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 […]
Dragon Post is one of those books that you hope to keep forever, it’ll light up your child’s imagination and mesmerize them with its pictures and letters.
Bayard Magazines for Kids As you know we love the Bayard Magazines for Kids. As soon as my kids see that they’ve arrived they rip into them and pull them out to read. My son is so quick on the draw that my littlest doesn’t even get a chance. This is a great way to […]
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 […]
Alphabetical Sydney This was one of the first truly Australian books we bought when we arrived in Sydney. Alphabetical Sydney is a picture book guide of Sydney through the Alphabet, as the title suggests. It is an interesting reflection of Sydney, especially if you’re new. And it is so beautifully illustrated, I absolutely love the […]
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 […]
The Bicycle The Bicycle by Colin Thompson and Quentin Blake has that familiar feeling because the front page drawing is by the same man who drew all the Roald Dahl books. This is not an ordinary book and if you don’t understand the background you may think it a little weird. I did at first. […]
Northern Beaches Libraries There are a couple of libraries that make up the Northern Beaches Libraries. This includes Dee Why Library, Forestville Library, Glen Street Library and Manly Library. With the cooler months coming maybe it’s time to head indoors and make the most of the Northern Beaches Libraries. Despite our love of books,I hadn’t […]
The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat is our third book of the NSW Premier Reading Challenge. It also happens to be one of the books that we’ve had in our library forever. It’s availability was the primary reason for me choosing to add this to our list. The Cat in the […]
