Saturday, November 3, 2012

Aesop's fables retold by Beverley Naidoo illustrated by Piet Grobler

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Many years ago a parent asked to borrow a book of Aesop’s fables from our school library.  Sadly all our collections at that time were ...
Friday, November 2, 2012

The big bad wolf and me by Delphine Perret

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Do you worry about missing great books?  I try so hard to keep up with new publications but every so often a book turns up that was publis...

Ned and the Joybaloo by Hiawyn Oram illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura

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One of the questions I am often asked (that I find very difficult to answer) is - what is your favourite book?  I have so many.  Likewise ...
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Thursday, November 1, 2012

The world according to Humphrey by Betty G Birney

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How do you find a good book?  Sometimes this happens in a surprising way. On my recent trip I was chatting with a grandparent about gre...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The ferry birds by Helen Dunmore illustrated by Rebecca Cobb

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When you see seagulls flying beside a ferry do you ever wonder where they are going?  Do the seagulls simply travel back and forth with th...

Driftwood dragons and other seaside poems by Tyne Brown illustrated by Tamara Thiebaux Heikalo

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There are many reasons I need to mention this book.  I do not have enough poetry books in my blog, I live near the sea and my school and s...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch illustrated by DuĊĦan Petricic

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The Paperbag Princess is a treasured book in my reading repertoire but did you know Robert Munsch has written fifty books?  One that I...