6 CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Our 6 Classic Children’s Chapter Books of 2020

I’ve been reading some classic children’s chapter books with my kids over the last few months. It started with as a way to introduce our 5 year old to “chapter” books. “Chapter Books” is the term we use for books that have chapters with lots of writing and limited pictures. This whole process started as […]

Our March & April Books

I’m so behind at the moment and now with a broken keyboard I’m only just getting this post out about our March & April Books. And we’re almost at the end of April. Of course as with all of our book lists, we had our favourites. My daughter picked and added her favourite to the […]

11 Father’s Day Books for youngsters to gift their dads.

Every father’s day I make sure our gift to dad includes one or two Father’s Day Books. Books that celebrate him or the relationship between children and their dads. I’ve found 11 Father’s Day Books to choose between and I’m sharing them with you with plenty of time before Father’s Day should you think one […]

Duck! The kids picture book

Duck! A gorgeous new Australian picture book Duck! is awesome. My six year old has retold me this story every day this week in between fits of laughing. I’ve just overheard him explaining it to his granny too. For me, what really sets the tone of this book is the dedication by the author that […]

Giraffes can’t dance – books for kids

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 […]

Possum Magic – one of the great Australian children’s books

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 – an Australian mom’s review

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 […]

The Highway Rat: another great Julia Donaldson

The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat To give you an idea of the appeal of the Highway Rat to little kids, when I asked my son what he wanted to wear to his first book day when he was 4, he told me he wanted to dress as the Highway Rat. I have no idea why but the […]