Day 02 Ruby’s Advent Calendar

2nd Dec 20183rd Dec 2018 ~ Miss Ruby Heart ~ Leave a comment

Day 02 Ruby’s Advent Calendar

So here is the link to our wonderful #AdventCalendar of #ChildrensBooks (Click the calendar image, opens in a new window)

Once you open the window there will be a featured book of the day, plus links for you to check out. There will be lots of fun, games and a few giveaways too.

Today’s Featured Author is Scott Pixello

Scott describes himself as a moderately-disturbed Brit. Click the image to visit him on WordPress.

I’ll share the featured book tomorrow but just check our Keith Ramsbottom

The Keith Ramsbottom trilogy (currently five books, soon to be more) takes a key moment in British history, the Roman occupation, and wonders what would happen if a teenager tried to lead a group of rebels despite being a bit rubbish.

AD 59. Britain is suffering under Roman occupation. The people are holding out for a saviour, a leader, a hero. What they get is Keith Ramsbottom. He’s a boy on a mission. If only he knew what that was. He must fight slavery and injustice, his secret crush on Boudicca and his greatest enemy of all: Latin homework. A searing portrait of Britain in the 60s. The AD 60s, that is.

The first in a trilogy of six.

Day 02 Featured Book

Shirley Burly and the Isle of Dogs

by Scott Pixello

Happy Reading

Day 01 Ruby’s Advent Calendar

1st Dec 20182nd Dec 2018 ~ Miss Ruby Heart ~ 1 Comment

Happy #1stDecember

So here is the link to our wonderful #AdventCalendar of #ChildrensBooks (Click the calendar image, opens in a new window)

Once you open the window there will be a featured book of the day, plus links for you to check out. There will be lots of fun, games and a few giveaways too.

24 Sleeps to Go by Trish J. Kelly

Whilst we do not want to give away the secret behind today’s door, we have this extra treat for you ’24 Sleeps to Go’ by Trish J. Kelly. Featuring one story to read each day up to Christmas.

Find Trisha on Facebook

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Tristan’s Book Corner review

I found this earlier on Trisha’s website and could not resist sharing this lovely #BookReview from young Tristan. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did?

Day 01 Featured Book

‘Young Ebenezer ~ A New Christmas Carol by Rose English

Happy Reading

‘Young Ebenezer ~ A New Christmas Carol’ by Rose English

29th Nov 201830th Nov 2018 ~ Miss Ruby Heart ~ Leave a comment

Amazon Countdown

Well December is almost upon us and to get you into the mood Rose English is doing a special REDUCED PRICE on the seasonal story of ‘Young Ebenezer ~ A New Christmas Carol’. It is the lyrical re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ but for younger readers or those simply young at heart. Click the book image below to be taken to Amazon so you can take a ‘Look Inside’.

Ruby’s Advent Calendar

A special advent calendar to ‘Celebrate Reading with Miss Ruby Heart’ featuring a children’s book everyday until Christmas has also been created. Don’t go trying to cheat now because the calendar can only be opened on its actual day.

Miss Ruby Heart Facebook Event

Pop on over to Facebook to join in the fun, games and giveaways not just for the week of the Young Ebenezer Amazon Countdown by throughout December. Click the image to go to the event (will open in a new page).

Give the gift of Reading

Happy Reading

Winter Wonderland of Reading Christmas Giveaway

21st Nov 201830th Nov 2018 ~ Miss Ruby Heart ~ Leave a comment

Come and join us for the

Winter Wonderland of Reading

Author & Blogger Christmas Giveaway

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My Prizes

1st Prize

UK Winner ~ Signed Book ‘Young Ebenezer’ or ‘Seal Mother’

Anywhere else ~ eBook

2nd Prize

‘Seal Mother’ eBook

3rd Prize

Snowflake Necklace & Earrings (or similar)

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Good Luck Everyone

Remembrance Sunday 2018 ‘Lest we forget’

11th Nov 201812th Nov 2018 ~ Miss Ruby Heart ~ 1 Comment

Children’s Books

Today as it is Remembrance Sunday, and sometimes children have many questions we want to share a couple of #BooksWeLove Hopefully this will help parents or guardians give them a more enjoyable learning experience, helping them to understand about war and those who were part of it.

Stubby: A True Story of Friendship by Michael Foreman

Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend… and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in the First World War, sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.

This is a beautifully illustrated story for children 5 – 7 years. If you click the images above they will open in a seperate window so you can get a better feel for the story.

We give this a 4 Paw rating

Poppy Field by Michael Morpurgo & Michael Foreman

This is a beautifully illustrated NEW RELEASE, to celebrate the history of the poppy.

In Flanders’ fields, young Martens knows his family’s story, for it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting of strangers, to a father’s tragic death many decades after treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens’s family in profound ways – it is their history as much as any nation’s.

The lovely illustrations are in grey with hints of red to highlight throughout. Truly captivating. Click here >> ‘Look Inside’ to take a peek on Amazon.

We give this a 4 Paw rating

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Chris Turnbull

This beautiful seasonal treat is for the whole family. I am sharing it here because it has a selection of wonderful stories and facts about the war. For example history students will surely remember The Christmas Truce 1914 During the war German and British soldiers ceased fighting and celebrated with a game of football across ‘No Man’s Land’.