Showing posts with label Family outings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family outings. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Saturday by Oge Mora

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"Saturday was the day they cherished." On Saturday the little girl and her mum go to the library; the hairdresser; take a picnic i...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Going for Pippies by Wilaaran Laurie illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey

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"My name is Wilaaran. My family has lived on this Country for thousands of years.  We walk in our old people's footsteps, hunting, ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The train at the end of my street by Tom Jellett

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I still find it quite exciting catching a train (whether to sit upstairs? Or downstairs?) and hopefully some of that excitement is conveyed ...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Hike by Pete Oswald

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  Like the woods, this book is an immersive experience  that invites repeated visits. Kirkus Star review It’s a book to read slowly — and re...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The Night Walk by Marie Dorléans Translated by Polly Lawson

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It is the middle of the night. Mum wakes up the two children. There is no grumbling. The family set off in the into the darkness. They can h...
Sunday, October 13, 2019

Ella and the Ocean by Lian Tanner illustrated by Jonathan Bentley

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Ella lived in the red-dirt country where the earth was as dry as old bones  and it hadn't rained for years  and years and years and y...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

The Rattlebang Picnic by Margaret Mahy illustrated by Steven Kellogg

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This book should be a Tuesday Treasure but I am going to talk about it today as I plan to use this book with a group of grade two childre...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

It's time for the Sydney Royal Easter show - read a book!

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Image source:  https://mudgeehaycompany.com.au/easter-show/ I adore going to the Sydney Royal Easter show. I like to see the farm ...