Half term kid-power craft and book club
It's half term and so we felt that the best theme for our Book Club this week is to celebrate the enormous strength, capacity and...
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Book Club
Here at Maggie & Rose Life we believe there's little more important than encouraging a love of reading in our children. We'd love to hear what you think of our top picks for different ages and themes.
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- May 25
- 3 min
Africa Book Club
Today is Africa Day which commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) in 1963. The...
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- May 19
- 1 min
Storytime - Little Turtle Turns the Tide author read-along
To mark World Turtle Day this Sunday we're celebrating turtles in our Book Club round up. Three stories featuring turtles and the...
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- May 18
- 2 min
The Turtle Book Club
It's World Turtle Day on Sunday 23rd May, a campaign which highlights knowledge of and respect for turtles and tortoises, whilst...
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- May 12
- 2 min
Making food fun Book Club
Food provides a whole world of exploration for small children, from the sensation of sweet notes, sour tangs, different textures and...
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- May 5
- 1 min
Storytime read aloud - The Strongest Mum
We wracked our brains to come up with a suitable Mother's Day gift to you all, especially after the year you (okay, we) have all had. We...
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- May 4
- 2 min
The bicycle Book Club
Later this month we'll be celebrating Bike week, so we thought what better way to celebrate this wheely great topic than finding some...
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- May 3
- 2 min
Our buzzy bee art class
Join our crafty art class today to create your very own brightly coloured bee and learn a little bit about our clever little buzzy...
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- Apr 28
- 3 min
Why you should get your children into gardening
With the weather warming up at last we are turning our attention back outside and to our lovely gardens, balconies and outside spaces....
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- Apr 27
- 3 min
The Bee Book Club
We all know that bees are important but there's still some confusing information out there about what we can do to help protect them. We...
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- Apr 20
- 3 min
Earth Day Book Club and craft class
The theme of this year's Earth Day is Restore Our Earthâ„¢. And what we all now realise is that age is no barrier to getting involved -...
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- Apr 14
- 2 min
Two inclusive books to celebrate and learn about Ramadan
This week sees the start of the festival of Ramadan, a month long festival which is probably best known for its fasting during daylight...
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- Apr 9
- 3 min
Six books to help children understand loss and grief
Death is a huge concept for little ones to grasp - the revelation that somebody they have always known suddenly won’t be around anymore....
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- Mar 30
- 3 min
Three helpful books for kids with autism
This week is Autism Awareness Week, and with one in 100 people on the autism spectrum, that means that there are around 700,000 autistic...
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- Mar 26
- 1 min
Storytime author read aloud - Harry and the Big Scary Slide
Harry and the Big Scary Slide introduces the 'Grumpit', an endearing new character in this brilliantly helpful storybook created by Polly...
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- Mar 24
- 4 min
The dyslexic kids Book Club
It might surprise you to learn that ten percent of the population are dyslexic, and a return to school for those children will also see a...
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- Mar 12
- 2 min
Mother's Day yoga and a very special storytime
We wracked our brains to come up with a suitable Mother's Day gift to you all, especially after the year you (okay, we) have all had. We...
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- Mar 9
- 3 min
Five brilliant books about modern motherhood
Not every family's journey is a smooth one and so finding books that represent the increasing number of parents who have had a...
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- Mar 2
- 6 min
Nine ways nurturing a love of reading can benefit your child
Building your child’s relationship with books from an early age can help their development in a myriad of ways.
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- Feb 23
- 2 min
Five wonderful Welsh books for St David's Day
In the run up to St David's Day (next Monday) we have five books that share a little of the wonder of this small, but culturally rich and...
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- Feb 9
- 3 min
Five genius books that show our children the power of love
To mark St Valentine's Day this Sunday, we're bringing you a book club with stories all about the power of love. Don't worry, we're not...
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- Feb 1
- 3 min
How to support your child's mental health
It's Children's Mental Health Week and for the first time in decades we are living through extraordinary times, with rising anxieties...
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- Jan 29
- 2 min
Five books to help children talk about their feelings
We’ve rounded up our favourite books to help you give your little ones opportunities to talk about how they are feeling.
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- Jan 25
- 3 min
5 Scottish Books to celebrate Burns Night
If all you know of Scotland is whisky, haggis and Outlander then you're missing out on a wild and magical land, with beautiful scenery,...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
Storytime author read aloud - read along The World According to Grandpa
Why Do Animals Hibernate? Today's Book Club is given over to our second author 'read aloud and read along' with writer Chris Heath. ...
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- Jan 13
- 5 min
5 beautiful children's books about nature
With the news this week of Prince Charles' Terra Carta charter to encourage businesses to be more sustainable so we can act now to...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
5 books to build self-esteem in children
Feeding your child's self-esteem is as important to their mental health as getting them to eat their five a day is to their physical...
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- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
4 stocking filler books that help kids embrace mistakes, creativity and resist 'perfectionism'
In the penultimate week before Christmas, when many of us are looking for last minute stocking fillers, we thought we would share four...
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- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Storytime author read aloud - read along The Sikh Snowman
Today's author is none other than Owen Gallagher, whose story 'The Sikh Snowman' featured in our diverse Christmas Book Club last week.
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- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
5 terrific kids books for Hanukkah
Hanukkah, or Chanukah (both spellings are in fact correct) will be celebrated this year on Thursday, December 10th around the world by...
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- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
5 Christmas Book Club stories which celebrate and reflect us all
This Christmas we may be facing a few differences in our usual plans, it's been quite the year, not in a good way, but, whether you have...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 1 min
Kirsten & Aiyven's top 5 Book Club
We have a pretty happy life here in the Book Club. Every morning we get up, stretch, blink our eyes open and reach over to the side of...
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
7 reading and phonics games and tips for kids
Children live to play. We hear this every time we interact with them and you can see it in the things they learn at nursery, pre- and...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Diwali Book Club
This week's choices have been suggested by some of the well-read folk at 'Kids Books for a Better World' who have shared their favourite...
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- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
How to raise a little reader - the story of one pandemic brainwave
It's a challenging and constantly evolving year in which most of us are just happy to be putting one foot in front of the other. But,...
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Books that help children make sense of their feelings
This week we're devoting our book club to sharing books that help children understand and deal with different emotions. It seems like...
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
These are a few of my favourite... children's books
This week we're delighted to have children's author Janie Emaus, share some of her favourite children's books.
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Luke & Sara's Book Club for Black History Month
Not only is it Black History month in the UK but yesterday it was National Teacher's Day too. So it felt only right that we handed over...
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- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Five spooky Halloween kids books
Yes it's a few weeks away, but the excitement starts here. Also, come on, if the thrill of the chase ( both towards sweets and away from...
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- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
Five children's books about peace...
It's International Day of Peace today, a global event observed each year all across the world. The event is commemorated on 21st of...
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- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
Five great books for fashionable kids
From baby to big kid, here are our favourite fashion-embracing children's books for you and your little ones to revel in.
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- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Five utterly adored books for 0 - 5 years
There are some books that your child will ask for over and over and over and....(sorry, where was I?). But, sometimes there is that truly...
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- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Why are our children the least happy in Europe?
A study published last week in the annual Good Childhood Report by the Children's Society, has found that children in the UK are the...
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- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Five inclusive books about starting school
This week thousands of four and five year olds will be starting their first day at school and to mark this very, very BIG step. We've got...
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- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
Celebrating Pride Book Club
The biggest dream we have for our children is for them to reach their amazing potentials and find total self-acceptance and love. And the...
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- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
The perfect bedtime books for children and their grown ups
We love sharing stories with children whether they are favourite tales from long ago, or fresh off the printing press. Bedtime books are...
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- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Five incredible books celebrating indigenous people and customs
Last Sunday was International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and so we're celebrating their many diverse, rich and extraordinary...
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- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
Five diverse, eco-friendly & inclusive superhero books
Children love superheroes, and it’s guaranteed that at some stage your child is going to get involved in superhero play, after all...
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
8 books to add diversity to your child's bookshelf
8 books to bring diversity to your child's bookshelf and to help them recognise and celebrate differences and similarities
