All posts tagged "Children"
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureThe Adelaide Kids Book To Add To The Bookshelf This Book Week
If you've ever had troubles getting the kids out of bed in the morning, you need this book.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Treasure Hunt House, by B Stadtlander & K Davies
A wonderful picture book that takes children on a treasure hunt around Great-aunt Martha's house, where they can wrestle with riddles on every page by lifting the flaps to reveal the house’s hidden, historical treasures.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Voyage Through Space, by Katy Flint & Cornelia Li
A picture book aimed at children ages 5 to 8, where one junior astronaut and her space dog take a journey through the solar system to visit the Sun, the planets and asteroids beyond, learning about each along the way.
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3.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Ruby’s Worry, by Tom Percival
A beautiful introduction to the concept of recognising and acknowledging one’s feelings and looking to friends and family for support when times get tough or overwhelming.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Puddle Hunters, by Kirsty Murray
A simple but delightful picture book for ages 2 - 6, exploring the joy small children have hunting and jumping in puddles and experimenting with language.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureThe Turnkey, by Allison Rushby, wins Best Children’s Crime Novel
The Turnkey, by Allison Rushby, has won Best Children’s Crime Novel at the Sisters in Crime 18th Davitt Awards.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Night Dragon, by Naomi Howarth
A beguiling picture book with beautiful illustrations about Maud, an unconfident member of a clan of dragons who, by their magic, help the world transition from day into night.
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Welcome to Our World, by Moira Butterfield
A celebration of children everywhere! Explore and discover the cultures and activities of children around the world, from playtime to manners, language, food, family, school and animals.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Oz-Wonderland Series, by Ron Glick
An adventure over 5 books, providing a mashup of Frank Baum’s Oz books, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan.
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2.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: My First Little People, Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara
In this board book edition for ages 4 or 5, the Little People, Big Dreams series looks at the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo whose works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
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3.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: My First Little People, Big Dreams: Coco Chanel, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara
A board book version for young children of the Little People, Big Dreams series about inspirational women. This edition focuses on the life of Coco Chanel who grew up to become a world-famous designer of high fashion, classic and elegant clothes.
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2.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Julian is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love
When young Julian sees three beautiful women with flowing hair, he imagines them to be mermaids and wants to be just like them. A picture book about imagination and identity for ages 4+.
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4.1KBooks & LiteratureMay Gibbs Shown In Frame And Garden At Carrick Hill
From August 1st, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie will sit amongst their iconic bush imagery at Carrick Hill’s Close To Nature: May Gibbs and Australian Botanical Art, an exhibition of original and rarely viewed artworks by iconic Australian author and illustrator, May Gibbs.
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3.3KFamilyThe Most Adventurous Adelaide Activities For Kids These School Holidays
If your kids are looking for adventures this school holidays, here's a list you need to see.
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Little People, Big Dreams: Ada Lovelace, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Author Isabel Sánchez Vegara continues her series of illustrated children’s books that focus on women who had shown courage and strength, and had enough imagination and self-belief to make their dreams come true. Ada Lovelace was the daughter of Lady Byron, a mathematician, and the renowned English poet Lord Byron. Her father abandoned the family […]
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Not Yet, Zebra, by Lou Kuenzler
Annie, who is making paintings of animals representing the entire alphabet, asks them to all line up in order and starts with aardvark, then bear, then crocodile. But what is this? Instead of dog, here’s Zebra pushing in out of turn.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Little People, Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara
One in a series of illustrated children's books about inspirational women. In this edition, the highs and lows of Ella Fitzgerald's life and singing career are brought into focus to inspire young girls.
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2.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Bush Tracks & What’s That There? by Ros Moriarty
Two essential new picture books by Ros Moriarty, with illustrations by Balarinji, using striking Indigenous artwork and lush, descriptive language to draw children’s attention to the world around them.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Munmun, by Jesse Andrews
The size of people in the 'Lifeanddeathworld', written as one word, is dependent on how much money they have. To move from being the size of rats, the ‘littlepoor’ people need to accumulate ‘munmun’ which will allow them to Scale Up - perhaps becoming ‘middlepoor’.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Superhero Mum, by Timothy Knapman
An empowering children's book that highlights all the special things that mothers do and shows young girls that they are capable of many things just by being everyday people.
