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Review: The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor
Boom Buddy mum and daughter - Lisa and Abby - share their review of Stefanie Parks' debut novel, The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor.
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Children's Book Review: Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan’s In the Rules of Summer transports us into a whimsical, imaginary world of two brothers during their summer holiday.
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Flotsam By David Wiesner
Age: 5+ On a family trip to the beach, an inquisitive, young boy comes equipped with his bucket, magnifying glass and microscope. You...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Age: 3+ A duck, a cat and a squirrel make pumpkin soup every night in their old, white cabin in the woods. They each have a specific job;...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens
Ages: 9+ Shortlisted in the National Book Awards 2018 (children’s category), Robin Stevens’ novel is a fantastic introduction into the...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Wolf Child by Susan Gates and Liz Pichon
Age: 4+ In their creative and funny picture book, Susan Gates and Liz Pichon offer a hilarious twist on the well-known werewolf story. In...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Age: 5+ The day that Duncan’s rebellious crayons went on strike was definitely a shock to this little boy. Duncan had no idea that,...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas
Age: 3+ Poor Colour Monster has woken up feeling very overwhelmed and his fur is covered in an emotional rainbow! Black, green, red and...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott
Scott and Westcott’s Can You See Me? is a powerful story centred around Tally, a young girl living with autism in the U.K. Tally is funny, h
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Discover Families by Fliss Goldsmith
Ages: 3+ So what makes a family? asks Roderick. “LOVE … lots of LOVE”. Fliss Goldsmith’s Discover Families, centre around the discoveries...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
Looking for new, exciting stories for your children? … Supertato to the rescue!!
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
(8+) FOOD. That is the focus of Dumpling Days. A beautiful, detailed, delicious story of a yummy food adventure in Taiwan. In particular,...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Somebody Swallowed Stanley! by Sarah Roberts
(Age: 5+) Wow! Stanley seems to be going on quite an adventure through our seas, visiting beautiful animals, sandy shores and diving...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
(8+) Brought to life by Indigenous author, Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House begins a series of novels which tell the story of...
Ella Fothergill
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Book Review: Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers
“Well, hello. Welcome to this planet. We call it Earth …”
Ella Fothergill
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Beyond Skegness: Exploring the Lincolnshire Coast
We fell in love with the Lincolnshire coast. You may instantly think of Skegness, which is good fun for kids – I’ll skip to that in a minute – but can we just talk about the beautiful and scenic Sutton-on-Sea and around that area?!
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The Boom Buddy Summer Playlist
We asked our Boom Buddy families to share a song that brings back holiday memories or a tune that's the first thing to go on at the family BBQ or is always top of the summer roadtrip playlist!
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Travel Tips with Under Twos
While many parents may already be veterans when it comes to travelling with children of any age, for some moms and dads, this will be the first time they undertake the mission of taking their little ones abroad. It is doable and doesn’t have to be that stressful.
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