

Oh, I do like to be ...
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside and other popular refrains will become all too commonly heard soon as children and their families...
Jun 20, 20203 min read


Thunder of Freedom - Part I
Happy International Women's Day for Sunday! Over recent years, no one can have failed to notice the celebration of the centenary of the...
Mar 6, 20204 min read


No time to be 'board'...
There's no time to be bored with these wonderful board books! How could you be when there are so many to enjoy – to hold, touch, explore...
Feb 28, 20204 min read


Ancient Egypt
History may be the study of events that have happened in the past, but it never stops being a source of fascination in the present - nor...
Nov 29, 20194 min read


Remembering a Summer of Holiday Reading
Sometimes the sheer joy of editing Armadillo comes from the variety and distinctiveness of the books that arrive in the post. My current...
Sep 20, 20194 min read


Spooks and Ghouls, Freaks and Fools ...
Halloween need not be a time for fear of fear but a time for fun in the fear. Why? How? Because there is great opportunity to be safely...
Oct 31, 20186 min read


A world of musuems ...
Louise works in a museum, in a museum library full of books to be precise so does that make her biased towards the topic of books about...
Oct 7, 20186 min read


Books for a long summer ...
Parcels come thick and fast into our porch at Armadillo HQ – they come in all shapes and sizes. Some contain one book and its AI...
Jul 17, 20184 min read


The outdoor life
Spring is finally making a proper entrance, the days are longer and very slightly warmer, what better opportunity than this to get out...
Apr 15, 20184 min read


Celebrating Mother's Day
I have just a small selection for you to choose from but they are all simply a delight to read (and share). To begin, once from long-time...
Mar 11, 20183 min read