Is your teenager looking for a new book to read?

If your teenager has sped through The Hunger Games and Twilight then you may be desperate to encourage them to continue reading. This is a short list of ideas. Please add your own favourites in the comments box! Read More »

Top First Children’s Books

Despite loving the technology and the new ways of reading books via tablets, we still love reading stories to our kids by turning pages. There’s no question about it. Here is London Mums’ selection of top first children’s books for 2013. Read More »

Book review: A novel for all you adults who miss a good fairytale…

I have always loved fairytales. I remember making my Grandma act out Snow White with me when I was a little girl. At university I studied their evolution and it turns out, unsurprisingly when you think about it, that in their original forms they are in no way suitable for children. The same can be said of Bitter Greens, Kate Forsyth’s beautiful new novel that breathes life into the Rapunzel story. Read More »

Books to read with the kids over Easter

Celebrate Easter with the kids with some great new books. Read More »

Great Children’s Reference Books – Spring 2013

Here is a selection of London Mums’ favourite reference books recently published. Read More »

Famous Superheroes in books and films

Why do we love Superheroes so much? WHO was the initial inspiration for superheroes? WHAT was he/she like and how has the concept changed over time? I grew up in the Seventies and my favourite superhero was Zorro before the arrival of Superman and Spider Man. Here is MY personal favourite list of superheroes found in books, comics as well as movies. Please let us know who YOUR favourites are, were and why. Read More »

FAMOUS DRAGONS IN FILMS

St David’s Day celebrations on 1st March with the Welsh dragon symbol gave us more of a reason to celebrate the dragons on screen too! Here’s a sample of the most popular dragons found in film… Read More »

Meet Jane Hissey, ‘mother’ of ‘Ruby, Blue and Blanket’ and the ‘Old Bear’ series

Meet inspiring and much loved author and illustrator Jane Hissey in this exclusive interview for the London Mums magazine. Best known for her Old Bear series, Jane’s beautifully illustrated picture books have been loved by children around the world for over 25 years. 10 years after her last Old Bear title, she returns to write and illustrate for a new generation of readers with three new colourful and exciting characters in Ruby, Blue and Blanket. Read More »

Books to celebrate Mother’s Day

This year Mother’s Day is on 10th March 2013! There’s no better way to celebrate mums than having kids reading them books about motherly love. Here is our favourite selection of books about motherhood. Read More »

Top Art & Craft books

Here are top art & craft books selected by London Mums. There are so many books out there teaching arty activities but these two are our favourite ones for different reasons. Check them out. Read More »