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Australian Stories about starting big school

Starting Big School is a very special, and sometimes overwhelming, time in young children and their families lives.

I can still remember our first child starting school, wearing the same jumper his father had worn, knitted again by his Nana.

Sharing stories together enables children to ask questions about big school and explore their emotions about […]

Book Review: “Splosh for the Billabong” and “Summer Rain” ( Aboriginal theme)

We’re always looking for quality picture books with Aboriginal themes.

Both these books have been nominated for Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2015 ( Birth- 3 years).

We think they would be excellent revisited as early readers.
“ Summer Rain” by Ros Moriarty, Illustrated by Balarinji. Allen and Unwin.

Summer Rain is set in the wet season […]

Spring into Spring- Stories for our under 5’s

We’re ready for some warmer weather, spring flowers and walks outside.

But where could we find picture books about Spring- there didn’t seem that many in this part of the world.

Success! after some searching, here are our picks.

We’ll add  rhymes and more ideas for spring in our next post. Our wonderful Australian author Elizabeth Honey […]

Stories for wriggly little boys!

How do you  find books for younger boys, that hold their interest?

You don’t always need to read a whole book, when children’s attention is shorter.

You can just look at the pictures and chat a little about them.

Even if you read half of a book, it’s a start and you can come back to it […]