There’s a new Winnie the Pooh book about to be published, and it has a new character – Lottie the Otter. Have a look at an illustration. The book is called Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, and it will be published this month. In the mean time make sure you read the Pooh books [...]

Hey guys!
 
The school holidays are almost here. Whew! We’ve got some great events planned to celebrate and give you guys something fun to do!
Pop along to your local library to rediscover some old adventures. We’ll be dusting off the classic stories that have inspired movies and children all around the world. You’ll be surprised at how [...]

One of my most favourite books has to be Sarah, plain and tall by Patricia MacLachlan. I just read another one by her recently called Edward’s eyes . I like her books because she has often put alot of thought into the story – they are often sad stories that resolve in a very special way. They [...]

Pirates, shipwrecks, hungry tigers, houses built in trees, girls masquerading as boys, adventure and more await you in this classic movie. (You could also read the book.)
 
I began watching this classic movie again last night and when two of my (now grown up) children came into the room I would pause it on some obscure [...]

I bet you have a Dr. Seuss book at home. Perhaps Green Eggs and Ham or The Cat in the Hat. Did you know that Dr Seuss’s real name was Theodor Geisel? Seuss was actually his mother’s maiden name. He also wrote under the name of Theo LeSieg which is Geisel spelt backwards. Dr. Seuss [...]

Did you know that the first French satellite was named Asterix-1 in honour of Asterix? Asterix stories have been translated from French into more than 100 languages and dialects including Icelandic, Arabic and even Ancient Greek. The names of all the Asterix characters contain puns (jokes that play with words), for example Cacophonix is a really [...]