I think we are all aware of Father Christmas and how he delivers gifts on Christmas Eve. What about animals though? Who delivers to them? Farmer Clarty of course. Farmer Clarty rides a magical red tractor and delivers presents to all of the animals on the farm. Every animal-even the rats and the mice. Written…
Sheep books are life for the children of sheep farmers but there are many children out there who like sheep too so I thought I would share our favourites. Pete the Sheep by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley is set in Australia and is the tale of Sean the shearer who, instead of…
As the parent of two tractor mad little boys, I think the thought of them not being able to take their tractors with them anywhere is unfathomable. Not Without My Tractor, written by Finn-Ole Heinrich and Dita Zipfel and illustrated by Halina Kirchner is therefore right up the street of my empathetic children who were…
At the farm, I like to think we live and breathe seasons. I really think children enjoy reading stories that they can relate to and books can be a really lovely alternative to chocolate gifts at Easter. I have come up with our favourite books for Spring time and Easter at the farm. Emma’s Lamb…
The beauty of books and reading is that you have to use your own imagination and life experiences to shape the way you think about what you are reading. This could never be more true than when I read Till the Cows Come Home by Sara Cox. She grew up around ten miles from where…
I set myself a target at the beginning of the year to read 12 books. A book a month. It didn’t seem like a huge task but, with three children, the farm and the blog, by August, I was only on five and wondered if 12 could be reached at all. Thankfully I got my…
I have been following Maura McElhone for a while on Twitter and her blog, Falling for a Farmer and I love reading her blog posts. She has a lovely way with words and, when I found out she was having her first book published, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Due to…
If you had told me three weeks ago that our Sunday pudding (bit of a tradition) would be made using a recipe by Paul O’Grady, I think I would have laughed. Two weeks ago I read a review in a Sunday magazine for his Country Life book coming out in paperback and I went straight…
A lot of the classic books that the world has come to know and love were written in London, England. Many famous books even had partial locations set in London, including Charles Dicken’s novels, Bram Stoker and more. It’s a place that attracted many famous authors and continues to be a favourite book lover’s location….
I can’t remember the first time I came across Lorna Sixsmith. It was a long time ago though and, while we are unfortunately yet to meet in person, through the beauty of social media, we have been friends ever since. Lorna is a farmer, farmer’s wife, blogger, author and social media consultant. She is the…