Paddington 2 Cert U Release date: Friday 10 November The much-anticipated sequel to the worldwide hit family film finds Paddington happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. His Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday is coming upRead More →
Wonderful winter adventures to snuggle up with Bad Dad by David Walliams, HB £12.99, published by Harper Collins Children’s Books, AGE 9+ Walliams’ award-winning books have become an eagerly anticipated part of every family’s festive season and his latest novel, Bad Dad, illustrated by the amazing Tony Ross, delivers all theRead More →
The Jungle Bunch Release date: Friday 15 September, Cert U The beloved TV series’ first big screen adventure. Maurice may look like a penguin – but he’s a real tiger inside! Raised by a tigress, he’s the clumsiest Kung-Fu master ever. Along with his friends, The Jungle Bunch, he’s on aRead More →
Twinkle Twinkle, ABC by Barney Saltzberg & Fred Benaglia £8.95, published by Phaidon, Age pre-school Two of the most-loved children’s songs are woven together to create a rousing sing-along through the alphabet! Sing along to this lyrical mash-up enriched with silly cameos by high-flying birds, a twirling cow, a growlingRead More →
Sensational Stories for summer… The Cow Who Fell to Earth – by Nadia Shireen published by Penguin Random House Children’s One night a star crash-lands right on top of a flock of bumbling sheep. But the star is not a star… it’s a little lost cow, and all he canRead More →
With lifetime sales of over 7 million books, massively popular children’s author Jeremy Strong certainly knows how to keep his young fanbase laughing. s4k editor Nadia Duncan caught up with him to chat about encouraging kids to read, holidaying with children and just being silly… Q) As the mum ofRead More →
Despicable Me 3 Cert PG Release date: Friday 30 June Gru and the Minions are back and they’re meeting a new (if slightly familiar) face –Gru’s identical twin brother Dru. Well, almost identical – Dru has hair. He’s successful, handsome and incredibly wealthy, and fixated on his family’s legacy ofRead More →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Release date: Friday 2 June (Cert PG) Based on one of the best-selling book series of all time, this family cross-country adventure turns into an experience the Heffleys will never forget! A family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday partyRead More →
Mega-fantastic books for May & June… Grumpy Frog – by Ed Vere £6.99 published by Penguin Books A brand new and entertaining picture book from New York Times best-selling author Ed Vere. Grumpy Frog is not actually all that grumpy when he is winning but what happens when thingsRead More →
Whether it’s a planet, a rocket ship, or an astronaut there are ways of simplifying a subject to capture the feel of it. Try and copy these space- themed objects to create your own space odyssey adventure… TOP TIP! A good way to start is to draw the main line thatRead More →