Usborne books and activities for 5 – 8 year olds

Usborne is a leading specialist children’s book publisher, they are an independent, family business which creates engaging, innovative, accessible books for children of all ages. They create fantastic books for children aged 5 to 7 including lift-the-flap information...

April Fiction titles

  A Selection of 8 Titles of which to Make a Note As we all know by now, release dates and availabilities are going to be a bit different for a little while. With that in mind, here are eight fiction titles that are due to be released this month, or have already...

More recipes to try!

With lockdown extended we have even more time to try new recipes! We have nine recipes below from three great cookbooks. From the Ultimate Fruit Terrine to a Wild Mushroom and Leek Risotto, there is sure to be something that tantalizes your tastebuds…   The...

Local extracts

Lockdown is the perfect time to catch up on that TBR list but what happens when that list runs out? Here are some local author extracts to help you prepare what you would like to read when lockdown lifts and you can hit the shops once again! Click on the link cover to...

Activities for 9 -12 year olds

Cressida Cowell is the number one bestselling author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once book series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton.                 She has been reading chapters from her...