Book Week Bear by Rory H. Mather and illustrated by Ruth-Mary Smith is a super fun concept and the perfect book around CBCA Book Week Season. Your child is probably dreaming about the perfect costume and dressing up with all their friends. You can lean into their enthusiasm or help elevate it with this book…
A Very Dinosaur Birthday by Adam Wallace How awesome would it be if dinosaurs crashed your birthday party? It would blow the minds of all your party guests. You’d see what dinosaurs looked like in real life. It would surely make you the most popular kid in town. There couldn’t possibly be any downsides, could…
This book was awesome. Brotherband – The Stern Chase is a novel for kids in the 12+ age range according to its listing on Amazon. But there’s no reason in my mind why people up to adults wouldn’t enjoy it in my opinion. Does adventure on the seas get your child interested? There is high…
Dads are awesome. You’ll often find them trying to do something adventurous. Having a crack and sacrificing themselves to give their little legends some fun, laughter and experiences they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. Written by Dani Vee and illustrated by Maria Verola. Published by Larrikin House. I hope you enjoy this My…
Thanks for reading my One Potoroo picture book review. One Potoroo was written by Penny Jaye and illustrated by Alicia Rogerson. It’s the perfect book for animal lovers and it’s great to see a lesser-known Australian animal’s story being told. We all know too well about the dangers of fires here in Australia. They rip…
The Land of Fake Believe is a book where all your favourite fairy tale characters interact in an epic story. From Beauty and the Beast, to Peter Pan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and many more. It’s a really cool concept and I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in this world. Taylan, Colby and Judy go to the…
We love getting lost in story time with our kids just for fun. But knowing your child is also learning is a nice bonus. Argh! There’s a skeleton inside you is a fun story where your kids can learn what’s inside their body to give it structure, help it move and how it feels. This…
A trip to the Beach by Gwyn Perkins and published by Affirm Press is a sweet story of Iggy, a gorgeous little cat on a beach adventure. I was first drawn to this book probably because the beach is one of my favourite places, having grown up with surfing as one of my favourite things…
Bugs Bunny’s Carrot Machine Bugs Bunny’s Carrot machine was one of my favourite books as a child. Did you read Bugs Bunny’s Carrot Machine when you were little? I couldn’t get enough of this story as my mum would agree. If you were like me, you’d remember being intrigued by the instructions of how to…
Rewind a few decades to when The Monster at the end of this Book was being read to you! If you were like me, you might remember Grover begging you not to turn the page because there was a monster at the end of the book. You put poor old Grover through torture by turning…
