Playing by the book

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

Fantastic Fiction for Kids – Travel

Today’s Fantastic Fiction for Kids post comes from Tania McCartney. Tania is an Australian freelance writer, editor, blogger and author of both adult non-fiction and children’s picture books. After four years in China, she currently lives in Canberra with her husband and two children. As well as books, Tania loves kids, travel and [...]

Cacao Girl

Move over Biscuit Bear… here comes Cake Girl!

After a long and patient wait, I’ve finally been able to get my hands on the latest book by David Lucas – Cake Girl – and (hooray, hooray ) it has been worth the wait!
Alone again on her birthday, a witch decides to bake a cake girl [...]

Putting images to sounds

Once Upon An Ordinary School Day by Colin McNaughton, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura has been on my to-review list since last summer. I had hoped to write about it when M started school, but it is only now, half way through the year (!) that we’ve managed to do the activity that Once Upon An [...]

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