A New Peppa Pig book to Raise Funds for Coronavirus Charity

[I have not been compensated in any way for this post. I have however, been allowed to give a copy of the book away directly from the publisher.]

It's such a strange time right now for everyone across the world. Our "normal" living is so different compared to what it was like four months ago and coronavirus is still very heavily a part of our lives.

Ladybird Books have released a new Peppa Pig book, Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses. 10% of the retail price of this book will go straight to The Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, a coronavirus charity that are doing fantastic work in these tough times. This appeal is run by NHS Charities Together and they will benefit from every copy of this book that is sold this year.

In the book, Peppa and her playgroup have a visit from Dr Brown Bear and Nurse Fox. They learn the importance of washing their hands, staying healthy and they get to experience the brilliant work that doctors and nurses do - things we all should teach our children.

As these are important messages that children should be hearing right now, it can be comforting and familiar to hear them in a book filled with their favourite characters.

Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses retails at £6.99 and you can purchase a copy from Waterstones.

Ladybird Books would also love to see pictures and videos of your little ones dressed up as doctors and nurses to help support the wonderful NHS staff so join in by posting your images on social media with the hashtag #PeppaLovesDoctorsAndNurses

Ladybird Books have also very kindly allowed me to give a copy of the book away and they will pay the donation so that the charity doesn't miss out. In order to win, just head over to my Instagram account and follow the instructions on the post. Good luck!

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*GIVEAWAY* @ladybirdbooks have released a brand new Peppa Pig book - Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses. 10% of all sales will go directly to The Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, a coronavirus charity. You can find out more by clicking the link in my bio. They would love to see videos and photos of your little ones dressed up as doctors and nurses, so if you share your images on social media, use the #PeppaLovesDoctorsAndNurses hashtag. Ladybird Books have kindly given me a copy to give away! To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is: - Follow me - Let me know that you would like to be entered That's it! If you want to tag friends who might be interested or share this post, that would be lovely. The giveaway ends at 23:59 on Sunday 21st June. I will announce the winner here and DM them on Monday morning. It is open to UK residents only. [I haven't been compensated in any way for this post but the publisher is allowing me to give a book away directly from them.]

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Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls - Review

One thing that I've always wanted to instil in my children is that they can do anything or be anything that they want to do or be. Nothing should be out of bounds because it's seen for a specific gender, C will happily play with E's "stereotypical girly toys" and E loves superheroes as much as her big brother. She's even told me that when she's older, she'd love to be a firefighter or a police officer. 

When I heard that Ladybird were publishing Tales of Adventurous Girls, I jumped at the chance to get my hands on a copy as it's something I'd like both my daughter and son to read. We aren't stuck in the 50's anymore and I want to teach them from an early age that women are just as important as men in this world. Girls can save the day too!

Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls is comprised of six different stories; Gretel and Hansel (a huge grin appeared on my face upon realising that the Gretel's name was first for once in this popular Brothers Grimm fairytale), Tamasha and the Troll, Tokoyo and the Sea Serpent, Chandra and the Elephants, Sea Girl and the Golden Key and The Snow Queen.

All of the short stories are wonderfully different, but the theme is the same throughout. The heroine. The female characters who are so inspiring and empowering. C and E are 6 and 4 and they listened silently to every word, absorbing the words and meanings. It will definitely be a book that we will read a lot. I was only familiar with Gretel and Hansel so I even enjoyed reading this myself.

In addition to fantastic fairytales, you are taken aback by the beautiful illustrations that accompany each story, all of them being drawn by six wonderful female artists. I was particularly excited about the introduction being written by Jacqueline Wilson. I owned all of her books as child and she has always been an inspiration to me. She questions why the princesses in the typical stories always have to have a handsome prince rescue them, why can't they save themselves? E loves her Disney Princesses, I won't lie but it's been lovely to introduce her to something different and teach her that she can do anything she puts her mind to.

Ladybird Tales for Adventurous Girls would make a fantastic Christmas gift this year and is suited to children aged 4-8 years old. You can purchase your own copy here.

(We received this item for the purpose of this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.)