I’m going to promote two kids’ books series in this post, if you don’t mind. One written by me and available for free, the other not. And I’m starting with the other - the Mr. Men / Little Miss series. If your child has yet to discover these classics, I fully recommend them. Forget my books for a minute. Try some of these out first. The characterisation is legendary. Written back in the 1970s and 1980s, I still fondly remember these stories, particularly Mr. Bump, Mr. Tic

Stop that monkey! There’s a moose on the loose! Where did our tiger go? When animals escape from zoos, the world usually sits up and takes notice. Could we really bump into a bear while putting out the bins? Was that really a zebra I just saw galloping across the road? Wild animals let loose in the wild? That’s er… wild! And secretly we want them to stay on the run, as long as they stay safe and don’t start eating their way through the neighbourhood. Because, let’s face i

Birthday party tantrums. Meltdowns. Throwing a wobbly. Call them what you will, few childrens’ birthday parties are complete without at least one instance of a child screaming, shouting, crying, kicking and generally losing the plot. Too much sugar? Not enough sleep? Bit of both? There could be any reason behind a kid kicking off, and more likely than not, whoever’s birthday everyone’s celebrating will be the one doing the kicking off. And yet the birthday party most like

What a selection! There are more Christmas books for kids for you to choose from than you get different types of chocolate in a collection box. As a writer of kids books and as a dad to two daughters, I’ve read plenty of kids books over the years. And Christmas is a great time to get youngsters excited about reading. Books are a fun and educational present to give kids, full of colour and adventure. Plus, they get kids away from screens! And here’s a bonus for us adults –

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Stop that monkey! There’s a moose on the loose! Where did our tiger go? When animals escape from zoos, the world usually sits up and...

Tantrums. Meltdowns. Throwing a wobbly. Call them what you will, few childrens’ birthday parties are complete without at least one...