12 of the best books to read to your children this Easter to improve literacy as suggested by Brian Caswell. “If your children are very young, then these Easter books will be ideal choices:” The simple and engaging Egg by Kevin Henkes Easter Babies: A Springtime...
A wide selection of new books have come out this month and here are a few picture books for 0-8 year-olds that are worth looking at. Mummy Cuddle by Kate Myers, illustration by Sara Acton (ABC Books, HarperCollins Children’s Books, hardback, RRP$19.99) Age group: 0-3yrs. Out March...
Jackie French is a much loved Australian author and this selection of books to be released this week, illustrate the wide range of her authorship and the even wider range of her reach. CHILDmags has been fortunate to have spoken to her twice in recent...
Anna Gibson discovers why making time for a story is the biggest contribution you can make to your child’s ‘success’ in life. Albert Einstein was once asked what we could do to make our children smarter. He answered, “If you want your children to be intelligent,...
This is the second in the series that follows in the 'Harry Potter' genre. A page turning meaty book for the more accomplished reader! Wundersmith The Calling of Morrigan Crow published by Lothian Childrens Books (paperback RRP $16.99, h/back $24.99) Age Group 8+years. The second book in the...
It’s great for young readers to find a book they love and that the author has continued the book in the form of a series - just to make them want to read more! Keeper of the Crystals ‘Eve and the Kraken Hunt’ by Jess Black (New...
This month we look at some Christmas picture books and some books for holiday reading aloud to littlies. Reading to preschoolers is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. They either love them and engage with the reader or start to wriggle and wiggle. The...
First published in 1918 and written to distract himself from the deprivations of the First World War (and to settle a bet with a friend, Bertram Stevens), Norman Lindsay described The Magic Pudding as a ‘little bundle of piffle’. Stevens claimed children wanted to read...
Professor Nicola Yelland highlights the importance of pretend play in young children and the value brought to it by books such as the new Peppa Pig ‘When I Grow Up’ program. In pretend play, the young child is not just taking on the ‘role’ of the...
New picture books for 2-6 year olds released in the past month. Reading to preschoolers is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. They either love them and engage with the reader or start to wriggle and wiggle. The genre of picture books really...
