CHRISTMAS COOKIE DAY – Review

Written by Tara Knudson - Illustrated by Pauline Siewert This fun, festive book is certain to get you in the Christmas spirit. Christmas Cookie Day shares the joy of baking biscuits in such a merry and engaging way. The short, rhyming texts explaining the steps to baking cookies, makes the story flow like you are…

Brody the Lion: Sometimes I Roar – Review

Luna and I were kindly gifted this book: Sometimes I Roar, by Dr. Kristen Wegner. We both really enjoy this book but for different reasons. For Luna, the rhyming text, bright illustrations and animal characters kept her engaged throughout. For me, the book helps to teach children and adults how to effectively deal with big…

Review: Lady P’s First Day

“Sometimes learning starts in one place and ends in another” We learn new things every single day. Even more so, our children take in new information with everything they do, see and hear. Children’s wonders and curiosities about the world lead them to explore and learn new things, all the time. This sometimes means that…

Postpartum Poetry

For those of you who know me well, you'll know I love poetry. Recently, I was in need of a new poetry book and wanted something different but I could still relate to. I happened to stumble across What Rhymes With Mum and We Broke Mummy by Leander Partington on Amazon. These books were described…

Baby’s First Kind Words review

written and illustrated by Hsinping Pan I was kindly given an eARC of this book in return for an honest review, thanks to Storey Publishing and NetGalley. With everything currently going on in the world, we could all use a little extra kindness. Even from a young age, the behaviours that our children witness can…

Baby Loves: Earth

By Jennifer Eckford, Illustrated by Teresa Bellon Published By: Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublication Date: 4th August 2020 I was given an eARC of this board book in return for an honest review, thanks to the publisher and NetGalley.  Both me and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a great…

A Strangely Wrapped Gift review

By Emily JuniperPublished by Central Avenue Publishing I was given the opportunity to read this collection of poems in return for an honest review, thanks to Central Avenue Publishing on NetGalley. A Strangely Wrapped Gift is a collection of poems, mainly in the Instapoet short form, that is broken into 5 categories: Summer, Autumn, Winter,…

Nineteen review

By: Mackenzie CampbellPublished by: Central Avenue Publishing I received an eARC of this book from Central Avenue Publishing on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I have yet to read any of this author's other work, like ‘2am Thoughts’, but I know how highly recommended it is. Therefore when I saw this book on NetGalley…

Where the Watermelons Grow Review

Down by the bay, Where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, My mother would say… The Bee Lady’s magic honey will fix everything. I loved this story and how clever author Cindy Baldwin has been. Not only has she skilfully created a middle grader story from…