I read a lot of children's chapter books, but none have been quite like this one, its story is fresh and real, with an injection of history that brings it all into a well paced adventure.
Fearless Frederic
Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables
He is whimsical, magical, silly, imaginative and a whole lot mysterious, but most of all you know he's got your back. Mr Bambuckle is the teacher everyone wants except for Miss Frost and Principle Sternblast.
Olivia’s Secret Scribbles
The book flows well and has been well crafted by Meredith Costain. Olivia is endearing but with a little mischievousness on the side which adds depth to the character. Her inquisitive nature is what makes her such a fun and likable character.
Pirate Stew
There was an amazing amount of laughter especially when catfish says "Just look what you've done...I'm meant to have whiskers and now I have none." The group was concerned about the bubbling stew, were fascinated by the pirates and laughed hard when there was a bubble soaked pirate ship.
How to Say I Love You in Five Languages
There is so much to love about this book especially if you want to learn how to say "I love you" in English, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, and French. With some words on each page and buttons to press to hear the pronunciation of "I Love You", this book has the right combination to engage your child in languages by site and sound.
Guff
Sometimes I wonder whether picture books are written for us the adults too, or whether something just resonates with us that it just feels that way. This is how this book was for me, first of all I loved it - its hard not to love Aaron Blabey books - and second I think we have all had or have a guff in our lives whether it be a fabric or human friend.
Throwback Thursday – The Very Special Present
I am slowly running out of books from my childhood but have been on the phone to my mum to send me some more that she has on her shelf. I love looking back at books that I have enjoyed as a child and I am finding so many of you also have enjoyed them as children too and have shared your fond memories.
Fluffywuffy
The first time I opened this book I instantly loved it. The story begins with Mr Moot living his happy quiet life with his beloved Fluffywuffy. He wasn't troubled by anything, that is until cousin Clarence decides to move in for ..."a week...or a month, or quite possibly a year!" Mr Moot was optimistic that it wouldn't be so bad, fluffywuffy remained knowingly silent.
Olivia’s Voice
Listen. What do you hear? The first words in the book are on a blank page and they instantly awakened my senses and curiosity saw me turning to the next page. "Today I woke up to the silence of a new morning." The next page, I literally had a small gasp and a large smile as the beautiful illustrations greeted me. From this moment I knew I was hooked, that beautiful beaming face that is Olivia, and the beautiful morning greeting the reader through the curtains.
Throwback Thursday- A Little Golden Book
Each time I do a Throwback Thursday post, I am always reminded how very blessed I am to have been exposed to the wonderful world of literacy from such an early age. I am sure most of us have grown up with the Little Golden Books, I know that they were a staple book in our house and we had many. I still have Heidi that was gifted to me from my nanny and poppy just before I turned 1.
Little Big Reads 