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Book Review: Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen
2016 has been a fairly good year of reading for me so far. Up until the end of this week I have managed to read thirteen books. Considering I managed a rather feeble twenty books for the year in 2015, this is almost a blistering start. I could not give a good reason for the… Continue reading
Stripes! No Spots book review
Stripes! No Spots A quirky and simply adorable story that follows a tiger and a leopard who disagree about whether stripes or spots are the tops. Their disagreement soon becomes a battle, and by lunch time the whole jungle is a … Continue reading
Bluebells Cakery Sweet and Savoury book review
Bluebells Cakery Sweet and Savoury This is Karla Goodwin’s second book. Her first book Bluebells Cakery Volume 1 focused on cakes, sweets and savouries. Her new book Bluebells Cakery – Sweet & Savoury is packed with recipes that are perfect as snacks, finger foods and … Continue reading
Write Size writing pencils for children
Write Size writing pencils for children Write Size writing pencils for children really are excellent for little hands grappling with writing and drawing. Don’t just take our word for it, read our latest product reviews. Reviewed by Stacey at Crafty Organised Me … Continue reading
The Pasta Book by Jamie Oliver
The Pasta Book by Jamie Oliver “These days when I’m looking for a new recipe I usually head to Google or Pinterest. It’s often a quick search to find something to do with the ingredients I have left over in … Continue reading
Beautiful Book Island Books
Book Island Books Book Island is a New Zealand-based publishing house with a dream of enriching children’s and adults’ lives in the English- and Dutch-language market. Book Island does this by bringing unique stories from Europe to our shores, then using … Continue reading
Help! The Wolf is Coming
Help! The Wolf is Coming Help! The Wolf is Coming: Oh no! The wolf is coming! He’s a little scary, maybe he wants to eat us! But here’s an idea if we hold the book on a slant, maybe the … Continue reading
Ducks to Water
Ducks to Water Ducks to Water, reviewed by Lydia from Always Made with Love “Recently some special mail arrived from the lovely Kiwi Mummy Blogs team. A fabulous new childrens book – ‘Ducks to Water’ by New Zealand author Brett Avison… … Continue reading
Peppa Goes on Holiday
Peppa Goes on Holiday Peppa Goes on Holiday, reviewed by Lydia from Always Made with Love “Hands up how many parents out there know the Peppa Pig theme song? Yip, that’s me (I’m waving madly). Sebastian has recently joined the … Continue reading
Doodle with Peppa
This could be the holiday activity that you have been looking for to entertain your little ones: Doodle with Peppa, by Ladybird, recommended for ages 3-6 years. Maria Foy at Happy Mumma Happy Child Click here to check out Maria’s thoughts on these Doodle with Peppa
Joy Cowley’s Buzzy Bee books
New Zealand author Joy Cowley has done it again with a couple of gorgeous Buzzy Bee and Friends board books (the perfect kind for little fingers). Lydia reviews Joy Cowley’s Buzzy Bee books for us. Lydia at Always Made with Love Click here … Continue reading
Book review: The Birthday Monster
By Lydia at Always Made with Love Birthday boy Peter is enjoying roaring, snarling, snatching and stomping his way through the day when he discovers he has turned into the Birthday Monster! He has big googly eyes, a prickly tail and a … Continue reading
Book review: Five Days Left
Book review: Five Days Left By Lydia at Always Made with Love Curled up on the couch with a good book is one of my favourite places to be. That said, I can’t remember the last time I actually got to sit … Continue reading
My New Zealand Board Books Te Papa Press
Michelle at Munch Cooking Reviews: My New Zealand Board Books by Te Papa Press “Over at Kiwi Mummy Blogs we were recently contacted by Te Papa Press to see if we would be interested in reviewing a set of My New Zealand … Continue reading
Jo Seagar Bakes review
Michelle at Munch Cooking Reviews: Jo Seagar Bakes In this post I share a recipe from the glorious new baking book by Jo Seagar, simply titled Jo Seagar Bakes. I thought a good recipe to share from it would be her … Continue reading