Category: Book Reviews

I thought I might start doing a monthly wrap up of our reading. I’ll include each kids’ recent favourites and progress. I follow quite a...

A little while ago I wrote a review for ReadingTime.com.au of the second edition of Tania McCartney’s Australia Illustrated, it was the first book I’ve...

Graphic novels are generally stories presented in a comic style. The story is told through pictures with the assistance of speech (or thought) bubbles to...

I try really hard not to label books as ‘for girls’ or ‘for boys’. I never want my kids to feel that they are not...

In a previous life I was an ESL teacher for adults, which opened my eyes even further to the atrocities of logic and reason contained...

Talking to kids about difficult topics is something some parents might fear or avoid. I know I do. But luckily I have a parenting partner...

There is a quote I see attributed to C.S. Lewis, which says: “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a...

A while ago I heard about The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin and requested my library to order it in, they said it was too...

I don’t normally record the books my kids read. I’m terrible at keeping up to date with the school reading logs. And our lovely local...

I know it’s getting late in the Christmas season, but you might still be trying to find a good Christmas themed book for your established...