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Reading Beauty
By Deborah Underwood – 2-7 years
An update of the classic fairy tale for the modern princess, this action-packed picture book gives us an independent heroine whose love of reading breaks a curse, redeems the evil fairy, and creates her own happily-ever-after. The exciting sequel to Interstellar Cinderella.
Maybe
By Chris Haughton – 2-7 years
Chris Haughton has created yet another wonder for story time. Maybe is a cautionary tale full of fun, suspense, and lots of delicious mangoes! Three little monkeys are left with just one instruction – don’t go down to the mangoes as there are tigers lurking. But can the naughty monkeys resist? Surely just going to take a peek can’t hurt?
Shark block
By Christopher Franceschelli (author) and Peskimo (illustrator) – 0-3 years
Easily the safest way to interact with sharks, Shark Block is the latest in the popular board book series from Abrams. Full of cut-out windows, pullout pages, and bold illustrations this will teach you and your baby or toddler all you could ever want to know about nature’s most exciting predator.
Early years
Hey You
By Dapo Adeola (author). Illustrated by Dapo Adeola, Alyissa Johnson, Sharee Miller, Jade Orlando, Diane Ewen, Reggie Brown, Onyinye Iwu, Chante Timothy and Gladys Jose – 2-7 years
There are so many good books to help children and their grown-ups talk about emotions now. Here is another great one exploring happiness, and what it feels like. This is the second of Eva Eland’s picture books that helps little ones deal with big emotions.
Do Something for Someone Else
By Michael Platt (author) , Loll Kirby (author), and Yas Imamura (illustrator) – 4 years+
A gorgeously illustrated call to action for young children to spread kindness and do good deeds. Do Something for Someone Else features real-life stories from children whose small acts of goodwill are changing the lives of others accompanied by a how-to-help section, with simple steps to inspire young readers to take action at home and at school. will fire your child’s imagination, help them label their emotions and expand their comprehension. What’s not to love.
Books to get them reading for pleasure
Big Sky Mountain
By Alex Milway – 5-8 years
Just the thing to get children excited about the outdoors, this is the first in a new series from the author of Hotel Flamingo. Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain where there are oh-so-many adventures to be had. As fun as things may be, trouble soon comes knocking in the form of some unexpected visitors.
Twitch
By M.G. Leonard – 8-12 years
A brand new, super-duper exciting mystery adventure all about… birdwatching? Twitch loves birdwatching. He has three pet chickens, four pigeons, and swallows nesting in his bedroom! But when he finds out that a convicted robber has escaped prison and is hiding in the woods, he decides to use his birdwatching talents for a bit of detective work. This adventure is great fun and full of drama.
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Getting ‘Crayative’
Cherubs caught up with supermum, Lauren from BeeCrayative Crayons to see how she started a business in the middle of a pandemic and while she was on maternity leave. You see... we told you she was a superwoman!
How did you come up with beecrayative?
Well I had just had my second baby and thought, life isn’t stressful enough looking after a toddler, a newborn and a husband in the middle of a pandemic lockdown, that I thought it would be a great idea to start up my own business.
Only joking but it is partly true. I had the idea of making my daughter’s little friends some gifts during the April lockdown in 2020. I started playing around making beeswax crayons and loved it so much that I thought I am going to make this into a business. Maybe it was the hormones because I do look back and think I was crazy but I would not change it for the world.
Lone behold BeeCrayative Crayons was born and I have never looked back. It is hard work especially having gone back to my day job along with looking after my family and running a household but I LOVE it!
What makes you different from all of the other crayon businesses out there?
They are the only character crayons on the market that are made with beeswax. This sets them apart from other crayons because they are more natural and not just made with non toxic waxes, it also makes them smell amazing.
So, your maternity leave has finished, what’s the plan now?
I have indeed returned to my day job but, BeeCrayative is not going anywhere. I have poured my heart and soul into creating my business, its like my third baby! I absolutely love making crayons for your little ones. They were created for loving little hands. To put smiles on their faces when they open them and realise that they aren’t just toys but you can colour with them too and I hope to continue to keep making them for a very long time.
I want to teach my children that ANYTHING is possible, when you put your mind to it. Look what you can achieve in the middle of a pandemic.
