Welcome! Regular readers may have noticed something a little off last month - I didn't do a children's book review.Fear not, dear readers! They are still here. But they are changing. Instead of reviewing four titles in bulk each month, I will now ...
Children’s book review – August
Welcome to August's children's book review! Back to the library, and back home with another collection of books for Ashleigh (4), Mitchell (1) and, let's face it, for me too!Here are our thoughts.----I, Trixie, Who is Dog / Dean Koontz and ...
Children’s book review – July
Welcome to July's children's book review!This month, Ashleigh, Mitchell and I again raided the local library for some new (to us) reads. Here are our thoughts.----Not a Cloud in the Sky / Emma QuayImage sourceEmma Quay's Rudie Nudie made it into our ...
Children’s book review – reader recommendations
Another month has gone by, along with a few more trips to the library. This month, I tracked down some of the titles that readers have recommended since I started writing reviews.Here are our thoughts!----Ruby Red Shoes / Kate KnappImage sourceIn ...
Children’s book review – May
It's children's book review time! This month, we're back to the library with a lucky-dip selection featuring insects, owls, rabbits and a balloon.----Ambrose Goes for Gold / Tor FreemanImage sourceAmbrose Goes for Gold is cute, ...
Children’s book review – April
It's children's book review time! This month, I'm reviewing some of the titles my little boy got for his first birthday earlier this month.(My little boy is one! FREAK OUT! And... relax.)----How to Catch a Star / Oliver JeffersImage sourceThe ...
Children’s book review – March
Welcome to another children's book review. This month, we went back to the library for some new titles, and we also went to the Children's Book Festival to meet John Marsden, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. (And to eat sausages in ...
International Book Giving Day winners
Hello! Thanks for dropping by today.I usually supply a list of my favourite reads of the week on Sunday. But I've had a crazy week. Cuh. Razy.So I haven't read much on the interwebs. I have, however, selected the two winners from my recent ...
Children’s book review – February
It's children's book review time again! And this month, I'm doing what I did last month. But with different books, obviously.I'm reviewing some of the books the kiddlywinks received for Christmas.----Dear Zoo / Rod CampbellImage sourceI wrote to the ...
International Book Giving Day – and giveaway
It's Valentine's Day! A day to tell your significant other that they mean the world to you. That you couldn't live your life without them, and that you'd never before appreciated the beauty of a sunset until they shone upon your ...