Lonely Planet Kids’ Atlas of Cats by Frances Evans

Atlas of Cats by Frances Evans is a fabulous book to help children aged 6 to 8-years old or tweens discover feline facts and claw-some profiles and features.

Published by Lonely Planet Kids, the 112-pages book act as a guide to cats from around the world. It also includes large maps of each continent showing the where each cat originates from, basic cat geography from their coat to their claws as well as lowdown on each cat’s unique skills.

This is a great book for cat lovers to snuggle up to and read before bedtime as the hardcover book is filled with amazing and colourful illustrations by Kelsey Heaton  featuring both domestic and wild cats.  Some of the cats featured in the book include the fluff-tastic ragamuffin, hairless sphynx, Persian cats as well as their wilder cousins such as bobcats, pumas, tigers and leopards amongst others.

I also love the fact that the book is filled with fun-packed profiles giving details on each cat’s personality traits, unique skills, and incredible adaptations. There are also special themed features covering courageous cats, cat shows, cute kittens, cats in ancient Egypt, oriental cats, natural instincts, wild cats, cat culture, record-breaking cats.

Captain Christmas by Karl Newson
(Get ready to meet the world’s most festive pirate!)

One of the most fondest memories I have with my children, when they were little at the Christmas time was the build up oto Christmas from heading to venues to see Christmas Lights, meeting Santa and reading Christmas themed books.  I remember my children being glued to the Santa Tracker, watching his every move on Christmas Eve as we sprinkle reindeer dust in the garden and get snacks for Rudolph and his reindeer friends (and a tipple for Santa too).  Our Christmas morning ritual includes heading to Church, enjoying our traditional family pie at breakfast followed up opening presents…and there was always a book, or two, wrapped for them.

Captain Christmas by Karl Newson is a great book to read at bedtime to the build up to Christmas or as a Christmas present for little ones. The book is about Santa’s elves and how they were once fearsome pirates before they met Captain Christmas, a jolly pirate who shows them that giving is better than taking, and soon has them sailing the world on Christmas Eve on a ship packed with presents for every child, no matter how big or small. Illustrated by Tom Knight, the book is filled with colourful illustrations to get their imagination going. It also makes a good book for first ready as its not too wordy.

So if you are ready to discover Santa as you’ve never seen him, before then get your book ordered in, me hearties! The paperback retails at Bloomsbury Children’s Books for just £7.19 , you can also opt to purchase a hardback book for £11.69 or ebook for £6.39 if you prefer.

We’re Going on a Sleigh Ride by Martha Mumford
(A Flip the Flap Adventure)

If you are looking for a good interactive board book for toddlers which allows little hands to flip the flap to discover little hidden gifts then We’re Going on a Sleigh Ride by Martha Mumford is the perfect book to get this festive season.

The book is a fabulous treat to read in the days leading up to Christmas or this makes a fabulous gift for your godchild,  children, niece/nephew or loved one. Readers will enjoy discovering a wild Christmas-themed story that is full of surprises, winter magic, bouncy text and vibrant illustrations by Cherie Zamazing which will fuel your little one’s imagination! To add to the mix, there are 10 surprises hidden under the flaps on the pages which will make reading more exciting!