Monthly Archives: May 2012

Tiddler

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Tiddler is our two-year old, and it is also the name of a book that we love.  Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, Tiddler is a wonderfully rhythmic, rhyming story, perfect for reading aloud.  Tiddler is a little fish who is always telling stories.  No-one believes him, but one day when he is in trouble his trail of stories helps him find his way home.  The detailed illustrations of so many different sea creatures are very appealing, and for those who are already familiar with The Gruffalo, also by Donaldson and Scheffler, there is a Gruffalo fish to look out for as well.

Tiddler, The Story-Telling Fish. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, 2007.

What’s in a name?

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The hardest thing about starting to write is the blank page – or screen.  When I thought about writing this blog I realised that the title could have become something I agonised about for so long that I would never have begun.  So instead I thought, I’ll just choose the first thing I can think of and get on with it.  Looking around the room, I happened to spot a rather beautiful box with a picture of The Very Hungry Caterpillar on it – having previously contained a mug and bowl gift set, it is now waiting to house “precious things” when I finally decide exactly which things are precious enough for such a gorgeous box!  So that is how this blog came by its name.  Only afterwards did I notice it was quite apt.  Watching children grow and develop into the amazing people they were created to be is perhaps a little like watching caterpillars changing into butterflies.  Only a bit more noisy and messy…

Just another Home Ed blog

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Well here I am at the start of this new journey.  After months of thinking about it, I’ve finally done it – and all it took was the prompting of a child who really wants to write a blog.  So I think there will be a few guest posts from him, and his younger siblings in due course.  For the children, I hope it will be a fun way for them to develop their writing skills.  And for me as well, but also to record some of the steps along the road of our life as a family.  I hope there may be experiences and ideas we can share along the way, to encourage and inspire other parents and home educators.  But for now, I think we’re just doing it because we can.  Thank you for reading!