The Quite Nice Wolf doesn’t fit in with the local wolf pack. He commences training to become a proper wolf – one that’s BIG and BAD. Can he help the wolf pack with their master plan? For ages 3 – 6 years. Review by Amy Wakley-Ahearn I don’t know about you, but my kids have […]
books for kids
Review: Raising Readers – How to nurture a child’s love of books, by Megan Daley
Raising Readers, by Megan Daley, is the book I wish I’d been able to read before I had kids. Not because I need tips on how to interest my boys in books – they’re both voracious readers and my youngest takes books to bed as though they’re teddies – but because it would have helped […]
Review: A Quiet Girl, by Peter Carnavas
This gorgeous book made all the hairs on my neck stand up. It sent little chills everywhere. But good ones. A Quiet Girl, by Peter Carnavas is so very beautiful. We need kids like Mary to force us to be quiet and still and notice the small things. Mary is a quiet girl who notices […]
Review: Squish Rabbit’s Pet, by Katherine Battersby
I gave this new Squish book to my Mum to read to my 2-year-old niece when she visited. They both very much enjoyed it, which is not surprising given it’s written and illustrated by Katherine Battersby, award-winning author of nine children’s books. Squish Rabbit’s Pet is the third book in the much-loved Squish Rabbit series, […]
Review: The Flying Orchestra, by Clare McFadden
“Mum, how do you give a book a ‘like’?” “A ‘like’?” I asked my 6-year-old son. “Yeah, a ‘like’. Like for videos on YouTube. So other people know it’s really good. ‘Cause this book’s really good and I want to tell everyone.” Mr 6 waved The Flying Orchestra, by Clare McFadden at me. He loves this book. […]
Book review: Morris the Mole, by Nicki Greenberg
‘Let’s read Morris the Mole again, Mum!’ shouts Mr 6 at bedtime, for the third night in a row. ‘Yes! Let’s read Morris the Mole!’ I agree, equally enthusiastically. It’s rare to find a book that both of us want to read over and over and over again. Nicki Greenberg, author of many books including […]
