Tips and expert advice

We are excited to be partnering with Claire Russell of playHOORAY! to bring you some wintery play inspiration. Claire is a mum of three, early years expert and big fan of Usborne books and she has shared five brilliant play ideas for all ages inspired by Don’t Tickle the Polar Bear!

Can we really help the trees? was written by Katie Daynes in close collaboration with Dr Manuel Luján, a plant taxonomist at Kew Gardens. Here, Katie quizzes Manuel about what trees mean to him, and how he thinks children can get involved.

We are excited to be partnering Claire Russell of Play Hooray! Claire is a mum, early years expert and fan of That’s not my… books and she’s created some brilliant play ideas for all ages inspired by That’s not my turtle… So, if you’re feeling daunted by entertaining small people when the days can feel very long, you are not alone and we are here to help.

Pollination expert Professor Jeff Ollerton shares his top tips on how you can help wild bees and other pollinators.

Usborne author Holly Baithe tackles the subject of online trolls and shares her top tips on how to deal with them.

Usborne's digital content guru Emma Baxter shares why it's never too early to introduce books to children to help them learn the alphabet.