I thought I'd share some of the books with you that I had for my birthday. The first one is 'How to be an explorer of the world' by Keri Smith. It's a real fun book that aims to make you look more at the things around you. Here's an example of one of the 'Exploration' exercises. This one encourages you to record everything you consume or purchase in a day or week. And this one encourages you to look at colours more closely around you. By using the colour chart chips you match them to what you se around you. It really is a fun book and I'm going to take it on holiday with me. Keri also has a great blog called 'Wish Jar' . She's very generous and you get to share how she develops her ideas into the books she writes. I think it would be great book to share with children - or like me being a big kid just think its great fun. The next book is 'Secrets of Simplicity' by Mary Carlomagno. A really beautiful book to look at if you look a...