BOOK: LOVE MONSTER AND THE PERFECT PRESENT AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: RACHEL BRIGHT PUBLISHER: HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3.5+ It is almost Present Day in Cutesville and it is the best day for them, and it only happens once a year. Love Monster wants to get the perfect present for his very […]
Review: The Koala Who Could By Rachel Bright
BOOK: THE KOALA WHO COULD AUTHOR: RACHEL BRIGHT ILLUSTRATOR: JIM FIELD PUBLISHER: ORCHARD BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3.5+ Kevin is very happy in his eucalyptus tree. He never wants to come down. The world beneath him accordingly is “too fast and too loud and too big and too strange”. So he prefers to stay […]
Review: A Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
BOOK: A LION INSIDE AUTHOR: RACHEL BRIGHT ILLUSTRATOR: JIM FIELD PUBLISHER: ORCHARD BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ It’s the story about a tiny brown mouse who’s ignored and forgotten amongst the huge animals of the African plains. Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. So Mouse sets off on a journey to find his […]
Review: The Squirrels Who Squabbled By Rachel Bright
BOOK: THE SQUIRRELS WHO SQUABBLED AUTHOR: RACHEL BRIGHT ILLUSTRATOR: JIM FIELD PUBLISHER: ORCHARD BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3.5and Do you have a kid or an adult who shares nothing or is greedy for things or fights for things? Then this is a story for all of you. Once upon a time, there lived two […]
Review: The Sky Painter By Margarita Engle
BOOK: THE SKY PAINTER AUTHOR: MARGARITA ENGLE ILLUSTRATOR: ALIONA BEREGHICI PUBLISHER: TWO LIONS PAGES: 40 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This is a biography of Louis Fuertes, who is also known as the Father of modern bird art. I was searching for books about birds, and I stumbled upon this book. This book is available free on […]
The Bear, The Piano, The Dog and The Fiddle By David Litchfield
BOOK: THE BEAR, THE PIANO, THE DOG AND THE FIDDLE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: DAVID LITCHFIELD PAGES: 34 PUBLISHER: CLARION BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Hector the fiddler and his dog Hugo were inseparable friends. Hugo always admired Hector and when he retired, Hugo started playing the fiddle. The daily night he plays the fiddle and the […]
The Bear And The Piano By David Litchfield
BOOK: THE BEAR AND THE PIANO AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: DAVID LITCHFIELD PAGES: 40 PUBLISHER: FRANCES LINCOLN AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ The bear and the piano series is a wonderful story, packed with bright illustrations and ease for reading aloud. The story starts with a curious bear finding a musical instrument in the middle of the forest. […]
UNDER THY WINGS!
I was preparing a bird unit study for Nathan and when I was picking books about rooster and hen, this old Sunday school song, I remembered. It starts with ‘my Saviour calls me, just like the chicken calls her chicks’. Psalm 91.4 says, “He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt […]
List of must read children’s book authors
Today is world read-aloud day and I have an interesting list compiled for it. Children books take us to a wonderland and we may be amazed how the authors and illustrators have taken the simple story to a different level. I often get messages on my Instagram: what books can I read to my kid? […]