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Stencils by Lotta Jansdotter
On 01/06/2010 in Interiors
Learn how to stencil nature patterns onto your home furnishings with Lotta Jansdotter's informative book
and sunflower patterns. Stencils by Lotta Jansdotter is published by Chronicle Books, £16.
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Best Picture Books for April
On 05/04/2012 in Books
Reluctant slumberers, an awesome super hero and the lost rhymes of Dr Seuss are all thrown into the mix in our round-up of rollicking reads for April
One Love by Cedella Marley and Vanessa Brantley-Newton Chronicle, £10.99, 2+ Cedella Marley is the oldest daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley. Here she has adapted her father’s classic anthem, One Love, just as she did at bedtimes when her own
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Winner of the Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Press Here by Hervé Tullet
On 20/05/2012 in Children's Book Awards
How a simple dot can turn into an amazing adventure with French artist, Hervé Tullet
and right. That’s a whole lot of learning – and all from a cast of seemingly simple dancing dots. Find out who all of the lucky winners are in our Children's Book categories Read our conversation with Herve TulletPress Here by Herve Tullet (Chronicle, £9.99)
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Excellent books for bored children
On 18/03/2010 in Leisure
Great books to have on hand when your child says "I'm bored"…
Book of Children’s Games by Debra Wise and Sandy Forrest, McGraw-Hill, £9.99.I’m Bored! and I’m Bored… Again! by Suzy Barratt and Polly Beard, Bloomsbury, £7.99 each.Mama’s Little Book of Tricks by Lynn Brunelle, Chronicle Books, £7.99.
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Memory Books
On 02/02/2010 in Mummy time
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…
1. Mom’s One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book (Chronicle Books, £12.99)What a great idea – it’s impossible to find the time for that half hour reminisce every evening, so why not just have this book at the ready for those snatched moments
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Our five best lunchbox ideas
On 05/07/2011 in Recipes
Try these delicious lunchbox recipes and never receive back your lovingly prepared lunches uneaten again
.Veggie-licious Quesadillas (courtesy My Lunch Box, Chronicle Books, £9.99)A stay-hot food container will make these cheesy quesadillas taste just-melted. This recipe makes four servings – lunch for the whole family, then?Ingredients4 large wholewheat tortillas25g (1oz
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Make: George The Puppy sewing instructions and templates
On 11/08/2011 in Art & Craft
Create a delightful dog with this cute sewing pattern
closed.Taken from Girl’s World by Jennifer Paganelli (Chronicle, £16.99). To buy this book at the special price of £14.99, tel: 01206 255777 and quote ref 50260 ■
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Fabulously funky lunch-box suggestions
On 05/08/2010 in Recipes
If your child is bored with bread or cheesed off with cheese, then try these tried-and-tested recipes to enliven your child's lunch box
Fed up with getting back a still-full lunchbox? The sandwiches you made with so much love and care at some ungodly hour in the morning left untouched? The only thing missing, the “treat” chocolate bar? Then try our pick of the best books of lunch
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The Top 100 Children's Books
On 20/04/2010 in Books
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
Collins, £6.99 (first published 1950)The first of The Chronicles Of Narnia series, this magical children’s book tells the story of a family of children who have been evacuated from London during the war. Exploring the country house they have moved to
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An Adventure
On 26/01/2009 in Perfect for...
Become a family of intrepid explorers - either here in the UK or further afield
for a family trip, think again. So long as you book with a tour operator as knowledgeable as Abercrombie & Kent you can open your children’s eyes to the spectacular sights, sounds and smells of magical India.A&K’s Spirit of India tour caters for adults
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