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Books to save for the next generation

April 20, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

We have a lot of children’s books. Tilly had a library trolley full of picture books before she was even[…]

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Baby book review: Go, Girls, Go! by Fances Gilbert, illustrated by Allison Black

April 13, 2020 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the picture book Go, Girls, Go! by Frances Gilbert, illustrated by Allison[…]

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5 evidence-based parenting books for people who love data

April 6, 2020 Jen Sherman Book lists

It would be great if someone could tell you how exactly the decisions you are making as a parent will[…]

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Mum book review: Watch This! by Jane Godwin, Beci Orpin & Hilary Walker

April 2, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

This is a book review, but not the normal kind we run on this site. For one thing, Tilly hasn’t[…]

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Mum book review: The Melissa and Doug Poke-A-Dot books

March 26, 2020 Jen Sherman Board Book

Tilly’s new favourite book is kind of a book but is probably more of a toy. I say ‘kind of[…]

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3 new fun and unusual bedtime books

March 23, 2020 Jen Sherman Book lists

Most bedtime books are either about the bedtime routine (so things like brushing teeth, putting on pyjamas, reading stories, cuddles),[…]

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How to Raise a Reader (Does anyone actually know?)

March 19, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

This post first ran on Book Riot on 13 February, 2020. *** Since becoming a parent two and a bit[…]

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I guess my child isn’t a sociopath

March 16, 2020 Jen Sherman Later elementary (9-12), Opinion

For the most part, the books Tilly reads now are all board books or picture books. I haven’t tried any[…]

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Baby book review: Who Loves Books? by Lizi Boyd

March 9, 2020 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the lift-the-flap board book Who Loves Books? by Lizi Boyd. Tilly reviews[…]

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New picture and board books about politics to read this election year

March 2, 2020 Jen Sherman Book lists

I’m really not the most observant of people, so I have no idea if there are political picture books published[…]

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This book is my favourite read of 2020 so far: ALL OF THE FACTORS OF WHY I LOVE TRACTORS

February 24, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors is the latest book from Australian writer Davina Bell and it[…]

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New picture books about parental love even a grumpy cynic will enjoy

February 20, 2020 Jen Sherman Book lists

This post first ran on Book Riot on 16 February, 2020 (Incidentally, this is a post on books about love[…]

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A book for the grown-ups… MAMA NEEDS A MINUTE

February 17, 2020 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book reviews

Most of the books we review here are for children, but this was a book I discovered recently that I[…]

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Seeing yourself in your child

February 10, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

As Tilly gets older and we see more and more of her personality and quirks, we see more of ourselves[…]

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Baby book review: Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek

February 3, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the great picture book Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox,[…]

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Baby book review: Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd

January 28, 2020 Jen Sherman Book reviews, New Zealand

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the fun classic Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Tilly[…]

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Thank goodness for books and bedtime routines

January 6, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

One of the things that had me the most worried about parenting was the thought of losing the final baby[…]

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Baby book review: Three Cheers for Kid McGear by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by AG Ford

December 19, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the new Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site picture book, Three Cheers for Kid McGear[…]

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Our favourite children’s books from the second half of 2019

December 16, 2019 Jen Sherman Best Books of the Year, Book lists

This has been a great year for new children’s books. We’ve already written about our favourite books for babies and[…]

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Baby book review: Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester

December 5, 2019 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the award-winning picture book Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester. Tilly reviews[…]

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