Giraffes Can’t Dance This is such a lovely story. Giraffe’s can’t dance is about Gerald who is desperate to dance with the other animals. This gorgeous story from Giles Andreae is about being yourself and persevering to find your joy. It’s a great story for bedtime or otherwise, for toddlers and younger school-going children. The […]
3 Years in Australia I have debated writing about our 3 years in Australia. The day came and went and I didn’t even notice. My husband may have noticed but it wasn’t something that we discussed or analysed. The 3 year anniversary of being here was just another day in our Australian life. With this […]
Possum Magic No surprises that Possum Magic in one of the books on the NSW Premier Reading Challenge Booklist. It is a quitessential Australian book. Not only is the Possum an Australian creature but the little possum and her grandma eat all sorts of Australia food throughout the book. This is another book that my […]
The Gruffalo’s Child If you’ve read The Gruffalo, you have to read The Gruffalo’s Child. It’s the sequel to the first book and involves the Gruffalo’s daughter going out into the woods despite being told not to. Sounds like a typical little one doesn’t it. Again, we meet the mouse and learn about brains trumping […]
Clever Ways to Make Your Favourite Food Healthy Clever Ways to Make your favourite food healthy is is a great guest post from Brittany Sharman, one of my fellow bloggers. Britt somehow manages to get her kids to eat crispy cauliflower bites, she is that good at this healthy eating business. I am so far […]
Is the Entertainment Book Worth It? In 2017 we bought our first Entertainment Book and with the next edition now available I find myself asking is the Entertainment Book worth it. The Entertainment Book costs $70 and comes with hundreds of specials for your selected area. If you’re not sure what it is then […]
Is Your Grandmother a Goanna What a strange title for a book – Is Your Grandmother a Goanna. Given that my 5 year old son can’t read yet it must have been the picture on the front cover that made him want to take it out. Maybe he was missing his grannies… I couldn’t beliebe […]
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back On the back of Cat in the Hat we read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back this week. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back is as crazy as its prequel. Thankfully the mess is all cleared up before you even see the mom on her way […]
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy We love Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy. This book is the first of a series in which we follow Hairy Maclary on his little adventures. He doesn’t do anything unusual or untoward, he is just your average puppy who is a bit too curious. In this first Hairy Maclary book […]
A Squash and a Squeeze A Squash and a Squeeze is one of our children’s favourite books. Both children recite it almost perfectly as their dad reads it to them at night, they have heard it that many times. A Squash and a Squeeze is one of our favourite Julia Donaldson books. When we […]
