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Review: Archie and the Bear, by Zanni Louise & David Mackintosh

May 2, 2017 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Archie and the Bear, by Zanni Louise

Archie and the Bear is a quirky story about the friendship that develops between a highly imaginative boy and bear who both insist on living their lives in their own way. It reminded me of my own 4-year-old son! Archie is a boy who wears a bear suit, insists that he is a bear and gets snooty with […]

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Review: Cheer Chick Charlie, by Leanne Shea Langdown

November 30, 2016 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Cheer Chick Charlie by Leanne Shea Langdown

Cheer Chick Charlie is the delightful book series you buy for your 7-11 year old daughter or granddaughter when you want them to embrace a love of reading, develop confidence, curiosity about environmental issues and a social conscience but you don’t want to have to worry about whether they’ll be exposed to a violent or inappropriate story […]

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Knowing your child’s reading stage and how to help them

April 12, 2016 by Guest 20 Comments

By Ryan Spencer, Dymocks Literacy Expert & State Director of the Australian Literacy Educator’s Association Learning to read is a complicated process and parents often wonder if their child’s reading abilities are advancing at the rate they “should”. It’s tempting to compare children of the same age in terms of their reading development, however, this […]

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10 great books for preschool boys that won’t bore the pants off YOU

May 27, 2014 by Rebecca Bowyer 18 Comments

I’ve heard it said that children should be read to for at least 10 minutes every day. When Son #1 was 18 months old he wouldn’t stay still for a 30 second nappy change, let alone a 10 minute story. I became convinced he would end up unemployed and unemployable in later life because of it. Ah, the […]

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