Book Worm - Richard Scarry books

Do you remember this or any other of Richard Scarry's books?  

I loved it.  It was written with the intention that children would be amused but at the same time learn about words and numbers and even about things like sharing and helping.

 

And it worked.  I lapped up every image.  I loved the human qualities of the animals and the enormity of the elephant perched on his trike.

And I scoured the different rooms, looking for humorous pictures of the 'children' getting up to mischief.  I was completely duped by the fact that I was learning English, Maths, Geography, Zoology and Ethics at the same time!

All images © Golden Books

Richard Scarry wrote over 300 books and sold over 150 million copies world-wide.   They are timeless classics and I urge you to get onto ebay or Amazon and snap one up today!

Scene on Screen - check out your local library

I know that libraries are not a secret, but perhaps not so well known is the fantastic service available in most libraries for renting the latest DVDs for what, as far as I know, is the cheapest rental around.  And the service, at least in my county, beats the likes of any online rental service I've encountered hands down.

As well as being able to browse what's on offer at your local branch, you can go online and reserve them.  If they don't have it in my branch, I can request it from another Dorset branch and they will send it across to mine where I can pick it up within 7 days. And I can return it to my local branch too.  No travel, no hassle.

And so, with a little forward planning, I've often got my weekend's viewing sorted and ready to collect on Saturday.  I don't know how much yours charge, but mine are 50p a day.  

And my most adventurous rental?  The Killing Series 1.  20 hour long episodes over one weekend.  Nearly killed me.  But well worth it.