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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20 Must-Read Children’s Books about Family
This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Families can look like many things. When I was a child, children’s books[…]
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Baby book review: Saturday by Oge Mora
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the very special and splendid picture book Saturday by Oge Mora. Marian[…]
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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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Children’s Books To Look Forward To In November 2019
While fewer November 2019 children’s books are coming out than in previous months, we still have some great books to[…]
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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: Horror books for children and adults
While horror might not be the first genre you think of in terms of children’s literature, lots of ‘light’ horror[…]
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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: My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, Illustrated by Julie Flett
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the happy happy board book My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique[…]
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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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It’s Time to Get Spooky: 10 Halloween Board Books for Babies and Toddlers
Halloween is such an amazing experience for children and my favorite holiday. But how to explain what in the world’s[…]
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Happy Birthday to Baby Librarians! Our Favorite Posts from the First Year
It’s been a year since Margaret, Jen, and their babies Marian and Tilly started Baby Librarians! And what a year[…]
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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 club: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Welcome to another baby book club! Today, Marian and Tilly will discuss the not so spooky modern classic Room on[…]
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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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