I've been teaching for thirty years ... and one theme is eternal: LOVE! I often end up teaching Year 6. To see them toe-dipping into an unchartered sea of love never fails to inspire me and transport me back to a time, when I was living my own toe-dipping ten year old life. 10 Year Old Love I try to know as I grow how I show I’m in love We meet at play everyday How do I say I’m in love? The rules are new What do I do? I have no clue I’m in love! In maths I beam her smile it s

I love Alan Carr and he made me laugh out loud with his joke on Interior Design Masters about his first kiss; it reminded my of my own primary school memories at Tynsel Parkes. Mrs Parker was wonderful. Her bottomless smock-pocket of Trebor mints was a thing of wonder when you were seven. My First Kiss My first ever kiss under blossoming boughs … Oh how I still wonder what she’s doing now A mint Trebor kiss strong and soft on my cheek Oh I was her favourite at school for one

Thank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles. You can follow Kent on Twitter and you must check out his incredible art on his website. Kent is an extremely talented illustrator. From the moment I opened The Realm of Smaller Things, I was both captivated and intrigued by the whole concept. Every illustration conjures an otherworldly sense of magic, wonder and surrealism. As a teacher, I could use any one of the pow