Simon Ryan reports it's just the latest conservative book ban On March 1, 2022, Toby Price, an assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in New Byrum, Mississippi, faced a problem. The reader booked for a Zoom session for 240 grade two students hadn’t shown up....
The First Book of Bush Sounds by Fred Van Gessel, New Holland Publishers h/b RRP $24.99 Ages3+. (Other board books by this author feature wild and backyard birds) Twelve Australian bush animals have been selected by Fred Van Gessel to engage young kids in this interactive board book....
We know you love books just as much as we do, so we are excited to share with you the most cherished Christmas books as recommended by kids....
There are oodles of wonderful picture books for kids that are worth keeping. The hardback ones last the longest, so we have a few suggestions as stocking fillers! Christmas Always Comes by Jackie French, illus. Bruce Whatley, pub. HarperCollins ChildrensBooks. h/b RRP$24.99 Ages 3+ This heart-warming story follows...
There are lots of great rhyming books for the under 8 years. This selection of new books will make great bed-time reads. A Pair of Pears and an Orange written and illus. by Anna McGregor, pub. Scribble, a Scribe Publications imprint. h/b RRP$24.99 Ages 3+ This delightful book...
It's wonderful when you find a bunch of books to read to littlies that are so beautifully written and illustrated you want to keep them forever. Here are just a few of the new ones recently published for your enjoyment! The World Awaits by Tomos Roberts,...
These are challenging times for all families. There is a lot going on for parents and for children. Inevitably there is a disruption of regular family routines – home learning for school age children, parents working from home, not being able to see grandparents and...
Parents at a loss to find activities for their children during COVID lockdowns can encourage them to escape into a book, writes Margaret Kristin Merga. New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters...
Twin sisters build a post-apocalyptic sanctuary on a tiny island in this year’s spine-tingling Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year for Older Readers. The End of the World is Bigger than Love by Davina Bell weaves together dreams with a fearsome reality,...
Babies and children learn about their world through play, language and using their imagination, writes Bernadette Franzoni Picture books Your child will love the intimacy of the two of you sitting together reading a book aloud to them. They will also love that one on one precious...
