Christmas Day is tomorrow(!) so below is the final instalment of our annual book advent; the last four weeks have flown by and we really hope you’ve enjoying seeing the different books we’ve shared over the last month. You can find all of this year’s posts just here. The Good Bear by Sarah Lean, illustrated… Read More Book Advent 2021: The Finale!
Just in case you’ve missed the memo: between now and Christmas, we’ll be sharing sixteen books we think you should consider sharing with your young readers over the festive holidays (and beyond!). Week one is here, week two is here and below you’ll find another four books to take a look at- this week, some… Read More Book Advent 2021: Week 3
Just in case you missed it last week: between now and Christmas, we’ll be sharing sixteen books we think you should consider sharing with your young readers over the festive holidays (and beyond!). You can find the first of this year’s instalments over here and below you’ll find four more to add to your list- this week… Read More Book Advent 2021: Week Two
It’s December and the start of the calendar year’s final month can mean only one thing: not festive music or mince pies but the return of our annual book advent! Since 2013, we’ve counted down the four weeks leading to Christmas using our team’s unique knowledge base; not libraries or school but BOOKS! EIGHT(!) long… Read More Christmas Countdown 2021
This year, Christmas is on a FRIDAY which makes today the last end-of-week post we’ll be sharing this year. We’ll be taking a well-earned festive break until the New Year, but thank you to anyone and everyone who has read our blog over the last year. We hope you have a lovely holiday season, whatever… Read More Book Advent 2020: Week Four Finale!
Below is the third installment of our 2020 Book Advent; you can find the first of this year’s installments just here, the second over here and below you’ll find four more books to add to your expanding wish-list. Knock Knock Superhero by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Nick East This is a crazy, fantastic picture book adventure.… Read More Book Advent 2020: Week Three
Just in case you missed it last week: between now and Christmas, we’ll be sharing sixteen books we think you should consider sharing with your young readers over the festive holidays (and beyond!). You can find the first of this year’s installments just here and below you’ll find four more to add to your list.… Read More Book Advent 2020: Week Two
It’s sad that Marcus Rashford can’t have been encouraged to use his local public library or school library as a young child (The Guardian 17th November). We are confident that our Norfolk children and young people have access to lovely books in their school libraries – but if you’re uncertain about the appeal and range… Read More Christmas Countdown 2020
At Christmas, you can change the rules a little bit, such as sharing your final Book Advent on a Tuesday (rather than the regularly scheduled Friday slot!). Below you’ll find what’s on the ELS team’s Christmas list for 2019 and if you’ve missed our countdown so far, don’t worry: week one is here, week two can… Read More Christmas Eve and the end of our 2019 Advent!
We’re back with the third part of our book countdown to Christmas. Week one is here, week two can be found here and week three is below- another four reads we’ve enjoyed and think you ought to see. Advent: Week Three! The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Tony Neal A lovely story… Read More Book Advent: Week Three!
The Book Trolley 