The Usborne Big Book of Stars & Planets

I bought this to supplement our homeschool theme on ‘Space’ in December 2014. It’s a visually stunning book, made better by the fold-out pages! She LOVES it and still reaches for it when I ask her to pick out a book to read together. Here’s a picture of her favourite page in the book!

Another space-themed book we enjoyed was Space Lift-the-Flap. The illustrations are wonderful and there’s lots of facts on every page – a fact-loving kid would love this!

We’re Off to Make ‘Umrah

I was shopping around for a picture book about umrah and this seemed to be the only one available, so I ordered it without hesitation. Fortunately, it turned out to be perfect for the 5-year-old kiddo. It explains the steps involved in making umrah from the perspective of a young boy, along with on-point, though somewhat dated, illustrations. There’s a poster summarising the book’s content included. It’s pretty useful! We have it pasted up on the wardrobe door to review whenever she feels like it. I would definitely recommend this title to anyone who will be making umrah with young children.

The Enormous Crocodile

I started introducing the kiddo to chapter books lately, even though they’re above her reading level. And what better books to start with than Roald Dahl’s! I read to her a few pages at a time before bed. We finished it not long ago and she’s been asking me to read it to her again. Quentin Blake’s illustrations are a winner as always; they truly complement the whimsical style of Roald Dahl’s writing. I think we’ll read Matilda next!