I'm going back in time this week. I have a few new books to review, but my daughter has spent the week insisting I read an old favourite each night. Meet Prue Theroux, the school librarian. The cool librarian. --- Prue Theroux: the cool ...
Archives for February 2015
How to win 25-words-or-less competitions
I've won my fair share of 25-words-or-less competitions. I've won small things; I've won big things. The prizes that spring immediately to mind include a BOB Ironman stroller, a Robomaid, custom Uberkate jewellery, an iPad Mini, a year's supply of ...
Five Little Platypuses – illustrated by Karen Erasmus (book review)
Five Little Platypuses / Karen Erasmus (illustrator) (Hachette, 2014) Five Little Platypuses is the book you expect it to be. It's the cute, cuddly, Australian version of Five Little Ducks. Erasmus's illustrations are oh-so-cute. The ...
Untabooing grief
This week, my family celebrates the 20th anniversary of my father's death. Did that sentence make you feel uncomfortable? Me too. They're not the right words, are they? Celebrates. Anniversary. But the problem is, there ARE no right words. We are ...
International Book Giving Day giveaway!
Happy Valentine's Day! I can't think of anything better than sitting down with the one I love, heart racing, excitement building, and then reaching out to finally - finally... ...turn the page. It's International Book Giving Day! Sorry love ...
Muddled-up Farm – Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy (book review)
Welcome to another Friday and another children's book review! We spent quite a bit of time at my extended family's farm during January and December. Since we've returned, the kids have been asking for more farm stories. Here's one of our ...
Clucky
You know that feeling you get when you hold a brand-spanking-new baby, and they're so soft and squishy and adorable and trusting and THAT SMELL, oh that newborn smell, hits you and you tear up and blame that eyelash you had in your eye last week as ...
Mix it Up! – Herve Tullet (book review)
Earlier this week, I asked my Facebook followers to nominate their favourite children's books for review. Within ten minutes, I had everyone telling me I just HAD to get my hands on a copy of Mix it Up! by Herve Tullet. All right, all ...
The Best Australian Poems 2014 – edited by Geoff Page (book review)
I spent some time at the beach this summer, and had a fantastic time. I'm not usually one for the sand and the waves and the sand and the sun and the SAND OH MY GOODNESS SAND EVERYWHERE, but we really did have a fantastic time. Before we went to ...