Goodnight, Mice! / Frances Watts and Judy Watson (ABC Books, 2013) This book and I didn't get off to the best start. On the very first page, two rhyming paragraphs have different lengths and rhythms, and it threw me. When I read a rhyming ...
How to host music group for toddlers
Every Wednesday morning, I host a music group for toddlers at my house. I willingly invite babies, toddlers, children and their parents into my house to sing songs for half an hour, have some morning tea, play for a while, then leave in a ...
I Got This Hat – Jol and Kate Temple and Jon Foye (book review)
After last fortnight's trip down memory lane, I'm back into my new goody bag of books. We had a spending spree at Australia Post recently, where the value of the book packs was just too good to walk past. Here's a new (to us) book that we've ...
All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr (book review)
Welcome to this month's book review of the 'grown-up' variety. I've read quite a few books and seen a few movies set in World War II lately, and thought I wouldn't be able to get into another one. I was wrong. And here's why. --- All the ...
Prue Theroux: the cool librarian – Gillian Rubinstein and David Mackintosh (book review)
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 ...
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 ...
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