Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Jitterbug Jam

I know that several of you who read Playing by the book also write book reviews. What’s the process you go through for this? Do you draft your reviews? Do you check out what other’s have written about the book in question?
And, dear readers, whether your write reviews or not, what is it that you [...]

Fantastic Fiction for Kids – Shifting Perspectives

Today’s Fantastic Fiction for Kids selection comes from Nancy at Bees Knees Reads. Nancy has two girls, aged 4 and 6, and they live in a small town on the coast in northern California.

Three years ago she started blogging about picture books with her sister Kim Baise at Bees Knees Reads and around the same [...]

Finding our way – Nonfiction Monday

As you read this M, J and I are actually somewhere on route to my parents for a few days (the schools are on holiday this week). Given that we shall be travelling quite a lot this week, it seems appropriate that my offering today for Nonfiction Monday is As the Crow Flies: A First [...]

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