Showing posts with label kids books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids books. Show all posts

Friday, 3 April 2020

Feline Fiction on Fridays #127 at Amber's Library featuring **The Star-Spun Web** by Sinead O'Hart PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome To

Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish.

amber bibliokitty Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

Supurr salutations pawesome furiends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library.


This week I've been enjoying plenty of snuggles on my blanky as it's been a little cold some days... how's the weather been where mew are?

I hope mew're all staying safe and are still evading this eveel virus. The confirmed cases in Nottinghamshire are now at 298 [Thursday pm], up 96 from 202 yesterday.  And cases are rising exponentially all over the country; apparently according to experts here, they say the peak in the UK will start on Monday 6th through to approx 30th April, so its batten down the hatches and stay the fluff away from everyone.

All incoming deliveries to BBHQ are being dropped in the trolley at the gate, and then taken for full decontamination before they even enter the house.  The P.A and dad are going nowhere other than a walk after dark, when there's absolutely no one else about.

The wurld is a really scary place right now!

Stay safe everypawdy.


This week we're also joining in Friendly Fill-ins with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.
1. April is a good time to ___________________.
2.This time last year, ___________________.
3. I am determined to _________.
4. I have no intention of _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. April is a good time to start your Spring cleaning, and setting your veg & flower seeds.

2.This time last year, I was planning my garden revamp.

3. I am determined to get my fitness back after my accident last June.

4. I have no intention of leaving my house during daylight hours!

Now I think it's time to share this weeks book.
Amber's Actual Library Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

This week I'm sharing

Feline Fiction on Fridays #126 ©BionicBasil® The Star-Spun Web - Amber's Purrsonal Copy
Amber's Purrsonal Copy

The Star-Spun Web

by 

Sinead O'Hart


Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:      

With her passion for scientific experimentation and her pet tarantula Violet, Tess de Sousa is no ordinary orphan. When a stranger shows up at Ackerbee's Home for Lost and Foundlings, claiming to be a distant relative come to adopt her, Tess hopes to find some answers to her mysterious origins.
>^.^<

This is another book from Melvyn's Top Ten list at the beginning of the month, and I must say it's a fab read.  I know I'm asleep in the pic above but even the most hardened library cat like myself needs to nap! MOL

Anyhoo, let's get back to the book; it has a great plot, interesting characters which develop nicely, the pace rattles along at good speed with plenty of mystery and intrigue along the way. There's some sciency parallel world stuff, token bad buys and a rather marvellous pet tarantula called Violet.

It has all the ingredients for a really fun, page-turning read, and the burning question is, would I recommend to mew?  Of course I would, it's great and would be purrfect to while away a few hours during the lockdown.

Try it, I'm sure mew won't be disappointed.

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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  •   Publisher: Stripes Publishing

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:


Ratings of:

The Star-Spun Web

Offurall Enjoyment


I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time

Keep calm and read on

Purrs

Amber xox







And don't furget while we're all on lockdown, we The B Team have got your six and can entertain mew fur weeks; there are oodles of colouring pages to download and not furgetting the colouring books too.  There's a page full of crafting projects to keep your mittens making stuff! 

There are some epically exciting adventure stories too, so read our thrilling tales episode by epic episode.




We've got some new Brain Training posts, just to keep your little grey cells in tip-top condition. And we’ll be adding extra jigsaw puzzles to the puzzle page.

If mew want to see more of what's been happening at BBHQ since the lockdown began, check out our Instagram feed where mew can see our daily diary and exclusive videos that we don't put here on the blog.


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Friday, 27 March 2020

Feline Fiction on Fridays #126 at Amber's Library featuring Kids Lit **Why is Snot Green?** by Glenn Murphy PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome To

Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish.

amber bibliokitty Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

Supurr salutations pawesome furiends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library.

I do hope mew are all staying and home and staying safe if mew can, and for all those on the front-line we at BBHQ salute mew, and give much thanks for your continued fight in this war against covid-19.

Today the P.A. has temporarily closed her garage business for the next few weeks.  Her grandfather started the business in 1924 and in all those years it hasn't ever had to close for anything even when its been flooded its still been open with business as usual happening, in fact in WWII the war office tried to confiscate all 6 petrol pumps off the forecourt as fuel was severely rationed, but Grampa Fred still stayed open.

A completely contactless service has been operating for the last two weeks with extra PPE [purrsonal protection equipment] and cleaning implemented to keep staff and customers safe, and the staff still wanted to continue to work and to stay open next week.  So it's been a real hard week with tough decisions to make, and the P.A. and dad decided that today at noon the gates will shut to keep everyone safe as cases are on the increase; last night in Nottinghamshire the number was up to 94, double what it was a few days ago.  

Therefore we will be holed up in our compound at BBHQ for the next few weeks, only venturing out locally on short recon missions for necessities, such as; cat food, kibble and catnip, oh and food for the P.A. and dad too!

We've been watching how some peeps are just carrying on as normal without a care, refusing to comply with our Governments rules.  What selfish, stupid flufftards; these are the morons spreading it around.  We can only stop the spread when the virus doesn't have any more hosts to infect, and the way to do this is to stay the fluff away from everyone, STAT! 

Basil Says Keep Calm and Stay The Fluff Away From Everyone ©BionicBasil®


This week we're also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the fabulous 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs

1. My favorite outdoor activity is _____________________.

2. One positive aspect of social isolation is __________________________.

3. It’s fortunate that _________.

4. I have _________ memorized.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. My favorite outdoor activity is walking/hiking and then gardening.

2. One positive aspect of social isolation is it helps stop the spread of this deadly virus.

3. It’s fortunate that I really like my own company, actually I am a bit of a recluse under normal circumstances.

4. I have nothing memorized; that's what notebooks are for, especially the beautiful Paperblank ones! LOL

And now it's time to share this weeks book.
Amber's Actual Library Feline Fiction on Friday's with Amber @BionicBasil™

This week I'm sharing another title from Melvyn's Top 10 Book Picks from Wurld Book Day aftur he asked me ever so nicely the other day!
Book Reviews with Amber and Melvyn #126 ©BionicBasil® Why is Snot Green
Book Reviews with Amber and Melvyn #126 ©BionicBasil® Why is Snot Green - Melvyn's Purrsonal Copy
 Melvyn's Purrsonal Copy

Why is Snot Green?
And other extremely important questions (and answers) from the Science Museum

by 

Glenn Murphy


Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:      

Why is snot green? Do rabbits fart? What is space made of? Where does all the water go at low tide? Can animals talk? What are scabs for? Will computers ever be cleverer than people? Discover the answers to these and an awful lot of other brilliant questions frequently asked at the Science Museum in this wonderfully funny and informative book.

>^.^<

I was a little skeptical when I furst picked up this book, but aftur getting snuggled in my nest and getting started I found it to be seriously pawesome!
Book Reviews with Amber and Melvyn #126 ©BionicBasil® Amber reading Why is Snot Green
Not only does it explain why snot is green, it is full to bursting with fun facts about space, sciency stuff, weather phenom-a-nom-noms, human anatomy, anipals, robots plus AI and oodles of other interesting things.

So if mew're looking for a fun book to entertain the youngsters in your family or even yourself during this lock-down, I would really recommend this.  Plus it makes learning fun for the youngsters with its informal approach and it has illustrations throughout.

There are more books in the series, so if mew like this one, mew can get your mittens on several others too.

Thanks Melvyn, mew picked a really great book!

Give it a whirl, mew'll be surprised at what mew might learn.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Age Range: 9 - 11 years
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:


Ratings of:

Why is Snot Green?

Offurall Enjoyment



I do hope mew enjoy this informative book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time

Keep calm and read on

Purrs

Amber xox








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Friday, 23 November 2018

Feline Fiction on Fridays #81 at Amber's Library featuring **Don't Call Me Princess** by Kate Evans

Welcome To


With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish


Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library

Furstly I have to announce who won a copy of Happy Cats from last weeks review.

And the winner is:

Memories of Eric and Flynn

Congratulations guys, I know your mum will love this!  If mew can email me at: deardrbasil @ gmail . com with your snail mail address, I'll get the copy sent post-haste.

In other news, it's been rather chilly the last couple of days, so last night I got on the P.A.'s lap fur a cuddly snuggle and then look who came and got on the front row!
Yep, Smooch was right there up in my grill, PFFFFFT!

And now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing





**Furstly I have to let mew all know that I was given a free copy of this book in exchange fur a fair review**


Here's the book blurb:

Are you fed up of Fairy-Tale Princesses waiting to be saved?

And do you want some decent heroines who aren't so well-behaved?

What if we gave The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White some brand new Happy Ever Afters… and an up-to-date rewrite? 


Kate Evans's refreshing retake on traditional tales is destined to become an instant classic. Essential reading for all ages. 

'Kate Evans's brilliant new book is filled with creepy kissy princes and tough little girls. She's turned fairy tales on their heads, bringing us better stories of long long ago and far far away. For girls who aspire to more than finding their happiness in a prince.' Henny Beaumont, author of Hole in the Heart

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Now, I know exactly what mew're thinking, where's the cat? Well actually I have a little confession, there are no cats whatsoeffur in this book! **SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH** OMC!!!

Well dearest readers, I thought it would be rather nice to mix things up fur mew this week and keep mew on your toes! MOL  But seriously this book is really fun, and let's younger gurls know that they're the master of their own destiny, furget about all the fairy tales about princesses and the happily effur afturs, as in all honesty those tales when mew read this book highlights the absolute ridiculousness of being a princess!

 The illustrations throughout are highly entertaining, and the style is fabulous.

I love the message of empowerment fur our younger female generations; be strong, be kind, believe that mew can do anything, be self-reliant, take charge of your purrsonal happiness, remember that effuryone is beautiful in their own unique way and know that mew have the power to be who mew want to be.

A lovely book fur daughters, nieces and granddaughters, plus with Catmas just around the corner this would make the purrfect gift.

The P.A. said aftur I insisted that she read it aftur me, "You know Amber, I would have loved a book like this when I was younger!"  

"Did they have printing presses 3 bazillion years ago?!" I asked with a smirk.

I can't repeat what the P.A. said, but I bet mew can guess! MOL

And just before I pop off, I'd like to say a special thanks to New Internationalist fur sending me a copy of, Don't Call Me Princess.

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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Age Range: 6 years and up
  • Publisher: New Internationalist (25 Oct. 2018)

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

Don't Call Me Princess


Offurall Enjoyment


I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page, plus if mew'd like an exclusive Library Card fur speshal access to my library, just email me at:

deardrbasil @ gmail . com

Happy reading or listening until next time

Sweetest purrs

Amber xox








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