Books to save for the next generation
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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Author: Jen Sherman
Baby book review: Go, Girls, Go! by Fances Gilbert, illustrated by Allison Black
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
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
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
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
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?)
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
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
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
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
All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors is the latest book from Australian writer Davina Bell and it[…]
Read moreNew picture books about parental love even a grumpy cynic will enjoy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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