Gingerbread men are definetly a favourite of mine…I love just their cute little noses and sweet little toes. S0 I thought I would tell you how to make them (which I learnt from this website): (Makes 20 little yummy men) 350g plain flour 1-2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 100g butter or margarine 175g soft light brown sugar 1 egg 4 tablespoons golden syrup – Put the… Read More »Mrs MacCready makes Gingerbread Men!
The Dog Detectives Tour had a mention on Portsmouth Live TV – they talked about the upcoming event at Portsmouth Waterstone’s, which is taking place at 11am-1pm on the 20th July. To view the video please click on the picture below (the call out is at 24minute in). Thank you to the presenter Sally Tickner and Portsmouth Live TV.
The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips “A lovely read-aloud book with text that really flows…Granny turns the tables, making this into a story that can be read at bedtime without scaring the children!! Vibrant illustrations by Gabriele Antonini capture the story wonderfully – especially the expressions on all the faces. don’t worry – it’s not a bit scary and would make a lovely bedtime story.” (Read full review) – Mrs… Read More »Reviews from Parents in Touch
On the 20th July, the Dog Detectives’ authors, Fin & Zoa will be starting their nine week long tour! Their first event is at Portsmouth Waterstone’s form 11am – 1pm. To view the poster of the event, click here. After Waterstone’s Fin & Zoa will begin cycling towards the New Forest. Paco will be having his first ever ride in his brand new trailer, kindly sent to us by DoggyRide… Read More »A Week Today – The Dog Detective Tour Begins!
Scott McIntyre, author of Super Magic Lightning Boy is taking part in lots of book events over the summer. Here are the dates for a few of them: 16th July – Waterstones Stirling 2nd August – The Avenue Shopping Centre Newton Mearns 13th September – Off the Page Literary Festival 8th November – Imprint Book Festival, East Ayrshire
Sarah Broadhurst met our Maverick author, Julie Fulton at one of her many events (you can read about it on her blog). She kindly offered to review some of our books. Here are snippet from the reviews: Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy “Another book written in rhyme and this one is so much fun! The book is full of brightly coloured illustrations which accompany Julie Fulton’s text perfectly. The… Read More »Sarah Broadhurst Reviews
Thank you to the Library Mice for the fantastic review of Lost in London – it was a lovely thing to read on a Monday morning. Here is slightly shortened version of the review (you can read the who review here): – – “Lost in London is a really sweet book which I think will be really enjoyed by its targeted audience. The text flows well with some lovely rhyming… Read More »Lost in London Reviewed by the Library Mice
Review by Debbie Ludford (@debbieludford) – – “Published on beautiful paper that makes turning the pages a pleasure…Read this book to a small selection of 6 year olds and hope fully instilled a little of the importance of the use of good manners…All the Bears bring talking points to the book and the children started to say that the bears shouldn’t scream or moan and that it is in fact… Read More »Please Bear Reviews
It isn’t often that our books are reviewed alongside each other…So when Please Bear’s Birthday (our only pre-school book) was put against Mrs MacCready and the Fearsome Beastie it didn’t bode well. Words such as “overtly moralistic” were mentioned once or twice in reference to Please Bear’s Birthday, but this does not deter us, as the old fashioned values actually make this series popular with grandparents (the first book sold out of… Read More »Armadillo: Words and Pictures
Hello Dog Detective’s fans! We’re soon to be flying over the pond to jolly old England to start our book tour. We’re taking the humans this time (it would be cruel to leave them at home), so that means extra weight and packing! Of course I’ve packed all my wet weather gear (I hear that in England summer is not alway summer!) as well as my sunglasses and swim gear… Read More »The Dog Detectives Tour is fast approaching!
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