Advent Reading Challenge Day Three
A Book with a Red Cover Earlier in my life I knew David Ellis. Not well, but a little bit. He was my minister, or…
The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible by Christian Maclean and David Newbatt
The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible is, to be precise, a collection of retellings of episodes to be found in the Bible. The storyteller is Christian…
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Britannica’s Word of the Day
The concept of a word for the day is tried and tested and always fun in my world. It just isn't possible to spend too…
Antarctica: the melting continent by Karen Romano Young and Angela Hsieh
Head north is usually my mantra but I have a sneaking fascination for Antarctica which is, of course, the polar opposite. So I couldn't pass…
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Talking History by Joan Haig, Joan Lennon and Andre Ducci
My sister laughs at my enthusiasm for words. She is gently amused by my delight in their history, the way they sound, they way they…
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Ella in the Garden of Giverny by Daniel Fehr and Monika Vaicenaviciene
In my early thirties, having read much about the Impressionists and seen as many of their paintings as I could, I finally made it to…
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Return to Factopia! by Kate Hale and Andy Smith
From the makers of Factopia! comes Return to Factopia! Be reunited with the quirkily connected world of Kate Hale and Andy Smith. Brought to you…
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An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland by David MacPhail and Anders Frang
I really do love a map and I love Scotland even more! So this book always seemed like a good choice for me. If the…
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Great Britons by Imogen Russell Williams and Sara Mulvanny
It must be a thankless task trying to select the people to include in a book like this so thank you to the team at…
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A History of the World in 25 Cities by Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin and Libby VanderPloeg
Before I even saw it, I knew this would be my kind of book. And it is. It's full of maps and plans and stories…
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