Adventure
Katie the Kitten Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Pet Keeper Fairies, #1) Another of these fairy books, this one included a kitten. Who doesn't like a kitten? I've not bothered to look up which of the many writers wrote this one but it was adequate, although definitely not
Children's
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Ahh! The GOAT of children's authors in my opinion. And this is one of this is one of his best books too. I loved sharing this book with Ella since I have strong memories of reading it myself, sat outside in the
Children's
Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue (Kitty #1) by Paula Harrison I was beginning to think most kids books outside of the famous ones are all trash, but nope not here! This one I hadn't heard of and was actually good. Magic talking cats and a night-time adventure
2025
Amelia Bedelia Wraps it Up (Amelia Bedelia Special Holiday Book No1) by Herman Parish Christmas arrived here in September for reasons known best to a four year old. This is definitely one of the better Amelia Bedelia books out there, Amelia is her usual kind hearted but completely literal self.
2025
Storm the Lightning Fairy (Weather Fairies #6)- by Daisy Meadows Here's some interesting info: Daisy Meadows is not a person! My mental image of a bubbly blonde woman in her 20's or 30's writing sweet little stories for children is false! There are actually
Children's
Ivy and Bean (#1) - by Annie Barrows This is our first Ivy and Bean book, and we actually started a series at no.1! I've never generally been a fan of books featuring "naughty kids" as protagonists. I wasn't an especially naughty kid myself
BakeOff
Sophie Mouse (#5) - The Maple Festival by Poppy Green This is our first Sophie Mouse book, and I thought it would be a winner since it's about baking. Ella and I are full into our autumn bake off baking kick right now, so a mouse with a bakery
Myths
Magic Treehouse (#31) - Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne This Magic Treehouse was the best yet. Ella absolutely loved it. She made me read it through 2 times in a row. The selkies were amazing. Sometimes we can get a little bored of unicorns and magical kittens,
Children's
Magic Treehouse (#5) - Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osborne This Magic Treehouse book was actually a little scary for Ella. Although the Ninjas turn out to be the good guys, the fact that they don't talk, wear masks and the intimidating front cover were too much
Children's
Amelia Bedelia & Friends (#1) - Beat the Clock by Herman Parish The second Amelia Bedelia chapter book that we have read. This time to dig outside. A fun little book and nice to talk about the idea of 100 years ago. Since we were reading it on Thanksgiving, we looked
Ella
Magic Tree House (#1) - Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne The second installment (for us) of Jack and Annie. This time to go back in time to the Cretaceous era. You can definitely tell this is the first in the series and it's a bit toooo simple
2025
Billie B. Brown (#3) - The Midnight Feast by Sally Rippin Oh jeez, annoying Billie B Brown is back again. This time to get scared in the dark outside. It was a little bit better than the swimming one but not by much. Will avoid these books in future whenever possible,