Lucy's Book Nest -Independent Usborne Organiser

17/02/2022

An awesome new special offer! 🌍

02/02/2022

Quick! It's free for a limited time!

21/01/2022

Never too young to enjoy a book! Do you know someone with a baby who would benefit from these bold, eye-catching books? 👶

Colour is something us adults take for granted, but to babies colour is a source of sensory fascination.
For the first 12 months of a baby's life, their vision is still developing. Do you know how much colour (or rather, how little colour) babies can actually see? And why black and white books are so absorbing?

Find out what are babies' favourite things to look at, and play with the handy tool which let's you see the world through a baby's eyes. https://bit.ly/3fcGs8B

21/01/2022

Brand new releases! 🤩 Available here, now!

11/01/2022

Wow! 🚀

The largest, most powerful telescope ever was sent into space on Christmas Eve. It's capable of looking back in time and unravelling the mysteries of the universe!

Our Quicklinks team have researched the best websites for children about the James Webb Space Telescope, where they can watch the launch, discover its mission and learn about this significant event with videos, activities, games and more.

See the curated list of websites here:
https://bit.ly/3Ggle5J

04/01/2022

So excited - I love a sale! 😍
Pop over to the group page for sale items. 🎉

30/12/2021

🎧 do your children enjoy listening to audio books? Mine love it! It gives us parents a chance rest our own voices!
Quick, grab a cuppa and let the kids listen! ☕

Listen to a story!
Did you know every week we upload a different children's story to our website for you to listen to at any time. Whether in class, at bedtime, in the car - or wherever you see fit!
Visit our Listen to a Story page here: https://bit.ly/3s47c2N

Don't forget to check back for a new story every week.

22/12/2021

THE best websites for kids at Christmas! 🎅🎄🦌 Check them out - there are some great activities here ☃️

We've picked the best Christmas-themed websites for children, so you don't have to go searching.

🎄You can discover the Christmas story and find out how people around the world celebrate Christmas.

🎄You can discover some Christmas crafts such as making a sparkly star, twiggy robins, and some warm mittens.

🎄You can quiz yourself or challenge a friend with brainteasers, true-or-false and guess-the-word quizzes in our choice of the best Christmas quizzes.

🎄You can find out all about reindeers - try a reindeer quiz, discover fun facts, see real reindeer and more.

🎄You can play online Christmas-themed games. Try festive coding activities, decorate a virtual tree and play tunes with merry robins.

🎄These websites have been specially curated by our team to enhance children's learning experiences.

Visit our Usborne Quicklinks page here: https://bit.ly/3EEzLr3 Enjoy!

21/12/2021

Stuck for something to do with the kids away from the crowds this week? There are some fab festive ideas here. 🦌

It’s a constant battle trying to balance kids’ screen-time, but the Christmas holidays are a great opportunity for some quality family time away from the glare of the digital world.

Some activities may even become a family tradition that you repeat every year, or at the very least provide you with happy Christmassy memories.

Here are 13 ideas to keep the kids away from the glare in the run up to Christmas, on Christmas Eve and beyond... https://bit.ly/3pIpzaF

19/12/2021

Love this one! 🎅 Can you draw Santa?

Looking for some Christmas holiday entertainment to do with the kids? Usborne illustrator and designer, Candice Whatmore and her son, Theo show you step-by-step how to draw lots of things from a T-Rex to a unicorn. For the month of December Candice and Theo are drawing Christmas pictures, including Santa, reindeers, a snowman and a robin.

Take a look at their videos here: https://bit.ly/3lTifrU
See their Christmas specials on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYf-ELpNqYRBp392ewbAitlAk108fLwoE

10/12/2021

A gorgeous wintery book for little ones 🐻‍❄️

You'd better not tickle that polar bear, because it just might growl if you do! Little children won't be able to resist tickling the adorable touchy-feely animals to hear the animal sounds in this unique novelty book. Alongside the polar bear there's a walrus, a seal and a puffin, followed by a musical finale guaranteed to get everyone dancing.

Watch a video and find out more here: https://bit.ly/3poYbhP