Category: Book Reviews

In the long stretch between the end of school 2019 and finally feeling settled into the routine for 2020 my 3-year-old has dropped regular naps,...

My personal highlight of the month was going to a book launch for Christmas Wonder, by Vikki Conley and Cheryl Orsini. I have blogged about...

This was a busy month for us – we moved house after 8 years at our current home. So our school holiday activities were punctuated...

Picture Books Liarbird, by Laura and Philip Bunting – I totally loved this one!! The illustrations and book design are superb (some of the best...

A year ago I blogged about a terrific book, The All New Must Have Orange 430, an exceptional debut picture book from West Australian school...

August is a big month for children’s books in Australia. The CBCA announce their winners for the book of the year followed by a week...

Picture Books Rodney Loses It!, by Michael Gerard Bauer and Chrissie Crebs – a very funny and fun book to read with your kids; rhyming...

I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without posting. I think I’ve also been feeling very overwhelmed thinking about writing this post because I know...

My girls’ reading landscape in May was dominated by the type of very early chapter books that parents often can’t stand because of the shallow...

This was such a great book and such a splendid success as a family read-aloud that I thought it deserved its own blog post, not...