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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Author: Jen Sherman
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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Children’s books to look forward to in October 2019
October is another great month for children’s books, and below are some of our very favourites. Jen’s favourite books coming[…]
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Baby book review: Five Minutes’ Peace by Jill Murphy
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the classic picture book Five Minutes’ Peace by Jill Murphy. Tilly reviews[…]
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Baby book review: Black Bird Yellow Sun by Steve Light
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the colours board book Black Bird Yellow Sun by Steve Light. Tilly[…]
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Baby book review: Ciao, Baby! In the Park by Carole Lexa Schaefer, illustrated by Lauren Tobia
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the board book Ciao, Baby! In the Park by Carole Lexa Schaefer,[…]
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If you give a newborn a book…
This post first ran on Book Riot. *** So you’ve been invited to a baby shower, or your best friend[…]
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Books on a theme: romance books for children and adults
In this ‘books on a theme‘ post, I discuss some great romance books I recently read. One of my favourite[…]
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20 Children’s books to look forward to in September 2019
September is a huge month for new release children’s books, and there are heaps of great new titles coming out,[…]
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10 of our favorite board book classics for babies and toddlers
A lot of fantastic children’s books are being published now, and it seems that every week and every month we[…]
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Baby book review: Up, Up, Up, Down! by Kimberly Gee
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the funny picture book Up, Up, Up, Down! by Kimberly Gee. Tilly[…]
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Baby book review: A B See by Elizabeth Doyle
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the alphabet board book A B See by Elizabeth Doyle. Tilly reviews[…]
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Baby book review: Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the colourful board book Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni.[…]
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2019 Children’s books to look forward to in August
Another month, and another month of new book releases! These are some of our favourite 2019 children’s books coming out[…]
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