Team Bookends Pick of the Week

We’ve gathered the perfect bundle of articles we’ve loved this week for you to read, from the cutest Halloween costume to a look back at the Obamas.

Aimee

https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/this-little-girl-went-as-studio-ghibli-character-for-hallowe?utm_term=.uq1MRzpV3#.it2KB2jy7

This kid wins the award for best Hallowe’en costume ever. Scary and yet strangely cute.

Vicky

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/homes-and-interiors/interior-design-ideas-that-won-t-break-the-bank-10389

Finding gorgeous new house decorations like these, thanks to Marie Claire’s brilliant style edit, is a small ray of sunshine in the middle of home decorating madness

Alice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeFzDQCUjzE

Halloween at the White House: as the horrible HORRIBLE presidential election of 2016 finally comes to an end, let’s take a moment to appreciate the last 8 years of the Obamas. Plus the parade of brilliant Halloween costumes! Mini Obamas!

Vicky

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/31/traumatised-elephant-helped-me-overcome-abuse

Having a rough week? This story about how one man overcame a cycle of depression and self-harm with the help of an elephant is guaranteed to warm your heart.