Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
In time to celebrate the World Book Day on 3rd March 2016, Egmont is challenging us to create a Star Wars themed costume and also sent us this range of Star Wars books for review.
As some of you might know, we are big fans of Star Wars. We have watched all the seven episodes and can’t wait for the next! After a good think, we decided to make a BB8 costume. I had a quick rummage around our recycle bin and dug out a big brown box.
Want to build these awesome Mega Model: T. Rex, Dragon or Airplane? Then read on! Now you can use these kits to build your very own realistic model to display.
After much success for LEGO Ninjago, Friends, Chima and Star Wars magazines, today they are launching a brand new magazine for Lego NEXO Knights fans! The target audience for this magazine is from aged six onwards. We are so pleased to be one of the first to read their first issue!
Do you love travelling and colouring at the same time? Why not take a look at this travel colouring book for adults and take a journey through 47 beautifully detailed cityscapes and scenes from across Europe, Asia and the Americas?
Are you heading out to China for work or holiday? Would you like to learn more about Chinese customs in China? If so, Chinese Customs is a great book to start with. China is a vast country and a huge number of customs have become established over the centuries through the generations’ observance. Today these customs have become permanent traditions, ingrained in society as an integral part of Chinese culture.
Would you like to give your gift an unusual touch or perhaps you would like to show off your paper craft skills to impress your family and friends? Then Paper Cutting For Celebrations is the perfect book for you. This book is written by Zhao Ziping who is a professional paper cutting artist at the Shanghai Arts & Crafts research institute, and was published by Tuttle Publishing in June 2014. It is available to buy on Amazon.
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy is a book written by Abie Longstaff. It is colourful and beautifully illustrated by Lauren Beard. This paperback book was published on 10 September 2015 and is available to buy in good book stores and Amazon.
If it weren’t for John Houlding Liverpool Football Club would never have been born. But even Houlding could not have predicted how successful Liverpool FC would become: no English club can match The Reds’ roll of honour at home and abroad: Five European Cup/Champions Leagues, three UEFA Cups, 18 Football League championships, six FA Cups; eight Football League Cups, plus numerous others. The Official Liverpool FC Illustrated History charts rise of Liverpool FC to the very summit of English and European football, from the struggles of the early years in the nineteenth century, through the domination of the late twentieth century, to the great cup successes in the new millennium.
This December, not only we are looking forward to watching the Star Wars film, we are also on the hunt for exciting Star Wars news to share with you all. Egmont Publisher have very kindly sent us three Star Wars books for us to check out: Escape From Darth Vader (Young Readers – Level 1), Star Wars Treasury – The Original Trilogy and Star Wars Starfighter Workshop.
We love reading books in this house. Not only are they educational, they also help children to improve their reading skills and imagination. Books are great as a birthday present, stocking filler or just ‘because’!
This Christmas, Miles Kelly publishers have put together their Christmas gift guide to give you a helping hand. They have a great choice of themed book bundles in exclusive gift sets. Each set is only £20 which saves you up to 60% (limited time until Christmas)! Also they offer free postage, no matter how much you spend and you will get it within 3 – 7 days. How great is that!
Recently, I came across The Book of Everyone which has a unique concept. It is a personalised book that is made with high quality paper and designed by super-talented artists, illustrators, photographers and writers. I was very intrigued to make one for my son!
The “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, which topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide has now come to life in a picture book! This is Pharrell Williams’s very first picture book. He brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers with photographs of children across different cultures celebrating what it means to be happy.
Does your child love brain teasers or puzzles? Look no further as we have found this brain-busting metal puzzles box from Professor Murphy! This is not our first time reviewing Professor Murphy products as we had reviewed the Stunt Glider kit before and loved the concept.
Today, 10th October 2015, we are celebrating the Star Wars Reads Day which is being celebrated all over the world! Since 2012, Star Wars Reads Day is all about celebrating two of our favourite things: the Star Wars galaxy and reading.
Many book stores, libraries, and retailers will participate in the fourth annual instalment of the global event, featuring signings, parties, and more. Last year, the events took place all over the world, and this year Star Wars Reads Day is expected to grow even bigger as fans gear up for the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December. We are so looking forward to watching it!
Participants in the events and festivities include: Disney-Lucasfilm Press, Marvel, Abrams, Chronicle, Del Rey, DK, Quirk Books, Scholastic, Workman, Egmont, Studio Fun, Phoenix International Publishing, and many more. If you want to find out more about the events or share your passion do remember to use hashtag #StarWarsReadsDayUK
We were fortunate to receive these three awesome Star Wars books from Egmont. They are Where’s the Wookiee, Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Activity Book and Star Wars Doodles.
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere is a book written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. It is colourful and beautifully illustrated by Lorena Alvarez. This paperback book is available to buy in good book stores and Amazon from June 2015.
