Halloween
As my American friends post pictures of their kids' massive Halloween hauls and adorable costumes, it might be tempting for an English...
MAGICAL BOOK DAY--LONDON EDITION
A couple of weeks ago, a classmate of my daughter’s gave her a book called Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day by Amy De La Haye and...
Call the Midwife...
Four years ago, when my daughter was born, I learned that the National Health Service sends a midwife to the home of every mother within...
NOW WE ARE FOUR
Little Henry Moore was born on September 7th--welcome to the world, sweet boy! My stay at the maternity hospital was not all fun and...
"Tell Anne's Mummy What Your Favourite Book Is."
My daughter is in her final weeks of nursery school. The English equivalent of kindergarten (called Reception) begins at age four, and...
CUP OF JO'S Motherhood Around the World
I've been following Joanna Goddard's blog, A Cup of Jo, for a few years. I love her takes on motherhood, fashion, marriage and work-life...
Socialism for the Under-Fives
The author/illustrator duo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, have produced some of our family's favorite picture books--The Gruffalo,...
Real Fairy Tales (the antidote to princess overload)
After a weekend of watching Disney movies with my sick daughter, and many requests for “one more story” from an insipid book of fairy...