On My Wish List
As book lovers we often find that our eyes are too big for our bookshelves! Caroline’s Amazon wish list alone contains over 300 books. So once a month we join the ladies at Book Chick City and take part in their…
There’s a Cow in the Cabbage Patch
Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton All the animals in this mixed-up farmyard are out of place. What shall we do? ask the farmer’s children and, of course, there’s an easy answer. Collage art in felt, stitched with antique fabrics, buttons,…
Around The Table: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
AROUND THE TABLE: We love to get together as a team and discuss all manner of book related subjects.The following facebook thread took place over six days. As Karen hasn’t read The Hunger Games Trilogy (yet!) and Lesley is enjoying…
Sweet Valley Confidential
Francine Pascal It’s been ten years since the Wakefield twins graduated from Sweet Valley High, and a lot has happened. For a start, Elizabeth and Jessica have had a falling out of epic proportions, after Jessica committed the ultimate betrayal,…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday British businessman and dedicated angler Paul Torday has found a way to combine a novel about fishing and all that it means with a satire involving politics, bureaucrats, the Middle East, the war in Iraq, and a sheikh…
Small Mouse Big City
Simon Prescott Country Mouse is going on an adventure! He’s leaving his quiet countryside to stay with his friend in the Big City. But when Country Mouse looks across the rooftops and sees the green hills of his home, he…
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