Booking for 4

Graphic novels are generally stories presented in a comic style. The story is told through pictures with the assistance of speech (or thought) bubbles to...

I try really hard not to label books as ‘for girls’ or ‘for boys’. I never want my kids to feel that they are not...

In a previous life I was an ESL teacher for adults, which opened my eyes even further to the atrocities of logic and reason contained...

Since school has gone back we have been reading lots, but we’re kid of doing our own things. For the boy in Grade three, that...

Talking to kids about difficult topics is something some parents might fear or avoid. I know I do. But luckily I have a parenting partner...

There is a quote I see attributed to C.S. Lewis, which says: “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a...

A while ago I heard about The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin and requested my library to order it in, they said it was too...

I don’t normally record the books my kids read. I’m terrible at keeping up to date with the school reading logs. And our lovely local...

I know it’s getting late in the Christmas season, but you might still be trying to find a good Christmas themed book for your established...

I can tell we will be reading When You’re Going To The Moon a lot. It has captured the heart of my 2 year old,...