Book Review
This 80’s cult hit of a book was an inspiration for so many girls as they saw Henrietta the Mouse design houses for her various animal friends and creating bespoke designs for each house depending on the type of animal. My 9 year old daughter wants to be an interior designer so she was very […]
A new series of books from the bestselling children’s author – Anh Do. My 8 year old girl is a fan of Anh Do books and has read quite a few of his different series. Smarty Pup is a full colour adventure book about Lily’s new pup called JJ. Lily’s dad excitedly tells his daughter […]
One of the best interactive books the kids have come across. The Very Hard Book asks the kids questions that they need to think about or do like “Sit in an empty room” or “Stop thinking for a minute.” The book is based on metacognition, which is all about the act of thinking, which forms […]
This is one of the most gorgeous and relevant books I have read to my 8 and 4 year old in a while. This book is all about giving your children (and yourself as a parent!) the tools and understanding of feelings when it comes to children. It talks about feelings (good and bad) in […]
My 8-year-old was so excited to read the third instalment of the Pow Pow Pig series and she wasn’t disappointed! This time Pow Pow Pig, Kung Fu Duck, Barry the Goat and Cha Cha Chicken end up in the ocean being saved by a circus troupe ship. Unfortunately, they get caught by some cats called […]
The Champ is a new series by one of my 8-year-old favourite authors – Anh Do. The Champ is about a girl called Summer who is involved in an accident at home with her brother. We are not really sure what she was exposed to (the book insinuates a meteor hit their home) but it […]
This is the second book that the kids have read in the Our Stories series. OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early-chapter book series that celebrates Australia’s multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. This book is about a boy whose granny comes from China to stay […]
The book Maku is part of an early chapter book series Our Stories. The Our Stories series celebrates Australia’s multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. Maku is a story of a little boy who has had to constantly move schools throughout his life and finding that he has had […]
A beautifully written graphic novel from the perspective of a little koala trying to survive the wild and battling bushfires, climate change and humans. Given the bushfires Australia experienced, this is a great book to explain to children the very real consequences of climate change from the perspective of the many innocent animals out there […]
The series of Ollie and Bea has grown to be a favourite of my 8-year-old to read. It follows the adventures of best friends Ollie (an owl) and Bea (a bunny). In this book, Ollie is meant to be looking after Bea’s favourite stuffed toy. While Ollie was playing with the stuffed toy, he accidentally […]
