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Category: Butterfly Book Club

Book Review: Mum… by Morty Sey & Scott Chegg

Happy Sunday, everyone, and welcome back to the Butterfly Book Club.  Today I have got such a gem to share with you, and it’s made even sweeter for me since the writers come from my…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 22 Comments May 29, 2016June 6, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Maverick Early Readers

Regular readers will know my passion for reading, I was a total bookworm as a youngster and I love to share this pleasure with Caterpillar.  He loves being read to and is currently at a…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 41 Comments May 22, 2016May 29, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: A Trio Of Fun Picture Books by Giles Paley-Phillips

Caterpillar & I have recently discovered another great children’s author – Giles Paley-Philips – and I’m sharing three of his books with you this week. The Fearsome Beastie I’m a big horror fan, mainly due…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 6 Comments April 18, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: What Will Danny Do Today?

I often hear parents of school-age children complaining that it can be tricky to get their children to tell them what they did that day. We already find this with Caterpillar to be honest: Did…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 30 Comments April 5, 2016May 6, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Whoosh! The Little Book For Birth Companions by Katie Brooke

You may know from reading my PND posts that I did not have a good birth experience with Caterpillar. Twelve hours of labour eventually led to an epidural and then an emergency c-section when Caterpillar’s…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 3 Comments March 27, 2016March 29, 2016 by

Great Board Books For Babies & Toddlers

I have two lovely little books to share with you this week. Firstly, On The Go! by Jess Stockham. This is a fab book for very young toddlers and babies because it’s really sturdy and…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 28 Comments March 20, 2016 by

Book Review: Little Home Bird by Jo Empson

Caterpillar and I are frequent visitors to our local library but, being a toddler, he doesn’t exactly give me a lot of time to thumb through the wide range of children’s titles so I’ll confess that…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 22 Comments March 13, 2016 by

Book Review: Xalien The Purple Alien by Michelle Path

I’ve always been a huge fan of anything space or alien-related (I blame growing up with The X Files) and, with help from Alien’s Love Underpants, Caterpillar is becoming a big fan of all things…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 10 Comments March 6, 2016 by

Book Review: How Bobby Got His Pet by Jo Simmons

It’s a little embarrassing but this charming story about a boy begging his parents for a pet actually hit home pretty hard for me as I was desperate for a cat as a child but was…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 28 Comments February 28, 2016 by

Baby-led Weaning: First Foods & Favourites

Following my last Caterpillar Corner post – Six Reasons To Love Baby-led Weaning – today I wanted to share some of our favourite recipe ideas and on-the-go snacks, and review Gill Rapley & Tracey Murkett’s…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Caterpillar Corner, Reviews 37 Comments February 17, 2016 by

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