I think How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber should be on every parents book list to read.  It is a very simple and relatively short book, but it is so incredibly helpful. It didn’t offer up any thing startlingly new for me, but it reinforced the importance of thinking [...]

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When I wrote about my personal goals for 2103 I listed that I wanted to read six books by the end of the year.  I received comments and emails asking me to share what they were going to be, so here is my list. I will write about each book as I finish them and [...]

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Today our primary school kids head back to school. It will be back to home reading and homework. I thought I would share a few of the book series our kids have enjoyed by asking the kids to give me their thoughts on the books, which they kindly did. I am hopeful you can share [...]

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Book Week 2012 in Australia is coming up this weekend from Saturday 18 – Friday 24 August. The theme for 2012 is Champions Read. Quite appropriate in a very sports dominated culture we have in Oz! Usually by this time of the year I have made my way through the shortlist for the awards and [...]

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This give away is now closed. The winners was Chris: This book would be so useful as I am extremely keen to get the most out of my camera so that I can take clear and precise shots of my beautiful family and the amazing landscapes and scenery my country (NZ) has to offer on [...]

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Today’s post is from the team at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, a Victorian Government initiative and the centrepiece of Melbourne’s designation as a UNESCO City of Literature. The Wheeler Centre is dedicated to the discussion and practice of writing and ideas. Through out each year it has a programme of talks and lectures, readings [...]

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