Image of book stack: Fortunately the Milk, 13 Treasures, Finding the Fox, Normal People, The Midnight Gang, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Magic Place

Library book haul

February 9, 2020

I’m a big fan of libraries. The people there are friendly, the sense of community is heart warming, and it’s the only place you can have a guilt-free book haul – what’s not to love?! Throughout my last shift at the library, I managed to squirrel away some books from the recent returns to take home myself – let’s get into it… … More Library book haul

January wrap up

January 31, 2020

Greetings fellow book-lovers, I hope 2020 is treating you well so far! Miraculously – given my failure to hit my Reading Challenge target of 50 in 2019 – I managed to read SIX books in January. Here they are… … More January wrap up

Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old And Wise ★★★★

July 11, 2019

This book gives you an introduction to all the key functions of children’s books – at only 63 pages long, it’s unreasonable to expect much depth. The aim, it seems, is to persuade you, a stuck-up adult, to read those children’s books you stick your nose up at. But I have to question whether anyone who falls into that category will actually pick up the book in the first place, read it, and change their minds. … More Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old And Wise ★★★★