Category: Book Reviews

  We have had another raving success with chapter books. I went to the library determined not to get any books for Jude as he...

Question: Are you stuck on what to buy a curious mind for Christmas? Answer: ‘A World of Information’ Firstly at just $22  I consider this to...

After picture books and early readers, kids are ready for more meaty books that are much less reliant on pictures. We’ve tried a few and...

I have come across a great series of books for very young children. They are by UK illustrator Jane Foster. Jane’s retro style is very...

A quick one today. We got a great baby/toddler book at the library this week. I don’t usually go looking at the board books because...

If you’ve been out of the Australian children’s literature scene for a few years I can catch you up in two words: Aaron Blabey. His...

I got to take my two big kids, plus a friend, to a fantastic after school reading time at our local library last week featuring...

We stumbled across a fantastic author/illustrator this week, Dan Santat.    Previously we have read ‘Crankenstein‘, which he collaborated on with Samantha Berger. A great book...

Anna Walker is a prolific and easily recognisable Australian illustrator. If you and your children are yet to read a book she has worked on...

There are only a handful of things cuter than a child who can’t read, but learns to memorise a favourite story. The last few weeks...