Children’s and Young Adult book reviews.
It’s OK to feel the way you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be you, Josh Langley (author and illustrator), Big Sky Publishing, 2017. “Everyone has feelings… happy, sad, lonely, angry, anxious, proud, scared – and they’re all OK! But sometimes we just don’t know what to do with them. Until now that is!” There are myriad […]
Guest Post by Vanessa Ryan-Rendall Thanks, once again, to Vanessa Ryan-Rendall from Educate. Empower, for contributing your wisdom to our blog! Please enjoy her article on facilitating an environmentally-aware community amongst our young Australians. How do we raise our children to be more environmentally conscious children? How we do we raise them so that they […]
Thanks once again to the awesome Robert Vescio for returning to the blog to discuss the importance of ‘doing the right thing’, which explains the moral intentions behind his newest book, Finn and Puss (see review). Robert writes with a thoughtfulness and tenderness that are always welcomed with a genuine affection by his readers. Thanks […]
Finn and Puss, Robert Vescio (author), Melissa Mackie (illus.), EK Books, 2017. I’m sure I’m not the only one who, as a child, wished to find a homeless puppy or a wandering kitten just outside their doorstep. But for those children like me, this book is a sound reminder of moral practice in a similar […]
Guest Post Review by Vanessa Ryan-Rendall A big thanks goes to educator and reviewer, Vanessa from Educate. Empower, for providing us with this marvellous review and teaching notes based on a wonderful Indigenous story. 🐸 🐸 🐸 Big Fella Rain by Beryl Webber and Fern Martins, Magabala Books, October 2017. Thunder Rolls – BOOM! Way […]
The Catawampus Cat, Jason Carter Eaton (author), Gus Gordon (illus.), Penguin Random House, 2017 When I first received this delightful picture book I thought the author, Jason Carter Eaton, had made up the word “catawampus” to suit the story’s feline character, and to have some fun. While fun definitely is had in a reading of […]
Ruby Lane: RJ Simon (author), The Word Verve, 2017 Synopsis: Ruby is overexcited again, and her brain is spinning creative ideas so fast it feels like her head could explode! Luckily, it’s school holidays, so she’s allowed to stay up late, reading adventure stories and playing dress-ups with her cat. But when things get out […]
#TheScaredBook #BooksOnTour #BlogBlitz #Day1 The Scared Book, Debra Tidball (author), Kim Siew (illus.), Lothian Children’s Books, August 2017. Synopsis: This book is too scared to tell you its story because there are MONSTERS! Can you help? It needs you to RUB away its goosebumps. FLICK away the monsters and FAN away the yucky smell they […]
Ella Saw the Tree, Robert Vescio (author), Cheri Hughes (illus.), Big Sky Publishing, 2017. Synopsis: One windy day, as Ella plays in her backyard, she is showered by leaves. When she looks up, Ella sees a tree in her backyard … has it always been there? And why is it crying? It’s not until Ella carefully and attentively takes […]
Title: Eric Finds a Way Author: Robert Vescio Illustrator: Ann-Marie Finn Publisher: Wombat Books Genre: Picture Book Age Group: 5 – 8 years Please tell us a bit of what your book is about. The book is a story about a little boy called Eric who longs to be creative, but doesn’t know how to […]
