{"id":14298,"date":"2023-05-03T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/lowveld\/?p=14298"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:55:45","slug":"bedtime-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/lowveld\/blog\/2023\/05\/03\/bedtime-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>The best way to end the day is with bedtime stories and we&#8217;ve got two brilliant reads for you this month. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-454949\" src=\"https:\/\/rekord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2023\/05\/Attachment2-399x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our bedtime story of the month must be <em>There\u2019s Nothing Faster Than A Cheeta<\/em>h \u2026 the laugh-out-loud tale from Om Nicoll and Ross Collins.<\/p>\n<p>From the image of the very smug cheetah on the first page, when a race is about to start, through a rhino on rolling-skates and penguins on pogo sticks, a giraffe in a jetpack (a tall order) and a racoon in a racing car (er \u2026 is that REALLY fair?). Nope. Nothing. Until seventeen sneaky snails stuck to a self-made, seriously silly, supersonic, steam-powered skateboard sneak into the race. Can they win? And what about the peregrine falcons \u2013 the fastest animal in the world?<\/p>\n<p>Brilliantly illustrated, hilarious, and with some great general knowledge too (did you know the cheetah can run at 112km\/h but the falcon flies at 320? So .. who\u2019s the fastest now!). Macmillan, R220 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusivebooks.co.za\/\">Exclusive Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-454950\" src=\"https:\/\/rekord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2023\/05\/Attachment1-339x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just as informative, and also wonderfully illustrated,<em> Here We Are \u2013 notes for living on planet Earth<\/em> was written by Oliver Jeffers for his son, Harland, in the first two months of Harland\u2019s life \u2026 including everything Oliver thought the boy should know.<\/p>\n<p>From how to find north to the land and the sea, from the body (look after it, as most bits don\u2019t grow back) to the animals to the people (7\u00a0327\u00a0450\u00a0667 and counting) and how important it is to be kind, since the Earth is big and there\u2019s enough for everyone. HarperCollins Children\u2019s Books, R230 from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusivebooks.co.za\/\"> Exclusive Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best way to end the day is with bedtime stories and we&#8217;ve got two brilliant reads for you this month. Our bedtime story of the month must be There\u2019s Nothing Faster Than A Cheetah \u2026 the laugh-out-loud tale from Om Nicoll and Ross Collins. 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