For most grownups, the concept of 'home' springs to mind a collage of Pinterest-style, contrived materialism - all about the furnishings, but no so much the feelings. Thankfully, children's percep...
Category: Books for mum
The Storybook that Teaches Kids How to Wait…Patiently
Children are not known for their patience; nor are most of us adults, if we're honest. So in a ridiculously hurried, harried world, with its corresponding societal sentiment of instant gratification, ...
Shakespeare’s Guide to Parenting – the Hilarious Handbook For Literary Mums and Dads
For centuries we've been quoting, misquoting, plagiarising, and routinely extracting wisdom from the Bard - from his erudite commentary and pithy ripostes on life, to his cheeky double entendres and i...
Mama, Bare: Real, raw and beautiful stories from mothers
Motherhood changes you. Irrevocably. And it's not just the stretch marks, the ravages of labour, or the bon voyage to sleep. Nor is it 'just' the incredible, insane fact that you're now entirely resp...
Bruce Springsteen writes a picture book – but maybe not for kids
So The Boss has written a picture book. And good news for fans; Outlaw Pete, with its robberies, pistols, ponies, knives and murders - all beneath the burning sun, is pure Springsteen. The protagon...
The Rough Guide to Family Finance
The Rough Guide brand is usually synonymous with travel books that offer advice and inspiration on loads of diverse and exciting destinations. With such a popular and established reputation, it mak...
Brutally honest Doodle Diary from a new mum keeps motherhood real
Lucy Scott is a Scottish illustrator and mum who's keepin' it real. In 2012, she gave birth to her first baby. Three years later, inspired by her total lack of preparedness for what being a mother act...
One Day Young: a portrait series of mothers and their newborns
I remember the first days after my daughter's birth well. Not so much the objective details - although I do have a vivid memory of coffee cups, wet wipes and impossibly tiny socks strewn about our hou...
