March Round-up and Taking a Breather

I’ve been wrestling for a good few months with how to take this blog forward. Since I started it in May 2012 I have really enjoyed exploring the wide range of fun and exciting… Continue reading →

Me Books – Rachel Bright Week giveaway

This week, we’ve been checking out Me Books. We are very late to this party as we have heard so many good things about Me Books in recent months from other book bloggers… Continue reading →

Little Red Riding Hood

 Last Thursday I was woken at 5:30am by two small children, who had been woken by foghorns from the container ships coming in to the docks. Normally, this would have made me very grumpy, but… Continue reading →

I’m looking for an app about… fairy tales

We’re very excited about the imminent release of Nosy Crow’s Little Red Riding Hood on 25 April. This is the first of Nosy Crow’s fairy tale apps to have different ways to read through the story, with… Continue reading →

Dragon Brush – Cybils Winner 2012

After several months of testing, discussion, coffee, more testing and more discussion, the 2012 Cybils Award winners have all been chosen. I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the Book App category… Continue reading →

Let’s Put on a Show!

During the summer holidays, we spent a couple of days doing activities based on the themes of some of our favourite apps (see Bugs and Buttons and Pirate Scribblebeard).  We had so much fun, that… Continue reading →

12 Great Free Apps for Kids – Part 2

Last week I wrote about six of our favourite free apps – you can find the post here. If you are looking for free apps, review sites can be a good place to start. For a… Continue reading →

I’m looking for an app about… music

Every month, I link up with Playing By the Book‘s blog for a carnival of book reviews under the title “I’m Looking for a Book About…” This month, we are exploring music. It was very… Continue reading →