Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
There’s something magical about sharing a story with your children; the hush of the evening, the turning of pages, and the way imaginations spark to life together. Whether it is a soothing tale that helps your little one drift off to sleep or an adventure story to enjoy side by side during the day, the …
August is here, and with it comes the release of my latest book round-up, featuring the books I have enjoyed reading over the last month. I read a wide range of texts over the past 31 days, including some for my work and also some to keep up with Sunshine’s reading. However, I have selected …
Sunshine is a voracious reader with an eclectic taste in book themes. Find her a book that she loves, and she’ll finish it in an evening. I sometimes wonder if she is reading under the sheets with a torchlight like I did as a kid, There’s one thing I love almost as much as books, …
Reading has always been my passion. My aspirational goal as a child was to grow up and work with books. Imagine being surrounded by books every.single.day! And that’s exactly what I did! I completed a degree in English Literature, and then pivoted to an English teacher. Today, as an educator, I have the absolute privilege …
National Science Week is a week-long celebration of all things Science and Technology. There are events planned all across the country. Celebrated between 9 and 17 August, this year’s theme is Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language. Of course, such a celebration lends itself to some new books for your …
Whilst the internet has become an excellent resource for planning a trip, I still rely on hard-copy travel guides. I love the tactile experience and enjoy highlighting, bookmarking and creating footnotes for my guides. I have passed this creative process onto my kids, purchasing them their own guides to work through and plan their Bucket …
Whilst I have previously focused on books for kids, tweens and teens, I am regularly asked what I am reading. As a voracious reader (I probably read 3-4 books a week – more during the school holidays) with an eclectic taste when it comes to genre, I find a book to please most readers. So …
My kids adore being outside and exploring. They love gardening, foraging and observing nature. They also love books! It made sense to pull together a list of gardening books for kids and, books about nature for kids to populate our library. Any one of these children’s books about gardening and nature would be perfect for …
Whenever we head to a new city one of our first tasks is locating all the bookshops. Well, at least ONE good bookshop to be honest. As regular visitors to Victoria, knowing where the best bookshops in Melbourne are is important for our travels, so of course, this means I’ve created a list. Did you …
Sunshine is becoming quite a bibliophile with a growing TBR pile and wishlist that continues to grow. Over the last month, she has read almost 10 novels and has created a great book list for the young teen in your life. She continues to be quite broad in her choices, however, I have noted a …
Last year we pushed publish on our very first ‘Sunshine Reads’ post which pulled together Sunshine’s latest books for teens from her own book stack. As an avid reader, Sunshine has quite an eclectic taste and hopefully enough variety to offer some recommendations that will suit your teen too. As with our other Sunshine Reads …