
As some of you may know, I am super excited to be invited to share More to Books in a workshop on the 21st of March at 1.30pm in London Olympia. Also, I have been invited to a book signing at the Nanny Hub by Helen McCarthy and Ria Culley, I can’t wait to see …
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Be Your Own Superhero by Doctor Laura Meek
For this weeks blog, I interviewed Dr Laura Meek about her book “Be Your Own Superhero” I think it is so important to support our children on how to deal with their feelings and emotions in a healthy way. How did your book come about? By complete chance and good luck! I was completing an …
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Write Mentor and Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard
As many you have read, I’m taking a pro active approach to writing my upcoming lower MG novel and I have been to my second Write Mentor weekend. I genuinely love them. I get so much writing done and get clarification on where I want to go (or need to go) You also get to …
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Chinese New Year
Oh I love this festival. I went to Chinatown to get some fortune cookies for my whole Nanny family (and a play date friend) When I was a teacher, I did a whole class assembly based on the story of how the years got their animals. All my pupils dressed up as the animals and …
Winnie the Pooh
Being National Winnie the Pooh day tomorrow, it felt right to do this weeks blog on Winnie the Pooh. Definitely a loveable bear who’s friends are in many hearts, but this blog is More to Books so here are some books you can enjoy with your little ones that are a little bit different to …
Notes on my Family- Emily Critchley
As some of you may know, I am currently writing a lower/middle grade novel and last weekend I went to a Write Mentor weekend lead by the wonderful Emily Critchley. I learnt so much and have been fired up to write on average 700 words a day since. This blog, therefore; is for the older …
Periodic Table
Let me start you off with my favourite periodic table joke. Yes, I have one of those! Two! Actually. They go like this: What fish is double sodium? Now you might have to use an American accent but first of all, what number would double be? If you times something to double it? And then …
Mary Poppins
Last weekend, I went to see Mary Poppins. I was thoroughly disappointed by the interval but they more than won me round by the end. I totally understand that they had to change things such as the hunting scene but other changes I was actually fairly creeped out by (toys that come alive who are …
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