Sep 8, 2015 | children's books
Let me tell you about the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees, and the season we’re fond of, and a kids book that we love… Jewel Akens’ 60s hit popped into my head while thinking about the important ‘birds and bees’ talk we...
May 15, 2015 | children's books
Every once in a while I come across a book that takes my breath away, with illustrations or words that speak to me on a level beyond just the text on the page. From the moment I saw the Home Grown Books Little Reader Series, which bring art and reading for children...
May 13, 2015 | children's books
I am a huge fan of language and literature and adore watching little ones as they learn literacy. Being a part of the experience as kids learn the alphabet letter names and sounds and to read is a highlight of the parenting gig for me. The way their little faces light...
Mar 30, 2015 | children's books
It’s that time of the year when there’s chocolate everywhere you look and whispers are circulating about how it’s okay to have chocolate for breakfast. While little ones daydream about the chocolates they’ll receive on Easter Sunday and how big...
Aug 14, 2014 | children's books
Things have been really quiet here at tiny & little for the last month, haven’t they! Let’s just say there has been a lot of garlic, hankies (well, tissues) and hugs, so many hugs. There have also been sleepless nights, long days and even longer days...
May 13, 2014 | children's books
Have you met Herbert Peabody? If you haven’t, allow us to introduce this delightful character who will charmingly teach little ones about their food in the kids book Herbert Peabody and His Extraordinary Vegetable Patch. We met Herbert Peabody at Mulberry Tree...
Nov 4, 2013 | children's books
This week at tiny & little, we’re loving this book by Jon Klassen – I Want My Hat Back. This was a recent addition to our home library for Littlest’s birthday, which I couldn’t resist as we’re already fans of This is Not My...
Sep 30, 2013 | children's books
At tiny & little this week, we’re loving this beautiful picture book to read before bedtime – Hannah’s Night. In this latest book from popular Japanese children’s author and illustrator Komako Sakai, Hannah wakes up and discovers it...
Sep 6, 2013 | children's books
I’m a huge picture book fan and adore the way the pictures and words – although not always words because there are some amazing wordless books for children – seem to dance together across the pages in away that draws children in. Some spark...
