Children’s books by Nick Sharratt
My love for buying books for my children continues to grow – and there’s one particular set of books that I seem to be collecting! Pictured above, they are books by (or illustrated by) Nick Sharratt – a British author & illustrator who has illustrated around 200 books. What I love about books is the...
Australian-designed board book for newborns
Again with the books, Tracey? Yes! 2011 seems to be my year to go even more banana’s with books for my 2 kids. I really love the quiet time reading a book with your child brings, so it’s something that I would recommend and encourage any parent or relative to do with a little one...
Children’s Bookends at Little Styles
My personal obsession with buying my kid’s new books, has inevitably begun my obsession in keeping the books neat and tidy! (Do you have the same problem, books everywhere?). We recently invested in a small bookshelf for the growing library of books – so stumbling across these bookends at Little Styles is an oasis. Pictured...
Children’s books at Angus & Robertson
Books also make great Christmas or birthday presents. There are so many great titles for early learners and toddlers, but here are just a few from Angus & Robertson that I would love to share. I Want My Potty by Tony Ross Adam Saves Christmas by Eoin Bennett and Benji Bennett Lucy Cousins Nursery Rhymes...
Childrens Books by Leslie Patricelli
I admit, I’m slightly obsessed with buying my kids books. I can’t help it but I really like introducing them to new words and concepts and pictures. My newest obsession is with the children’s books by Leslie Patricelli. It’s started with Yummy Yucky and has moved onto Potty – there are so many books to...
From Head To Toe by Eric Carle
My almost-1 year old daughter Jovie absolutely ADORES this book – From Head To Toe which was written by Eric Carle. You may know Eric Carle’s super popular book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but this book is every bit as colourful and fun for kids of all ages. From the Official Eric Carle website –...
Inspire your kids to love books!
A dear friend of mine, Amanda Gilligan, recently moved to Vancouver, from Sydney where she was an amazing school teacher. On her blog, Mocking Bird, she’s posted about inspiring our kids to be book lovers My most favourite point that she’s made is the first – Love books yourself- children model their parents behaviour. If...
Fun & Educational Books for your Toddler
It’s important to provide our growing children with a range of educational books to help them learn and to give them some mental and visual stimulation. From their ABC’s to their 123′s, their Opposites and basic daily skills – there is a book for everything these days (even about pooping!). Above are my favourites that...
The Wonder Weeks (book)
About 18 months ago on my personal blog, I posted about The Wonder Weeks book that I had received and was quickly falling in love with. I tend not to be a “parenting by the book” person, but we all know there are periods in a baby’s life where you just don’t know what is...
