CBeebies:
Bedtime is available from 20th October 2008:
Charlie and Lola – I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed
Fimbles – Moon
Me too! – I want to say goodnight
Roly Mo Show – Sweet Dreams
Teletubbies – Putting Angus to bed
Little Robots – Sweet dreams scary
Balamory: Bedtime
Tweenies – Sleepover
Charlie andLlola – Can you maybe turn the light on?
Extras
CBeebies Sunset song
CBeebies Good Night song
Pui’s Strange New Worlds – A bedtime journey of imagination
Bedtime mode – Select an episode and it will be followed by
the bedtime song, indicating that it is time for bed!
4 DVDs to be won.
RELEASE DATE: 20th October 2008
DURATION: 162 mins approx.
RRP: £9.99
CAT. NUMBER: BBCDVD2819
DVDs and TV Shows
100 Books Every Child Should Read
‘If children are to become readers for life, they must first love stories’
We are in a muddle about literacy. We worry endlessly that children in Britain are not becoming readers. Report after report reveals that we are slipping further and further behind in child literacy levels when compared with other countries. Interesting that Finland finds itself at the top of a recent child happiness table as well as child literacy levels. More of Finland and happiness later.
I'm thinking that education itself is in part to blame. Ironically, it may be responsible both for the great blossoming of our literature, and at the same time for leaving so many with the impression that literature is not for them, but the preserve of a certain educated elite. As a consequence, much of our society has become separated from its own stories. This alienation can happen all too easily.
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Charlie Is My Darling 3-5 Years (B&G)
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How to Find the Childcare your Child
will Love
How to Find the Childcare your Child will Love (Foulsham £9.99) is an indispensable guide to finding the childcare to suit you. As well as covering nannies and au pairs it gives help and advice to parents on all types of out-of-home childcare, including nurseries, crèches, nursery schools and child minders.
With up-to-date information and practical advice it takes you step-by-step through the childcare maze. It covers all aspects of the options out there with the pros and cons clearly defined. Once you have found the right childcare, you then need to learn how to make it work effectively.
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BABY LOVES DISCO
To celebrate the release of The Wiggles new album You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Parents’ World has 10 copies up for grabs!
The Wiggles music has always made you feel like dancing and the latest CD, ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’ is released on the 22ND June and is guaranteed to have little toes tapping around the globe!
Containing lots of extras all packed onto one CD ROM! Including videos of “One Finger, One Thumb”, “C’mon Let’s Jump” and “Shimmie Shake” plus lots more to keep your little ones entertained.
For full details visit www.thewiggles.com
BBC
Audiobooks continues its series of popular children’s classics
with six new full-cast dramatisations of timeless tales
These audiobooks are a wonderful way to introduce your children to
the best-loved stories of your own childhood and are the perfect way
to entertain the family on holiday journeys, rainy days or on the
school run!
Timeless Children’s Classics from
BBC Audiobooks
Half Of All UK Parents
Dread The May Bank Helliday Getaway
New research out today reveals that far from looking forward to the break this May, UK parents are considering it a Bank Helliday, with almost one in two (45%*) worrying about how to keep the children entertained and occupied over the long weekend – especially when it comes to long car journeys.
The research, commissioned by learndirect, the UK’s largest provider
of numeracy and literacy skills and qualifications, surveyed parents
with children aged up to 2, and found that braving the country’s
roads and motorways with the children causes the most stress for more
than one in ten parents (13%). Findings further reveal that one in two (49%**) kids get bored in just 15 minutes
if they have nothing to do. And with the RAC warning of unprecedented
bank holidaycongestion, cars and kids are a recipe for raised blood
pressure amongst parents, warns learndirect.
When it comes to long car journeys, traditional car games are still
the best way to keep the kids occupied, with almost 70% of parents
opting for the likes of ‘I Spy’ or ‘counting cows’.
A similar number of parents (66%) also bring books to keep their kids
busy on long journeys. However, three in five (60%) are forking out
for the latest games consols and portable DVD players to keep their
cherubs busy.
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Atkinson, Mary Ring or Mark Thomson at Consolidated PR on 020 7781 2300
learndirect@consol.co.uk. For information out of office hours please contact Sarah Atkinson on 07841 195 103.
Best of Britain Guides
The publication date will be 2nd week June .
The Best of Britain Devon by Simon Heptinstall
The Best of Britain East Anglia by Susan Griffith
The Best of Britain The Lake District by Lesley Anne Rose
The Best of Britain Isle of Wight and the New Forest by Victoria Pybus
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Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer by Jane
Brocket - perfect cookery book for adults and children
inspired by children's classics including THE FAMOUS FIVE and SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
Jane Brocket's CHERRY CAKE AND GINGER BEER marries good old fashioned cooking with children's fiction - it is inspired by all the children's classics including The Famous Five, Swallows and Amazons, Pippi Longstocking and What Katy Did. We publish 10th July 2008.
There is a lot you can get out of this book - not only are there scrumptious recipes, but each chapter has an evocative description about the book that inspired it.
Jane got her inspiration from her youngest daughter Phoebe. Whilst Phoebe was reading Enid Blyton one holiday, they began discussing the various cakes, breakfasts and feasts in The Famous Five and decided to begin trying out the recipes from Children's classics.
This is a book to inspire a whole new generation and transport us back to our childhoods - appealing to foodies, book worms, adults and children alike!
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Latest DVDs/Competitions.
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Blue Dragon Volumes 1 &2
It's family friendly fun so
everyone in the house can enjoy!
Based on the ever-so-popular Xbox 360 role-playing video game, the action-packed animated fantasy series Blue Dragon (cert.12) comes to DVD 1st June 2009, courtesy of Manga Entertainment, featuring the thrilling adventures of Shu and his fellow Shadow Wielders as they enter a mystical world of magic and danger. With the evil Nene, ruler of the Grankingdom intent on ruling the world, the young spirited Shu is called upon to awaken the legendary Blue Dragon and to help fight the forces of darkness. If you like "Dragon Ball" and "Pokemon", you'll love Blue Dragon!
COMPETITION WIN BLUE DRAGON DVDS
To enter email your address to
competitionspw@live.co.uk
Elmo's Potty Time
(Competition) Released on 2nd March by Abbey Home
Media, and brought to you by the letter P…it’s Elmo’s
Potty Time, the perfect tool for potty training! Potty training is
always a concern, and who better to excite children about ‘going
potty’ than Elmo and his friends!
Potty training can be fun, especially when Sesame Street’s
Elmo is on hand to help out. Elmo’s Potty Time creates a positive
potty time experience for children with Elmo, Baby Bear, Grover and
other Sesame Street pals giving advice and encouragement along the
way, and providing useful and stress-free strategies for parents and
caregivers. Brimming with amusement and song, this DVD teaches children
that everyone - mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and friends and
even monsters have had to learn to use the potty. Children will learn
that accidents are okay and it takes time and practice before they
can use the potty on their own.
Sing, dance and laugh with your child, through lessons of confidence
building skills and healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Elmo’s
Potty Time is available to own on DVD from 2nd March 2009, priced
just £7.99, courtesy of Abbey Home Media. For more fun with
Elmo, check out Elmo’s World on Milkshake (five).
Title: Elmo's Potty Time
Format: Single disc DVD
Release Date: 2nd March
2009 Cert: UC
RRP: £7.99
If you’ld like to enter a competition for any of the items
please email us at competitionspw@live.co.uk.
Knight Time - 0-5 Years
(B & G)
Review
Every night, when their daddies tuck them in,
Little Knight dreams of fierce knight-eating dragons
and Little Dragon dreams of dangerous dragon-slaying knights.
But one dark, stormy night, their two worlds collide and Little Dragon and Little Knight discover that they both have teddy bears and cuddly blankets – and they’re not scary at all!
Simple language and powerful imagery shows up the nature of mistaken prejudices and uncovers the universality of night-time fears by using characters who are naturally scared of each other. The result is a reassuring bed-time book with a difference.
Road Dahl Day 2008
This year marks the third annual Roald Dahl Day, a celebration of the work, life and legacy of one of the world's favourite storytellers. In this, the National Year of Reading, the event has extra impetus but, above all, it's a celebration of books and stories and genuinely offers fun for all the family.
The "day" is split between the national events and the events organised at grass-roots level by schools, libraries, bookshops and other community groups. We're in the process of updating www.roalddahlday.info, which will have everything people need to pick up and run with.
In terms of national events, this year's highlights include:
- Quentin Blake LIVE on-stage at London’s National Theatre
- Announcement of shortlist for the FIRST EVER Roald Dahl Funny Book Prize
- Publication of MORE ABOUT BOY – a NEW expanded version of Roald Dahl’s BOY featuring unseen material from the archive
- Touring exhibition of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake’s work
- “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Roald Dahl” roadshow in Glasgow, Cardiff, Dudley, Sheffield and Manchester featuring Roald Dahl EXPERTS plus UNIQUE film of Roald Dahl
- Special events at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre to mark 20 years of MATILDA
- Roald Dahl Day/25 Years of Readathon party at Birmingham ArtsFest
- “A Taste of Roald Dahl” stage show in Bath and Warwickshire
- NATIONAL search for Roald Dahl Reading Champions
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JAMIE LYNN SPEARS IN JIM HENSON'S UNSTABLE FABLES
GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS - RELEASED ON DVD 6 JULY BY MOMENTUM PICTURES
Latest Titles:
Title:
UNSTABLE FABLES: GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS
Title:
UNSTABLE FABLES: TORTOISE VS HARE
Title:
UNSTABLE FABLES: 3 PIGS AND A BABY
For more information click here
www.booktrust.org.uk
booktrust.org.uk
Is Switching To A Mediterranena Diet
Rather Than a Low Diet Better For Those At Risk Of Heart Disease?
Is switching to a Mediterranean diet rather than a low-fat diet
better for those at risk of heart disease?
Help A Heart Week (June 4-12)
However, in a new book Smart Health Choices, the authors argue that a recent randomised trial comparing a low-fat diet with a Mediterranean one, highlighted some doubts.
Smart Health Choices provides the reader with the tools for assessing health advice, whether it comes from a specialist, general practitioner, naturopath, the media, the Internet, or a friend. It shows individuals how to take an active role in their healthcare, and how to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones based on their personal preferences and the best available evidence.
* Today 2.6 million people in the UK are affected by coronary heart disease. The British Heart Foundation is totally committed to preventing heart disease devastating people’s lives. It invests nearly £100 every minute of every day on lifesaving research to fight heart disease. The Help a Heart campaign is aiming to raise £1.5 million this June to continue to save more lives, and help keep more families together. For more information about supporting the Help a Heart campaign visit www.bhf.org.uk
Smart Health Choices, published by Hammersmith Press, is available from www.hammersmithpress.co.uk at £12.99
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