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Five great books about grandparents
By Fiona McKim on 14/05/2012 17:41:10
Have a grand old time with these heritage reads
The Frank Show by David Mackintosh (£6.99, HarperCollins)A warm and witty story about a little boy who accidentally discovers just how cool his Grandad Frank really is. Sketchy pencil-drawn illustrations perfectly match Mackintosh's charmingly
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Memory Books
By Suzanne Milne on 02/02/2010 15:19:58
From your baby's first ultrasound pictures to your recollections of that tearful first day at school, there are great books that can help you keep your family's memories safe…
pictures to the school reports, university pictures and well-and-truly beyond. So no more running between baby books, school notebooks and wedding albums. You will feel so much more together as a person! 3. Grandparents Journal (Ryland Peters
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Best Family Restaurant *Winner* Barefoot Books Storyteller's Cafe
By Sophie Westnedge on 10/06/2013 16:38:35
Family dining at it's best at The Storyteller Cafe in Oxford
Barefoot Books Storyteller's Cafe, winner of Best Family Restaurant in the Junior Design Awards 2013Barefoot Books Storyteller's CafeConvivial company, delicious cuisine, and a relaxed and happy ambience where fellow diners smile with approval
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Ten tips to help your child to read - from the experts
By Fiona McKim on 11/12/2012 14:45:00
How to inspire a love of books from an early age
children's books about fashion and five adorable books about owlsPromotional contenthttp://www.juniormagazine.co.uk/advertorial/join-in-with-the-leapfrog-tag-reading-campaign/14753.htmlJoin in with the LeapFrog Tag™ Reading Campaignhttp
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A Cute Rising Star For 2011: Claude
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2010 17:32:18
Always on the look-out for new and exciting literary talent, Junior LOVES the cute little doggy, with a hint of Snoopy. Here, author illlustrator Alex T Smith gives us the inside story on his brilliant new book
in a cafe and something about him made me laugh. Then suddenly all these ideas for funny little stories sprang into my head so I jotted them down as fast as I could. It was like Claude had been waiting in my head waiting to leap out into a book
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How to be a magical storyteller
By Fiona McKim on 03/01/2013 11:57:00
You don’t need to be JK Rowling to create bedtime tales to charm your child, just follow your feelings
to be recited perfunctorily before lights-out, and while the princess loved her bedtime book, she couldn’t help but long wistfully for something a little bit more spontaneous…If this faux fairytale feels faintly familiar, then perhaps, like many parents, spur
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Why toddlers love shapes
By Elissa Milne on 17/04/2010 18:11:14
Toddlers just love playing with shapes. So what's the big attraction?
EXCITED CRIES CRESCENDO as we walk down the hall. Eleven-month-old Tom has spotted his beloved shapes jigsaw book. Giggles ring out as he turns the pages, busying himself removing stars and triangles, circles, squares and rectangles. Each piece is a
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The Big Draw 2011
By Fiona McKim on 14/10/2011 12:55:11
Celebrate the power of the pencil with this nationwide campaign for drawing
session, or be inspired by the creatures which reside in the garden to create a lovely and lofty piece of group art.Draw A StoryOctober 22Use the children’s picture books at Blue Anchor Library in Southwark as your inspiration to create your own
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How to make the most of museum visits
By Sophie Westnedge on 24/04/2013 09:00:00
From making discoveries to family time, why museums are so important for your child
to the Imperial War Museum. She saw a ration book there from the Second World War, and it made her talk to them about her time as a child in the 1940s. She’d never done that before," revealed Dea. "The following weekend she came around to our house with her own
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Junior Meets: The 2013 Junior Design Award winning, Martinhal Hotel, Portugal
By Emma Daly on 17/06/2013 12:57:00
We get the inside scoop on the Junior Design Award 2013 winner of Most Iconic Family Hotel: The Martinhal hotel, Portugal
of packing for a holiday away with a young child. Buggies, bottle sterilisers, thermometers, cots and even nappies can all be pre-booked ready for your arrival, leaving more space in the suitcase for mum and dad’s essentials and keeping the luggage weight
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