Where do I start? Admittedly it took me a while to get into this, but then I became quite hooked. Take a dystopian future that could await us if we continue to live as selfishly as we do and allow the small percentage of highly rich people get away with whatever they feel like doing. […]
How many of you have succumbed to reading into the hours of the morning thinking ‘just one page’, ‘just the end of the paragraph’, ‘to the end of this chapter’. Only to find that at 3 o’clock in the morning you’re still reading.........
Elizabeth Zott is a chemist. Elizabeth Zott is determined to gain an education, she is a brilliant researcher and yet manages to achieve nothing - not on paper anyway as her peers and superiors demean her, steal her work and believe she is demented to even think she can be taken seriously and have her work recognised as her own.
by Anna February A murder mystery set in a dystopian society structured like bees in a hive where the whole population works tirelessly and unquestioningly for the good of the queen. When Euphemie, one of the royal family is killed, her shield Feldspar who not only failed to protect her, but who didn’t automatically die […]
Jenny has a fantastic writing style of humorously yet sympathetically tackling sensitive family situations and the dilemmas faced growing up. Sebastian is quite privileged really although his parents have separated, which obviously affects him. To be honest, he’s a complete idiot and gets himself into some really stupid situations. Looking behind this we can recognise […]
How can we make sure that our children grow up in a more flexible world and one where females globally are recognised for the individuals they are? The simplistic answer is to avoid gender stereotypes in how we interact with our children, the books we give them to read and the toys we give them to play with. Implementation is a little trickier .......
Did you know that 1 in 5 people are thought to be dyslexic to some degree? Dyslexics are usually highly intelligent but due to their difficulties in learning how to read, write and spell are often made to feel inadequate and for a parent this is difficult to witness. But the reality is that they simply process language differently, so we just need the right key to unlock their literacy potential.
This is absolutely brilliant series which I discovered at book 3 and although it would be nice to start at the beginning of the series, I didn’t feel it necessary. IMPORTANT – Books 1 and 2 of the series are in store now (click here for more info). Full of interesting facts and snippets, this […]
To Buy or Not To Buy and if we buy then what to buy? Now that sounds like a tongue twister, but it’s a dilemma that many parents and carers face.
From the team behind the ‘All Are Welcome’ series is this fabulous new edition aimed at families whose children are making the transition from preschool to ‘Big School’. As soon as it arrived here in Costa Rica and I was able to read it, I knew that it is just the perfect preschool graduation gift. […]
