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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Author: Jen Sherman
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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Something To Read: Children’s Books Gift Guide
Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. Even if you haven’t heard or don’t follow[…]
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Baby book club: Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Welcome to another baby book club! This month baby librarians Tilly and Marian discuss the seasonally-appropriate picture book Stick Man[…]
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Baby book review: The Hike by Alison Farrell
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the wonderful outdoorsy picture book The Hike by Alison Farrell. Tilly reviews[…]
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10 parenting books that made me feel less incompetent than other parenting books
This post could also be titled ‘The Parenting Books I Actually Read and Really Liked and Didn’t Make Me Feel[…]
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Baby book review: What John Marco Saw by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Nancy Lemon
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the delightful picture book What John Marco Saw by Annie Barrows, illustrated[…]
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Baby book review: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the classic children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr[…]
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Books on a theme: politics and current affairs
I recently returned from a trip to Australia, and two of the books I picked up while I was there[…]
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Baby book review: Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz illustrated by Eda Kaban
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the fun picture book Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz,[…]
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