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Rebellious Daughters – edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman (book review)

Rebellious Daughters – edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman (book review)

Earlier this year, I reviewed The Dangerous Bride by Lee Kofman. Not long afterwards, I was offered the chance to review another book featuring her words, and the words of many Australian women. How could I resist such an offer? Here are my ...

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The Fence – Meredith Jaffe (book review)

The Fence – Meredith Jaffe (book review)

I was in a bit of a book-reading funk earlier this year. I'm not sure what put me there. Perhaps I read a few stinkers in a row; perhaps I was in a funk myself, and therefore any task to which I turned my hand (or eyes) became funky by ...

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Amazing Daddy – Rachel Bright (book review)

Amazing Daddy – Rachel Bright (book review)

Community service announcement: there are just two weeks and two days until Father's Day. (In Australia.) Earlier this week, I shared some of the presents we've already gotten my husband. (It's okay. No spoiler alert. He already knows.) But ...

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The Dangerous Bride – Lee Kofman (book review)

The Dangerous Bride – Lee Kofman (book review)

Quite some time ago, author Lee Kofman contacted me to see if I'd be interested in reviewing her book, The Dangerous Bride. A book that, in her own words, 'tells the story of my misadventures in trying to be non-monogamous in the context of my ...

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The Little Girl Who Lost Her Name – a Lostmy.name book review

The Little Girl Who Lost Her Name – a Lostmy.name book review

I have a confession to make: I don't usually like personalised children's books. Perhaps that's because when I was growing up, they just weren't that great. Did you ever get one? They'd be impersonal stories, semi-well-written but vague enough to ...

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Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories – Dr Seuss (book review)

Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories – Dr Seuss (book review)

Hooray! I love Seuss! More Seuss! I was so exited when I saw Horton and the Kwuggerbug on the local bookshop shelves! But I was also wary. Needlessly, it turns out. Here are my thoughts. --- Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories ...

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Practical Perfection – Kelly Exeter (book review and GIVEAWAY)

Practical Perfection – Kelly Exeter (book review and GIVEAWAY)

Perfectionists, rejoice! There's a new book in town. By the one and only Kelly Exeter. And it's as practically perfect as the title suggests. --- Practical Perfection / Kelly Exeter (Swish Publishing, 2016) If you've ever been told ...

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The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers (book review)

The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers (book review)

Watch out, Hawker library. There's a new book in town. And it's rushed to claim a spot in the family favourites list. Meet The Day the Crayons Quit. --- The Day the Crayons Quit / Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children's ...

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Encouraging literacy development in children – and book pack GIVEAWAY!

Encouraging literacy development in children – and book pack GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited about this post. I know I'm supposed to act all cool, calm and collected. I'm supposed to casually mention in passing that oh, by the way, here's a literacy expert I happened to chat with (okay, email) who gave valuable insights ...

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Once Upon a Twice – Denise Doyen and Barry Moser (book review)

Once Upon a Twice – Denise Doyen and Barry Moser (book review)

Once Upon a Twice / Denise Doyen and Barry Moser (Dragonfly Books, 2009) This book has become a firm favourite since my son received it for Christmas. Once Upon a Twice is a tale of caution. It's a fable told not in the straightforward ...

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I parent. I write. I blog. I play with words and numbers in my head. Constantly. It's crowded in there.

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