Playing by the book

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

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 [...]

Yum Yum Yum

M, J and I each have a sweet tooth. Chocolate and biscuits rarely last more than a day in our house so I try not to make or buy them very often. [Linguistic note: By biscuit I mean a sweet cookie affair, not something bread or scone-like]. Nevertheless, when we found Biscuit Bear by [...]

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 [...]

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