reading

Now that we have got down the Advent box, I thought it was time to share with you some of our favourite kids’ books for Advent and Christmas. These are the books that create Christmas and Advent traditions that your family will remember year after year. That form the basis of those magical Christmas memories.

Print out your own free summer reading log printable to encourage your kids reading this summer! These reading logs, book review and colouring printables are perfect for all ages from beginner readers to teenagers.

Your children are never too young to introduce these LGBTQ books for Kids. Representation is so important. It not only invites those who identify as LGBTQ an opportunity to be represented – including those who have LGBTQ parents – but it teaches others about inclusivity and acceptance. So I asked my friend Kate from Lesbemums

I love seeing what people are reading and getting inspiration for my next read, so this year I have decided to share a picture of the books on my bedside once a month.  I would love for you to join in and share your images on social media or blog about them using the hashtag

The benefit of audiobooks is a collaborative post with BookBeat.  We are big fans of audiobooks here in The Mad House. We use them a lot and I want to share with you that they are not cheating nor do they prohibit reading.  In fact, in our case, they have actually helped fuel the love of

Do your kids love LEGO.  Mine do and they are really excited about the LEGO Batman movie.  We were sent four fantastic LEGO books and I love that it has really got them interested in crafting and making with a LEGO Batman twist.

We are huge Roald Dahl fans here in The Mad House, especially Mini and to celebrate the home release of The BFG on DVD and Bluray we have been asked to produce The BFG’s Frobscottle recipe.  This is a post paid for in collaboration with The BFG.