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The Usborne Titanic Sticker Book

Posted by j-bar03 on 30th March 2012

I had always dismissed sticker books in the past on the assumption that they weren’t ‘proper’ books.  Either this particular book is a superior version, or I’ve made the proverbial mistake of judging a (sticker) book by its cover! The book part comprises 31 pages, divided into sections in chronological order: “A golden age of [...]

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Start to Cook, Usborne

Posted by j-bar03 on 8th March 2012

A perfect book for beginner cooks of all ages, filled with over 150 jargon-free recipes to make. Illustrated step-by-step instructions show what to do at each stage and ensure flawless results. The spiral-binding allows the book to lie flat and the tabbed pages make the book easy to navigate, perfect for use in the kitchen. [...]

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1,000 things to make and do

Posted by j-bar03 on 22nd February 2012

Every Wednesday is screen-free day in our house so the arrival of 1,000 things to make and do was met with some excitement. Let’s get one thing out of the way….1,000 things?  Well, its actually more like 366 projects with the individual components counted separately so for example the “Collage Trees” project comprises six mini [...]

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