{"id":114,"date":"2011-02-20T14:38:10","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T03:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funhello.com\/tomdickson\/?p=114"},"modified":"2011-02-20T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T03:38:10","slug":"book-splurging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/funhello.com\/tomdickson\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"Book splurging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">UK Book Depository<\/a> is one of the most magical websites. \u00a0Time after time, they have the cheapest books. \u00a0I just did a comparison of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borders.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">Borders Australia<\/a> (with a 40% discount voucher) and UK Book Depository with its free international shipping still wins hands down. \u00a0Here are some latest additions to the Dickson family library:<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s Not My Dolly and That&#8217;s Not My Kitten by Fiona Watt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/7945\/9780794506353.jpg\" alt=\"That's Not My Dolly...\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/7460\/9780746071489.jpg\" alt=\"That's Not My Kitten\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our eldest son loves his &#8220;That&#8217;s Not My&#8230;&#8221; book collection and our youngest has started showing interests in them now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spot Bakes a Cake by Eric Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/1424\/9780142403297.jpg\" alt=\"Spot Bakes a Cake\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our eldest spotted this (pardon the pun) advertised on the back of another spot book he loves (Spot Goes to School). \u00a0&#8220;Buy Spot Bakes a Cake&#8221; he said. \u00a0How could I refuse?<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/0602\/9780060245863.jpg\" alt=\"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This appears on best seller and recommended reading lists a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/6898\/9780689817649.jpg\" alt=\"Strega Nona\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lile had memories of this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Snail and the Whale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/3339\/9780333982242.jpg\" alt=\"The Snail and the Whale\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the author of the Gruffalo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/1405\/9780140502961.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/0644\/9780064431439.jpg\" alt=\"Caps for Sale\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It just looked funny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meg and Mog: Three Favourite Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img src=\"https:\/\/images.bookdepository.co.uk\/assets\/images\/book\/small\/9780\/1413\/9780141336480.jpg\" alt=\"Meg and Mog: Three Favourite Stories\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another of Lile&#8217;s favourites. \u00a0We borrowed some from the Library and they quickly became a favourite of our eldest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Book Depository is one of the most magical websites. \u00a0Time after time, they have the cheapest books. \u00a0I just did a comparison of Borders Australia (with a 40% discount voucher) and UK Book Depository with its free international shipping still wins hands down. \u00a0Here are some latest additions to the Dickson family library: &hellip; 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