Booking for 4

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...

One of the reasons I love reading picture books with my kids is the pictures. I’m not a hugely artsy person. I don’t think of...

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...

A few weeks ago I posted a quote that I have been reading over and over to motivate me in my reading goals. Part of...

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...

I love this Australian Facebook group: Your Kid’s Next Read It is run to support parents in their attempts to ‘feed the book-devouring-kid beast’.  Spending...