Spring has sprung! We’ve just had a wonderful weekend chez Happydesigner, blessed with glorious sunshine, with the days starting frosty, and the nights clear and moonlit. Spring sunshine, frosty mornings, moonlit nights – sounds like the setting for the opening of a novel! But we digress… Spring has sprung. Plants are beginning to bud, snowdrops…
Not rock, paper, scissors but… trees, paper, books!
Trees. There’s nothing Marmite about trees. We’ve not come across a single person who doesn’t love trees. Even those who are pretty much wedded to being city dwellers love the fact that there are parks and green places dotted around, all with trees in them. We have an additional reason to love trees at Happydesigner….
Once I Wrote a Book About Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (or OMD as my husband calls them!)
I Once Wrote a Book About Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark!
Celebrating National Parents’ Day
Parents. We all have them. Sometimes we love them, sometimes they drive us up the wall! Sometimes they aren’t related to us, and sometimes they can’t be with us. But we’ve all got someone we can thank for getting us to where we are today. Parents play a vital role in the lives of children….
Children Books Are the Foundation for Quality Learning and Education
Children are consistently learning, starting at birth. Their daily experiences help to construct a foundation for their mental development and enhancement for many years to come. Reading children’s books provides the greatest opportunity for little ones to excel in education from childhood to young adults. The introduction of children’s books at early stages in life…
A very Happydesigner sees her children’s books go off to print!
I have been very excited to be working in partnership with a good friend on a new set of children’s books. The Busy Body Series, is a new set of books teaching children (well some adults too…) all about the body and how things work. Heather and I first met 3 years ago and we…
Most Beloved Children’s Christmas Stories
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. colourful lights, beautifully decorated trees, glistening snow, and of course, presents! Everyone is starting to get into the holiday spirit. We are all busy shopping, decorating, baking and spending time with loved ones. Children are dreaming of sugar plum fairies, magical snowmen and flying reindeer. Every child…
The Use Of Animals To Convey Messages
The use of humanised animals in literature is not a new fad in any case, in fact, it has been around for decades! The style is popular for numerous reasons, some being that the child can relate more to the animal than a child or even animals are used to show human nature towards each…
The Use of Children’s Books Benefit Future Imaginations
Future Imagination, Advanced Ideas Using children’s books benefits the imagination of any child’s mind because books create a sense of wonderment for anyone reading and viewing the book, especially curious and energetic children. A child’s book will bring colours, mysteries, and questions to every child’s mind. A child’s imagination needs to be sparked. When an imagination…
