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Advice, Aunties & Uncles, Benefits of Personalised Books, Children's Books, Family, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Personalised Books, Personalised Children's Books, Post

8 Unique Reasons to Give a Personalised Book

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
8 images of children & parents reading Tickled Moon personalised books
27
Mar

(That You Might Not Have Thought Of!) We all know that personalised books make for magical gifts, but beyond birthdays and Christmas, they can be useful in so many more ways. Whether it’s to help a child through a big change, soothe them at bedtimes, or bring you closer together, a story with their name […]

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Children's Books, Family, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Information, Joy, Personalised Books, Personalised Children's Books, Storytelling

Strengthening the Special Bond with your Grandchildren

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Grandparents reading Tickled Moon books with thier grandchildren
09
May

 …through Personalised Reading Experiences.  In our latest Grandparenting blog, we celebrate the extra-special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. We’ll explore the wonderful world of personalised reading experiences and how they can strengthen these cherished relationships. As we delve into the magic of storytelling and sharing a book together, you’ll see how much joy it can […]

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Children's Books, Information, Personalised Books, Personalised Children's Books, Positivity, Post, Small Business

Beyond Ordinary Stories

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Lots of children holding Tickled Moon personalised books
14
Jun

How Tickled Moon’s Personalised Books Help Children Build Confidence and a Positive Self-Identity “An outstanding success as a gift, he loves the idea of having a book about himself, a pleasure to read. Highly recommend.” – Karen on “The Birthday BOO!”. Every child deserves to feel special and empowered. While traditional off-the-shelf picture books captivate […]

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Birthday Surprise, Children's Books, Personalised Children's Books

What make the BEST birthday surprises?

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Surprised family
24
Aug

(For a 2 or 82-year-old??) “SURPRISE!!!!” A word on your birthday that may fill you with delight…or horror. Birthday surprises are fun to organise and can be great fun to experience. They can be hugely elaborate or a quiet gesture, but whatever you decide to do, you need to get it right for the person […]

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Interview, Personalised Children's Books, Storytelling

How to Tell a Great Children’s Story

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Haanah Smith Award Winning Storyteller
30
Sep

An Interview with Award Winning Storyteller – Hannah Smith Children LOVE being read to. And any parent or grandparent will know that reading a children’s story with a small child can be one of the most delightful moments of your day. It’s also good for both of you! For the child it can help their […]

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Child's Names, Parenting

What’s In the Current Child’s Names?

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
29
Jun

(And how it’s bye bye Isabel & Harry and hello Aurora & Xander) It’s interesting isn’t it, how every generation has its own ‘feeling’ and fashion of child’s names. You don’t see any Alisons and few Simons (the Tickled Moon creators) being born at the moment, but our grandparent’s names are right back in vogue.  […]

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Humour, Poetry

Peachy Poetry – Part Two

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
peachy-poetry-part-2
05
Feb

(For Perfecting Playfulness) Yes it’s back! By popular demand (thanks mum…), MORE Peachy Poetry, this time for Perfecting Playfulness! (And if you’re thinking What Is Peachy Poetry? – then check out Part One for a full explanation of the genre and numerous early examples.) But first, how do you define playfulness? And perfect it?? People […]

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Benefits of Personalised Books, Children's Books, Literacy, Personalised Books, Personalised Children's Books

The 7 Key Benefits of a Personalised Children’s Book

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
bb-softback
26
Sep

“There’s no other book out there like it.” (You and Yours BBC Radio 4) I remember, many years ago, receiving a rather different Christmas present from my big brother Malcolm. It was a personalised book called “Wizwam and I in Africa”. It wasn’t a particularly great story and the quality was fairly ropey, but it […]

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Humour, Poetry

Peachy Poetry – Part One

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Peachy poetry
29
Aug

(For Pointless Procrastinating…) Peachy Poetry? A little known form of the genre, invented circa 2019 by the poet (ahem) Alison Reddihough and dedicated to short, mostly rhyming musings about totally random things. Poetry that is… well, Peachy. And Pointless Procrastinating? Hey, don’t knock it! Pointless Procrastinating is underrated (as is Peachy Poetry). Both are a […]

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Children's Books, Personalised Children's Books

What makes a great, personalised, children’s book??

Posted on by Alison Reddihough
Personalised-book-Birthday-Boo
23
Jul

(And where can I find one???) “Imagine a story so specialAbout a very unusual friendWhere YOU are the star of the storyFrom the start, right to the end. So enjoy this book dear (FIRST NAME) Because it’s written just for you!And given with lots of special loveAnd monster cuddles too!” (Dedication in “The Birthday BOO!”) […]

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