Encouraging children to read not only broadens their knowledge, it also help to set off their imaginations! That is why books are always the perfect Christmas gift or stocking filler to inspire young readers of all ages.

Did you know that when you shop with Scholastic, you can stretch the season of goodwill to make it last all year round? Scholastic will donate 25% worth of free books back to the shopper’s nominated school or nursery for every order over £10 which means schools can add to their library or class book shelves for free!

Today is the last day of the Michael Morpurgo Animals Book Tour! Did you follow the nine UK top parent bloggers to take a closer look at some of Michael’s best-loved animal stories? If not, do remember to visit their blogs and get a chance to win a Signed Copy of Michael Morpurgo’s book!

Get ready to build your very own Roller Coaster Marble Run completely from this book! In this book, you can find the coloured step-by-step instructions and all the card pieces you need to build this awesome marble run!

Gaming Record Breakers 2017 is the updated book for little fans who want to know the latest gaming facts and records about the top consoles and games.

Did you know that Letts have recently updated their Key Stage 2 books for next year’s SATs and given them a fun new look? They are also giving children and their parents the opportunity to pick the face for their next cover. One lucky entrant will win a set of the new books, plus some smiley stationery. To find out how to enter, please visit www.letts-revision.co.uk/faces to vote!

Practical Photography’s Digital Camera School book is designed both for beginners and experts, and delivers a unique photography course for all levels of ability and interest. Mr C and I have wanted to improve our photography skills since we bought the DSLR five years ago. I always wanted to improve my food photography for my blog whilst Mr C wanted to learn more on portraiture.

The Little Book of Liverpool FC is a collection of more than 170 quotes from the famous players and the celebrity fans who have manned the ramparts at Fortress Anfield. From Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen and Graeme Souness through to Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Redknapp to Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, John Henry and coach Jurgen Klopp, few clubs can boast as many people with so much to say for themselves, especially in the case of Bill Shankly, football’s most quoted man.

Amazing! Magazine was founded in 2014 and is a high-quality educational magazine for primary school aged children 6 – 11. Each issue is 36 pages long and covers core curriculum subjects, including Maths, English, History, Geography, Science, Art, Languages and PSHE subjects.

Today, Star Wars is celebrating their 40^th anniversary. Star Wars has captured the hearts of millions with iconic characters, impressive robots, and stories that have impressed everyone over and over again.

Love to learn which mega machine or space rocket broke the world record? Are your children always interested to read about machines and all their associated facts and records? Then these two Record Breakers books are a must for them! Mr K already had the car record breakers book which he loves so much that he wanted these two too add to his collection.

This December, we have been busy reading two fantastic books from Scholastic Book Club: Lost in the Snow and Mystery at the Ice Hotel. These books are just perfect for my children aged seven and nine. Ms C loves animals and her favourite pets are cats. Lost in the Snow is just the book for her.

The Disney Pixar Finding Dory Book of the Film is an adaptation of the story of the film which features the voices and characters of the animated stars and 8 pages of colour pictures of scenes from the film.  We love this film and was so lucky to attend the premiere with Change4Life to watch it a week before it was on general release!