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The Fortune Maker by Catherine Norton"It meant living in the cheapest room in Silvertown, in a house on Pilchard Street at the very end of a terrace that tilted...
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Twelve Days of Letters to Santa - Christmas DayDear Father Christmas by Alan Durant illustrated by Vanessa Cabban Dear Father Christmas was published in 2005 and the...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day eleven - The Lighthouse Keeper's ChristmasDear Father Christmas, I will be at the Grinlings' house on Christmas eve. They have a chimney. Your friend, George Dear...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Ten - Santa PostPublisher blurb: Santa receives post from children all over the world. But when Amy sends him a letter, he just can't work out...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Nine - Alfie's ChristmasI have a friend who read all the Alfie books to her young children and many aspects of the lives of these children became...
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The Counter Clockwise Heart by Brian FarreyOpening sentence: "It was the coldest winter morning ever on record in the empire of Rheinvelt when the people of Somber End...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Eight - Maisy's Christmas Letters by Lucy CousinsIt is day eight. Time to read a book which features the popular preschool character Maisy. Maisy is throwing a...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Seven - My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody KimmellYoung Joe knows Santa can be tricky. He does not always understand exactly the present Joe describes. When he asks for a red racing...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Six - Worried Arthur by Joan StimsonArthur is such a worrier. Christmas is coming. and Arthur comes home from school SO worried. The class have been learning about maps...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Five - Herman's LetterThis is my fifth letter book set at Christmas. Confession: I had no idea this book related to Christmas. Looking at my original...
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The Children of Nuala by Malachy DoyleBlurb: A long time ago, before you were born, or your grandmother was born, or your grandmother's mother before her, in a land far...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Four - Dear Santa: Please don't come this yearDear Father Christmas - I would like a Cindy Doll. Love Margot It is day four of my 12 Christmas Letter book posts. This one is very...
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Thirst by Varska BajajIf you plan to book talk this book with your students, I suggest you begin with the cover. Try to put this image up on a big...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Three A letter to Father ChristmasDear Father Christmas - I would like a Cindy Doll. Love Margot Dear Father Christmas I am writing to tell you what I would...
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The Recorder Racket by Anna Battese illustrated by Ruth-Mary SmithPD McPem (Penelope Delores McPem) finds a recorder in a box of her mum's old things while she is visiting her Grandparents. PD is sure...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Two I'll be Home for ChristmasDear Father Christmas - I would like a Cindy Doll. Love Margot This is my second post in a series featuring Christmas letters. In...
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Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day One The Jolly Christmas PostmanDear Father Christmas - I would like a Cindy Doll. Love Margot The quote here is from a real letter I wrote aged 4! Welcome to my...
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Letters to SantaImage source: The Tayor House It all begins TOMORROW - my Twelve Days of Christmas Letters. Yesterday I mentioned my...
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Christmas lettersMy twelve blogs of Christmas begin this week. I have written a series of twelve posts which feature Christmas books that contain...
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The Thief who Sang Storms by Sophie Anderson"My family are alkonosts, which means we're descended from the ancient bird-people of our island. Most alkonosts look similar...
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Shhh! Little Mouse by Pamela AllenWill the little grey mouse find something to eat or will he wake the sleeping cat? Tip-toe creeping. Shhh! little mouse....
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Read aloud to your child every day!Seven very important words - Read aloud to your child every day! #readaloudtoyourchildeveryday Yesterday I went to a...
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Snail by Minu Kim translated by Mattho ManderslootThis is a gentle book with a big theme - growing up can be hard. The youngest brother really wants to ride his bike with the big...
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King Lion by Emma YarlettKing Lion is the king of his kingdom but he feels so alone. "I need a friend." He tries roaring hello but this just...
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Where will you stay?I saw this fabulous idea on Instagram today from The Book Wrangler . It would be easy to adapt this for...
