THE perfect way to recapture those "best days of your life" (sadly not so in my case).

Essentially meant for parents, however, this guide provides projects and sample pages ideal for the amateur or the dedicated enthusiast.

Every milestone, every accomplishment, every pal, every teacher can take their proper place in a colourful and fresh way. So dig out those old class photos and report cards and get cracking.

EVERYBODY has their own personal hero from whatever walk and now there's a chance to expand your horizons with Oxford University Press's new series of pocket sized biographies, Very Interesting People, priced at £4.99.

Published to coincide with Shakespeare's birthday, they not only cover the Bard himself but such diverse personalities as Benjamin Disraeli, JMW Turner, Jane Austen and Winston Churchill.

This is such an easy way to learn about people who have made the world tick.