Being a first-time mother is full of surprises. Yes, it’s challenging and tiring at times, but it’s also extremely rewarding - you’ll learn something new every day. No matter how prepared you are, you’ll still encounter some difficult days where a little miracle is always welcome. Image Credit: Unsplash under Creative Commons Get a little boost to help you in the … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
Author: Various ISBN: 9781760557263 RRP: $19.99 Publication Date: 25 September 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher Some of Australia's best loved children's authors have come together in this beastly anthology, released just in time for Halloween. An anthology loaded with laughs and spooky illustrations from Anne Yi, illustrator of the … [Read more...]
Book Review: The New Kid – Unpopular Me
Author: James O’Loghlin Illustrator: Matthew Martin ISBN: 9781760554255 RRP: $9.99 Publication Date: 29th May 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Copy: Courtesy of the publisher The New Kid: Unpopular Me is a book that appealed to me because elements of the premise resonated, and I thought my 9 year old might enjoy the story; and it's a nice change from Lego and Star … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The New Kid – Unpopular Me
Author: James O'Loghlin Illustrator: Matthew Martin ISBN: 9781760554255 RRP: $9.99 Publication Date: 29th May 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Copy: Courtesy of the publisher This month we were lucky enough to have a couple of fabulous books for children and The New Kid: Unpopular Me sounds quite amusing. James O'Loghlin is an accomplished Australian with a career … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Nothing to See Here Hotel
Author: Steven Butler Illustrator: Steven Lenton ISBN: 9781471163838 RRP: $14.99 Publication Date: April 2018 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher The Nothing To See Here Hotel is the first book in an exciting and hilarious new series written by Steven Butler and illustrated by Steven Lenton. The book is written for children 6 years and up so … [Read more...]
Book Review: What is Fear?
Author: Casey L Pyne ASIN: B078GZ8TZ5 RRP: $4.99 What is Fear? is a great little story to teach children to approach fear from a different perspective. Casey L Pyne has penned a story at 13 short pages that sees us all take a journey with Octavia to discover what fear actually is. Octavia loves school and learning but she gets that ick feeling when her teacher … [Read more...]
Book Club: Freedom Swimmer
Author: Wai Chim ISBN: 978-1-76011-341-4 RRP: $16.99 Freedom Swimmer is based on a true story and aimed at an 11-14 year old audience, but I think there is a lot to attract audiences of a much wider demographic. My history is patchy to say the least, it was never my strong suit at school and it really hasn't gotten any better. I should probably know more about Mao's … [Read more...]
Book Club: Busy Izzy and Friends
Author: Roxanne Kiely Illustrator: Jeesoo Kim ISBN: 978-0-646-94104-2 RRP: $14.99 Children's books are generally ones that you read over and over...and over and over again, especially when they are ones that the children love. Now, any book that you read a million times is going to get irritating for an adult but depending on how the book is written that can be … [Read more...]
Album Review: The Best of ABC Kids Volume 4
The first three volumes of The Best of ABC Kids CDs have been extremely popular so the ABC have done it again, they have brought together the best of their iconic pre-school entertainers on one album. 27 tracks taken from your pre-schoolers favourite ABC shows together on one album that will get your child up and moving; singing along and dancing. Justine Clarke brings … [Read more...]
Album Review: The Best of The Wiggles
The Wiggles are celebrating 25 years and they have recently released The Best of The Wiggles CD with 33 tracks that include many Wiggly favourites and the latest hits. My eldest loved The Wiggles as a toddler, now that we have Disney Junior the younger children much prefer Sofia the First and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. So while I remember many of the tracks on this CD … [Read more...]