Books

Kids Books 101: Parrot Carrot

December 10, 2011
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I have written before about the value of rhyme and the fun that playing around with rhyming words can add to early literacy development ( you’ll find references in these posts – here, here and here). We recently received a copy of the newly released Parrot Carrot by Jol and Kate Temple (Allen & Unwin, [...]

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Our Christmas Reading Pile: Picture Books

December 3, 2011
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Here are some of the Christmas themed picture books Immy is enjoying right now… Christmas Wombat, Jackie French & Bruce Whatley, 2011 Immy is already a big fan of the quirky Diary of a Wombat and Diary of a Baby Wombat and was excited to receive Christmas Wombat this week.  It offers a very funny [...]

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Literacy Spot #39:Growing Kids who Read

October 3, 2011

Reading in bed with Dad, on holidays: 10 months old I am unwell and stuck in bed so for today’s Literacy Spot I am sharing a post that was first published in August of 2009, back when only a few of you were on this blogging journey with me I started reading early with Immy. [...]

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How to Make Book Cover Bunting

August 28, 2011

A few months ago when I published pictures of our book corner I had a number of readers ask how I made the book cover bunting hanging in the space. So here it is… I scanned the covers of our favourite picture books and used an iron on t-shirt transfer paper compatible with my printer. [...]

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We Play: Playing All Over the World

May 17, 2011
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We read often in our house. At any time of the day, in any room of our house (though one of our favourite places to read is our book space which I featured on Friday).  Most days we read at breakfast time, a ritual which began as an attempt to keep a busy toddler at [...]

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Kids Books 101: Get Outdoors and Read!

April 17, 2011
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This is a guest post by Megan Blandford of Writing Out Loud and Kids Book Review. There are so many fascinating things for children (and adults!) to see, do and experience outside. But there are also times – bedtime, for example – that you simply can’t be outdoors with your kids. These are the times [...]

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E-book Review: Parenting With Positive Guidance

February 27, 2011
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Today a keyword search for books on ‘parenting’ at Amazon.com will net you 61,181 titles to choose from. Publishers are tapping into the struggle of modern day parents in their search for a quick fix to sleep problems, a simple formula for fussy eating or an ABC for handling behavioural issues. Unfortunately there is no [...]

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Our Top Library Picks: Picture Books

February 7, 2011

We head to the library at least once a fortnight and love discovering new books.  Yesterday Immy, Dad 101 and I were all discussing our favourite borrows and I thought I would share some of our top picks from 2010. Some are newer, some are old classics and all were on our “Yes, we will [...]

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