Cute animals + word play = happy kids

Do you know the fabulous children’s book blog, Bookie Woogie? It’s a real breath of fresh air and originality; author/illustrator Dad, Aaron Zenz, and his kids review books through conversation with each other, and pretty much every post will make you laugh, smile and delight in the artwork the kids produce to illustrate their review. [...]

Pinkness and the joy of dance when raising kids

We don’t do much pinkness in this home full of females. Indeed I taught myself to sew when my girls were really tiny because I was determined not to dress them in pink, and at the time it seemed that if you wanted skirts and dresses for female babies the only option in shops was [...]

Comradeship, conflict of interest and CAKE…

I’ve been toying with a rather big idea recently: whether or not to stop reviewing books by authors and illustrators I somehow know. When I started this blog I don’t think I’d met an author or illustrator since I was a child, but now the situation has changed. I’m incredibly fortunate in that I regularly [...]

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