Now we are moving home within the next two months, my mind is starting to turn towards the new room layouts and space and storage available, particularly within the children’s new bedrooms. In our current house they have been rather spoilt space-wise, and both have large bedroom, especially Sasha who inherited our old bedroom when we moved up into the loft last summer.
Our new house is an almost topsy-turvey layout to the one we live in now- the new downstairs is much bigger (having been extended) but at the moment the upstairs is smaller, and will remain so until we can afford to do a loft conversion in a few years time. As a result, the Freddie will have a room a similar size to the one he’s in at the moment, but Sasha will temporarily be downsizing in quite a big way! Because of this, I’ve been pondering new storage solutions. Aside from getting rid of some stuff (I’m hoping I can deftly store away some outgrown toys that she’s still clinging on to!), I need to find clever ways of displaying her lovely play-things and books.
When it comes to the latter, I’m hoping to be able to try out some fabulous book storage when we move as part of the Great Little Trading Co Testing Team, and so her room doesn’t become a squash and squeeze! And with one of GLTC’s mantras being “We create more space”, I am more than confident that we’ll be able to find some brilliant solutions. Oh, and they’re also currently offering 15% off all their book storage- result!
Here are some of the options that I love…
1. Greenaway Gallery Bookcase – £85
2. Sling Bookcase – Navy Star – £70
3. Potter Library Table – £95
4. Miss Cat Storage Cart – £30.40
5. Townhouse Bookcase – £125
There should be a Squash and Squeeze no more once we’ve chosen the right book storage, and with this in mind, the Great Little Trading Co and Macmillan are offering one lucky blog reader the chance to win 8 fabulous reissued Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler books (including of course, A Squash and a Squeeze!).
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We love monkey puzzle x
the gruffalo
Room on the Broom!
Hippo has a hat is a favourite of my little ones.
the gruffalo
Oh it changes everyday….I love Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book.
I’ve only ever read The Gruffalo so I’m excited to look up more. xxx
Postman bear x
The Gruffalo’s Child
Superworm
The gruffalo
The Gruffalo.
Has to be the Gruffalo, although I do also really enjoy reading the highway rat to my son as well.
Room on the Broom
We love Room on the Broom – we watched the live stage version and it was brilliant!
Room on the broom.
Oh I just love stick man the best but also the snail and the whale – I am reading it to a classful of French three year olds in English on Thursday…I feel sick!
The gruffalo
Hairy Maclairy from Donaldson’s Dairy!
the gruffalo
A Squash and a squeeze
the gruffalo
(^~^) the smartest giant in town (^~^)
As he is so kind
Superworm
I’ve been learning more about Julia Donaldson since working at a nursery. I really enjoy The Gruffalo. The mouse is so clever!
The Gruffalo
We love all of her books but a favourite has to be The Gruffalo
Room on the broom
We love Tiddler!
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo
love them all kids love new books
Aw it has to be The Gruffalo! Great comp 🙂
We absolutely love the Gruffalo 🙂
It has to be Room on a Broom.
We love the smartest giant in town! Lots of singing involved!!!
I love the Gruffalo
We love the Gruffalo !
I love the Gruffalo
The Gruffalo –
we love Paper dolls book, my 4 year old would love these
We love Room on the Broom
The Snail and The Whale xx
the gruffalo as it was the first story i ever read my son as a baby and he used to love it
Room on the Broom!
Monkey Puzzle is very good.
The gruffalo
The gruffalo!
The Snail and the Whale x
The Gruffalo has always been one of my faves.
The snail and the whale, such a lovely book.
The Gruffalo
My grandson loves The Gruffalo
We love the gruffalo
Room on the Broom is mine and my niece’s favourite.
Our absolute favourite is of course ‘The Gruffalo’
We all love Stickman 🙂
I think it has to be the groundbreaking The Gruffalo.
Both me, and my daughter LOVE The Gruffalos Child. x – My daughter also loves ‘Rabbit’s Nap’
The Snail and The Whale.
The smartest giant in town is my favourite.
Charlie Cooks Favourite Book
Tabby McTat
We love Stick Man!
The Gruffalo
My sons love Stick Man 🙂
I really like the Snail and the Whale and always hope my son gets it from nursery on a Friday so we get to have it for the whole weekend, lol x
Toss up between Room on a Broom & The Gruffalo
I love Room on the Broom.
Room on the Broom is one of my daughter favourite books .x
The Gruffalo is a big hit in this house!
Well I love The Gruffalo, my daughter loves Room on The Broom and my son loves Superworm!!
Postman bear
A Squash and a Squeeze!
My boys and I love Zog
The Gruffalo – I loved reading that to my nephew.
Charlie Cook’s Favourite book is mine and my son’s favourite 🙂
Tiddler is my favourite
Grandson like Room on the broom
snail and the whale is my favourite because it shows how no matter how small you feel you can make a huge difference x
Must be the Gruffalo
Has to be Room on the Broom or Foxes Socks
My favourite is Room on the Broom but my kids love Stick Man
A squash and a Squeeze
Has to be night monkey, Day monkey
I love ‘Superworm’. I’ve just finished my degree in Primary Education and the kids always love to listen to Superworm!
Thomas and Chuggington are top at the moment.
I adore The Paper Dolls
Stick Man, We love reading stick man with his stick lady love and their stick children 3!!!Stick Man Oh Stick Man beware of the dog!!
It’s the obvious one, but the gruffalo! It’s so nice, my sons loves it too 🙂
I just love the Gruffalo, it’s a classic now!
Room on the Broom
The Gruffalo’s Child
All her books are good, but the Gruffalo is my favourite!
Room On The Broom
The Gruffalo is my childrens fav and i have just got a copy for my little granddaughter to enjoy x
the gruffalo
We love The Monkey Puzzle
Paper Dolls – such a sweet meaning
Stick man
The Gruffalo
Room on the Broom
We really enjoy Stick Man.
Room on the broom
Which is your favourite Julia Donaldson book? Room on the Broom
My favourite is A Squash and a Squeeze 🙂
Room on the broom
Room on the Broom 🙂
The Gruffalo is a classic
the stick man x
we love the gruffalo. my daughter loves it when I do all the silly voices.
Monkey Puzzle
Love The grufalo
We love a squash and a squeeze
I love Room on a broom best
My son loves Zog 🙂
I love the Stick Man but all her books are great
The Grufflalo
Room on the broom love reading it with my little girl
Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom
The Gruffalo
Has to be The Gruffalo
Me and my 9 year old son Joshua love a squash and a squeeze all Julias books are fantastic and the poetry in them is so clever.
I love stick man makes me a bit teary ha ha!
stick man
Tabby McTat
The Gruffalo’s Child
gruffalo
The Gruffalo – been a favourite for a while now.
Gruffalo
My favourite Julia Donaldson book is The Gruffalo 🙂
My daughters favourite book in the entire world is Paper Dolls tho it makes mummy sneak off for a cry afterwards when the little girl grows up into a mummy!!!! Sob sob
My granddaughter aged 3 was a massive Gruffalo fan but now having discovered The Gruffalo’s Child has to have that read every night, her first example of ‘a series’ 🙂
The Gruffalo’s Child or Stick man,it’s a really difficult question as they’re all so good x
Everyone in this house loves The Gruffalo 🙂
A Squash and a Squeeze is mine .. love it
the gruffalo
Apart from The Gruffalo our favourite Julia Donaldson book is Room on the Broom
love these books
The Gruffalo (sorry to be the same as most people) xxx
The good old Gruffalo
The BFG
Room on the Broom
The Gruffalo
room on the broom 🙂
Room on the Broom for us!
The Gruffalo is our favourite Julia Donaldson book, my kids know most of the words off by heart.
Room on the Broom, great fun read
The Gruffalo is a favourite in our house 🙂
The Gruffalo’s
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book
Room on the Broom
Monkey Puzzle is our favourite!
The gruffalo
The Gruffalo
The Scarecrows Wedding is a firm favourite in our house 🙂
the gruffalo
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo of course!
the gruffalo
We love Gruffalo immensely but have to admit haven’t gotten around yet to buy Gruffalos child, I bet that too is a lovely book 🙂
The gruffalo of course
The Gruffalo. My kids love it.
the toddle waddle
The gruffalo is my daughters favourite
The Gruffalo
Room on the broom is read regularly but I would love to win the stickman as i have never read it
Room on the Broom
Stick Man is our favorite ????
Stick Man 🙂 xxx
We absolutely love The Gruffalo in our house.
I love Monkey Puzzle x