School holidays are nearly upon us (again!) and so a lot of people will  be heading off on long journeys, in their cars, with the kids devices and headphones at the ready! We have a treat for them, with the Wonderslide world story as an audio book…completely free of charge……..access it here For…
Today is International Children’s book day, celebrated on the birthday of Hans Christian Anderson. Â One of my favourite books from my childhood that I still treasure today and read to my own children 40 years on is ‘The Best of Hans Christian Anderson’ which has gorgeous colour illustrations as well as the classic stories alongside…
I love World Book Day!! Not just because I am an author but because as a parent of 3 children I have seen first-hand the important role that books have played and continue to play in all their lives… For 18 months I read the whole of the Harry Potter series (with my then 8…
The Elf Adventure Challenge trains the children of England to be honorary Elves; so if Santa needs extra help during the festive season they can be trained and ready! Based on the storybook ‘Sprout’s Elf Adventure Challenge’ the festive, family event brings Christmas spirit and fun for all the family. So we thoughts you’d like…
Elves top 3 favourite recipes – As you know Santa’s Elves love all things yummy and have a varied diet of foods from the 4 food groups – Candy, Candy Corns, Candy Canes and Syrup! And as its less than a week until Christmas, Pumpaa Elf has let us into some of his secret recipes…
Our favourite Christmas story books for children There are so many things to love about Christmas with the kids, but one of the best things is snuggling up together with a Christmas story! There is a tradition in Iceland called Jolabokaflod which involves people giving a gift of a book to a loved on Christmas…
