Easter Read - Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt

Happy Easter lovelies

Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt 

(Mr. Men & Little Miss Celebrations) 

by Roger Hargreaves

What they say: Mr Impossible is organising an Easter egg hunt for all the Mr Men and Little Miss and he is hiding the eggs in the most impossible places ...Some are so high that only Mr Tall can find them and some so low and cleverly hidden that Mr Small will need to be called. But it is Mr Nobody who manages to find the most difficult egg of all - the invisible egg! Packed with Easter fun from beginning to end.

Too cute!

Happy Egg Hunting (inside or in your gardens of course).

Buy here!

Last Day of YA Scavenger Hunt

I LOVE doing a scavenger hunt and an indoor book scavenger hunt is just fab!

Today is the last day, so whatcha waiting for?!

Join in the fun here!

I'm not affiliated with the hunt, just a participant using the pics to help spread the word!

World Book Day 2020

Happy World Book day!!

I LOVE world book day - it supports everything I believe in and am thrilled I get to share my love of books and reading with the children at school as well. We're doing PJ's to school instead of dressing as a character this year.

The theme is Share a Million Stories.

Look out for your voucher to get a free World Book Day book or £1 off another book!

For more info head to the official website!

Why it's important:

Research has shown that reading for pleasure has a huge impact on how successful children become. Unfortunately reading for pleasure is in decline (this breaks my heart) and many children in the UK do not own a book and the number of children being read to is in huge decline! As a teacher I see the impact on children. It ranges from impact on health, play and imagination to speaking and listening. So let's read people!

Wolrd Book day socials:

#WorldBookDay #ShareAStory #ReadingIsPower

@WorldBookDayUK 

@WorldBookDaySocial

It's 2020 baby!!

Happy 2020 lovelies!!!

Celebrate with my special new year voucher giveaway!! 

You can enter here!

New Years Eve 2020 Giveaway

As we're heading towards the 20s (I love being able to say that), I'm offering you the chance to win a £15/$15 Amazon gift card to start the year buying a book of your choice.

Open International

To enter: 

Fill out the rafflecopter using as many or few of the options below as you like (I've used different options to give you have a more of a chance of finding a way to enter): 

Free entry if you follow/add the blog on: Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter (and tweet the message), visit the blog on Facebook or follow the blog (on either Google+, BlogLovin', email or GFC - you must be signed into Google+ to do so)...

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Please Note: I am not responsible for these Giveaways and cannot be held accountable for winners, prizes etc. I am not responsible for missing prizes & if lost in transit prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gotten). Unless the giveaway is specifically run by me (this will be stated next to giveaway) & not be author, publisher or PR agency I have no control over giveaway entries or options (i.e. how you can enter).

Please make sure you check the T&C's before entering - It's up to you to check which country the winner needs to be in (but I do try to advise on restrictions)!!

Happy New Year,

Zx

Whatcha Reading Wednesday Christmas Day Edition - Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

by Alex Haridi,  Cecilia Davidsson, and Tove Jansson

What they say: Everyone is welcome in Moominvalley - especially at Christmas. A beautiful, collectible and classic picture book, lavishly embossed and foiled, Christmas Comes to Moominvalley is the perfect gift for Moomin fans of all ages.

This is an exquisitely illustrated re-telling of Tove Jansson's classic story The Fir Tree, in which the kindly Moomins are woken up from their winter sleep to be told that 'Christmas' is coming. The only trouble is, the puzzled Moomins have no idea who, or what 'Christmas' is . . .

A new generation of readers will enjoy meeting the loveable Moomintroll, his parents Moominmamma and Moominpapa, and all their friends in this beautifully illustrated story, in which the Moomin family demonstrate their special values of tolerance, kindness and integrity, as they prepare for their first Christmas - helping us understand what the festive season is really all about.

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Am Reading - The Christmas Eve Tree

The Christmas Eve Tree

by Delia Huddy and illustrated by Emily Sutton

What they say: When the ugly little fir tree is taken to the city, no one wants to buy him; they prefer the big tall trees. But a homeless boy asks the shopkeeper if he can take the tree, and down by the river in a cardboard box, decorated with a few candles, the tree finds itself at the centre of a magical Christmas Eve it will never forget. A Christmas tale with a classic feel but a modern theme at its heart.

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Author Spotlight - Eloise Williams

Eloise Williams the fab author of Gaslight and Seaglass, has recently been named the Children’s Laureate Wales for 2019 – 2021. 

To celebrate, I'm highlighting the fab Gaslight!

What they say: 1899. All Nansi knows is that her mother disappeared on the day she was fished out of Cardiff docks. She can't remember anything else.

Now, with no other family to turn to, she works for Sid at the Empire Theatre, sometimes legally, sometimes thieving to order, trying to earn enough money to hire a detective to find her mother.

Everything changes when Constance and Violet join the theatre, both with their own dark secrets. Nansi is forced to be part of Violet's crooked psychic act. But it's when Constance recognises her, and realises who her mother must be, that Nansi's world is turned upside down forever. She is soon on the run for her life and she will have to risk everything if she's going to find the truth.

Gaslight on GR!

To find out more about Eloise head here!

Roald Dahl Day 2019

It shouldn't come as a huge surprise but I love Roald Dahl day! 

A highlight for me this year is the Matilda design your own book cover collage.

The lovely teams at BBC Teach, Puffin Schools and the RD team have got together and created a fun downloadable activity pack as well as some AWESOME resources! 

Go forth and celebrate RD, books and the power of imagination...!

Top Fav to Celebrate Graduation

This is a special day for me. I'm officially qualified...!

#Classof2019

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. Rowling

I have several versions of all of the HP books including 1st editions (yes I know I'm lucky - this isn't a 1st edition in the picture as wouldn't dare fold it open like this). I wanted to focus on one of my all time favs today...

What they say: Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.

Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.

Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

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New Year 2019 Big Giveaway

As promised my big old New Year giveaway...

I had a LOT of unclaimed prizes last year so have got them all together with a load of new goodies and have these goodies up for grabs. 

ONLY enter if you are going to claim prize and have an address where I can post to!

**The prize pack includes Young Adult, New Adult, Adult and naughty Adult themed goodies so over 18s only please.**

Open International

To enter: 

Fill out the rafflecopter using as many or few of the options below as you like (I've used different options to give you have a more of a chance of finding a way to enter): 

Free entry if you follow/add the blog on: Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, visit the blog on Facebook or follow the blog (on either Google+, BlogLovin', email or GFC - you must be signed into Google+ to do so)...

**NB** If you have issues with commenting on the blog - right click and 'open in a new tab' or 'open in a new window' and the pop up will open without refreshing and you can comment (hopefully) :)

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Please Note: I am not responsible for these Giveaways and cannot be held accountable for winners, prizes etc. I am not responsible for missing prizes & if lost in transit prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gotten). Unless the giveaway is specifically run by me (this will be stated next to giveaway) & not be author, publisher or PR agency I have no control over giveaway entries or options (i.e. how you can enter).

Please make sure you check the T&C's before entering - It's up to you to check which country the winner needs to be in (but I do try to advise on restrictions)!!

NYE Celebrations

As 2018 draws to a close I'm sitting here thinking about all the amazing books I read this year. Some old, some new and some from hundreds of years ago, but they all shared the same thing - a sense of escapism and enjoyment.

Have a great new years eve whatever you do and look out for my EXTRA-SPECIAL-HUGE-I-MEAN-I-HAVE-NEVER-GIVEN-AWAY-MORE giveaway tomorrow!!

See you in 2019.

Z x

Halloween Book Blast 2018

WELCOME TO THE HALLOWEEN BOOK BLAST!

Click on any of the below book covers to be taken to the page that has more information on the novel as well as the Buy Links!

Before you leave, don't forget to enter the Giveaway!!!

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Birthday Giveaway

When it's my Birthday I like to give you presents!!

This mini-book swag pack includes all kinds of book goodies including a poster, necklace, bookmark, pens, paper back and so much more...

**The prize pack includes Young Adult, New Adult, Adult and naughty Adult themed goodies so over 18s only please.**

Open International

To enter: 

Fill out the rafflecopter using as many or few of the options below as you like (I've used different options to give you have a more of a chance of finding a way to enter): 

Free entry if you follow/add the blog on: Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, visit the blog on Facebook or follow the blog (on either Google+, BlogLovin', email or GFC - you must be signed into Google+ to do so)...

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