Adele grew up by the sea in sunny Southend and spent many a summer playing on the beach and immersed in imaginative play with her sister and cousins in their beach hut.
She studied politics at Loughborough where she met her husband and they chose to settle in the beautiful little county of Rutland. They now have 3 children – two boys and a girl who keep them very busy playing Mum and Dad taxi!
Adele has been a Primary school teacher for 20 years and shares her love of reading and books with the children at school. She passionately believes that books are the perfect hook into learning as well as the perfect way for children to escape and relax.
Adele loves the smell of bookshops and cannot resist the lure of a new book!
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Recent Posts by Adele Darlington
Escape, One Day We Had to Run by Ming & Wah Chen, illustrated by Carmen Vela
Escape, One Day We Had to Run. What a title! One that evokes a feeling of fear, desperation and panic ...
Beauty and the Bin by Joanne O’Connell
Sometimes you sit reading a book and think I can’t wait to tell the world about this one! Beauty and ...
A Hat Full of Secrets by Karl Newson & Wazza Pink
The relationship between grandparent and grandchild can be a magical one for those lucky enough to experience it. This book ...
Coming to England by Floella Benjamin & Diane Ewen
When the new picture book from my favourite 1980s Play School presenter arrived I must admit I did a little ...
The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips & Isabelle Follath
This book is not for the faint hearted! There’s Slobber, dribble and gore galore, hairy moments and scary moments, a ...
I am a Bird by Isabel Otter & Fernando Martin
Get ready to explore the world of our feathered friends in this brightly coloured, beautifully illustrated non-fiction book by Isabel ...
Albert Talbot Master of Disguise by Ben Manley & Aurélie Guillerey
Embark on a rollercoaster of childhood imagination with the delightful character that is Albert Talbot, Master of Disguise. This book ...
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t by Patricia Hegarty & Jonny Lambert
A bright, eye-catching jungle landscape leaps from every page in this hilarious rhyming picture book by Patricia Hegarty and Jonny ...
The Ten Riddle of Eartha Quicksmith by Loris Owen
Wow, what a book this is! I was in a bit of a reading slump then this popped through the ...
Arlo the Lion who couldn’t Sleep by Catherine Rayner
This latest offering from award-winning Catherine Rayner is truly mesmerising, a spectacular combination of melodic words and phrases coupled with ...
