All posts tagged "picture book"
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2.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Cheetah the Cheater, by Dr Jarrad B Elson
In the jungle, the animals love playing games but when they discover Cheetah is always cheating, they set up a race and a wager to get revenge and teach him a lesson.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: There’s a Baddie Running Through This Book, by Shelly Unwin
A fun, appealing book for three to six year olds who following directions, looking for a young racoon baddie who is literally tearing through the pages, stealing items, and running from the owners.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Giraffe Problems, by Jory John
A simple story for ages 4 and above about body image, translated to a giraffe and a turtle who worry about the length of their necks.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Pea Pod Lullaby, by Glenda Millard & Stephen Michael King
A soothingly, illustrated and positive-messaged bedtime story for 4-8 year olds that talks about human connections, with themes of friendship, companionship and meaningful relationship building.
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854Books & LiteratureBook Review: Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise, by David Ezra Stein
This is a very amusing story for ages 6 and above based on how small children often twist words that they have misheard.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Peter Pan, retold by Caryl Hart
This is the classic JM Barrie tale of the boy that didn't grow up, retold in rhyme and illustrated with life-like characters and settings in a classic, old world storybook fashion.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Odette’s Patchwork Cloak, by Karah Clinton
When the King and Queen grow tired of their spoiled daughter's selfishness, they seek help from a local, good witch, who strips the Princess of her outer beauty until she can rediscover her inner beauty.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Morris the Mole, by Nicki Greenberg
Morris the Mole has a habit of digging haphazardly and unwitting surfacing in all kinds of inopportune settings, causing chaos for the other creatures above ground. Then, one day, it seems as if a barrier has been built to stop him from surfacing. What is he to do?
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Sonam and the Silence, by Eddie Ayres
Sonam is a young girl, growing up in Taliban-controlled Kabul, Afghanistan, where music is banned. Then one day, she hears an amazing sound and just has to find out what it is. She discovers an old man playing an instrument.
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2.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: My Grandpa is Amazing, by Nick Butterworth
A delightful picture book looking at all the wonderful things that a grandfather can do, from playing games to being patient and administering first aid to teddy bears.
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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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1.6KBooks & 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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1.9KBooks & 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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2.2KBooks & 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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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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1.3KBooks & 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.
