books for kids

Give kids the gift of reading this Christmas with a book subscription box

Give kids the gift of reading this Christmas with a book subscription box

You can give your kids the gift of reading this Christmas! Every year it seems harder and harder to get your little ones away from screens but this gift might have just made that task easier. These subscription boxes offer kids a gift that keeps on giving beyond Christmas Day and they are proving increasingly […]

2 years ago

Beauty and the Beast revealed as Ireland’s favourite fairytale

Beauty and the Beast revealed as Ireland’s favourite fairytale

The beloved fairytale is one of our personal favourites. Do you have a favourite fairytale? Maybe it’s one from your childhood or one you read to your children every night. Ireland’s favourite fairytale has been revealed and we’re not one bit surprised by the top contender. Beauty and the Beast was crowned the top fairy […]

3 years ago

Three incredible girl power books to read in honour of Day of the Girl

Three incredible girl power books to read in honour of Day of the Girl

Every year Ireland is rising as one of the best countries to live in as a woman. With each generation comes a new wave of strong women but that all begins with parents who create strong girls. If you’re looking for some reading material to help inspire your teenage daughter these girl power books are […]

4 years ago

What the Yule Book Flood is and why I’m adding it to our Christmas traditions

What the Yule Book Flood is and why I’m adding it to our Christmas traditions

Jólabókaflóðið or the Yule Book Flood is the exchanging of books on Christmas eve and is a tradition I’ll happily get on board with. The annual tradition which began in Iceland during the Second World War, first occured due to foreign imports being heavily restricted, but products like paper being cheap. The Christmas tradition is part […]

5 years ago

3 great books to spark a conversation with your kids about the environment

3 great books to spark a conversation with your kids about the environment

“Unless someone like you cares an awful whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” As parents, we can bestow a lot of wisdom on our children. And hopefully, we do. Some of our lessons are more important than others and, like with most things, children learn a lot of their behaviour not […]

5 years ago