Have you met Kelly Exeter or her blog, A Life Less Frantic, before? If not, head over. Say g'day. Marvel at her words. I'll be waiting here when you get back. If you can tear yourself away. Back? Excellent. How ace is she? Last year, Kelly ...
Room – Emma Donoghue (book review)
Have you ever picked up a book without knowing what it was about it? Have you ever had a friend recommend something, and trusted them so completely that you don't ask questions? Have you ever picked up a book and held no expectations about what ...
Juicy Juicy Green Grass – Peter Combe and Danielle McDonald (book and CD review)
Three weeks ago, I (re-)introduced you to Don Spencer and his songs about Australian animals. I thought I'd continue down the much-loved Australian children's entertainer path. This week, I'm reviewing another book my daughter received for her ...
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King (book review)
Because I am hip to the groove and only read the latest, trendiest and hottest of hot reads, I'm reviewing a book that Stephen King first had published in 2000. But don't let that date fool you. It's a modern classic recommended by writers ...
Don’t Call Me a Koala Bear – Don Spencer and Michelle Pike (book and CD review)
My not-so-little girl recently turned five, and received lots of music and lots of books for her birthday. Today, I'm reviewing something that is both. --- Don't Call Me a Koala Bear (& Other Aussie Songs) / Don Spencer and Michelle ...
Still Alice – Lisa Genova (book review)
My apologies. It's been a while between book reviews. Life and writing work has gotten in the way of both reading and personal writing recently. But a recent Book Depository sale had me champing at the bit to make up for lost time. So, if you like ...
Sugarlump and the Unicorn – Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (book review)
Sugarlump and the Unicorn / Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (Macmillan Children's Books, 2013) I asked my daughter to choose a book to review this week, and she went straight for this one. I should have known. A rocking horse! A unicorn! ...
Goodnight, Mice! – Frances Watts and Judy Watson (book review)
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 ...
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 ...