Ella FothergillJun 29, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Rules of Summer By Shaun TanShaun Tan’s In the Rules of Summer transports us into a whimsical, imaginary world of two brothers during their summer holiday.
Ella FothergillMay 15, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Flotsam By David WiesnerAge: 5+ On a family trip to the beach, an inquisitive, young boy comes equipped with his bucket, magnifying glass and microscope. You...
Ella FothergillMay 4, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Pumpkin Soup by Helen CooperAge: 3+ A duck, a cat and a squirrel make pumpkin soup every night in their old, white cabin in the woods. They each have a specific job;...
Ella FothergillApr 29, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: A Spoonful of Murder by Robin StevensAges: 9+ Shortlisted in the National Book Awards 2018 (children’s category), Robin Stevens’ novel is a fantastic introduction into the...
Ella FothergillApr 22, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: 'Wolf Child' By Susan Gates and Liz Pichon Age: 4+ In their creative and funny picture book, Susan Gates and Liz Pichon offer a hilarious twist on the well-known werewolf story. In...
Ella FothergillApr 10, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt Age: 5+ The day that Duncan’s rebellious crayons went on strike was definitely a shock to this little boy. Duncan had no idea that,...
Ella FothergillApr 4, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: The Colour Monster By Anna LlenasAge: 3+ Poor Colour Monster has woken up feeling very overwhelmed and his fur is covered in an emotional rainbow! Black, green, red and...
Ella FothergillMar 21, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: 'Can You See Me?' by Libby Scott and Rebecca WestcottScott and Westcott’s Can You See Me? is a powerful story centred around Tally, a young girl living with autism in the U.K. Tally is funny, h
Ella FothergillMar 7, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Discover Families by Fliss GoldsmithAges: 3+ So what makes a family? asks Roderick. “LOVE … lots of LOVE”. Fliss Goldsmith’s Discover Families, centre around the discoveries...
Ella FothergillFeb 28, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul LinnetLooking for new, exciting stories for your children? … Supertato to the rescue!!
Ella FothergillFeb 21, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Dumpling Days by Grace Lin(8+) FOOD. That is the focus of Dumpling Days. A beautiful, detailed, delicious story of a yummy food adventure in Taiwan. In particular,...
Ella FothergillFeb 14, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: Somebody Swallowed Stanley! by Sarah Roberts(Age: 5+) Wow! Stanley seems to be going on quite an adventure through our seas, visiting beautiful animals, sandy shores and diving...
Ella FothergillFeb 7, 20211 minChildren's Book Review: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich(8+) Brought to life by Indigenous author, Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House begins a series of novels which tell the story of...
Ella FothergillFeb 1, 20211 minCheck out our Children's Book Review for 'Here We Are'“Well, hello. Welcome to this planet. We call it Earth …”