Books

When I am not blogging I do like to read to myself and to my kids. You will find my thoughts on some of these books in this collection. I have also written a book myself!

PWK Book Launch!

May 1, 2011

The official launch of the Planning With Kids book was on Friday morning. It was one of my happiest moments — it exceeded all my expectations. I have some very important people to thank for making it such a wonderful day: Lou – the “event stylist”, this fine lady has a talent. Lou brought together [...]

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What’s In The Planning With Kids Book and Book Launch Details

April 18, 2011

Thanks so much for the wonderful support of the Planning With Kids book. I have been thrilled at the response. If you have pre-ordered a copy, your book will be making its way to you this week! I have had a number of requests for more info on the content of the book. The book [...]

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Pre-Order The Planning With Kids Book!

March 28, 2011

I am very excited to share with you the cover of the Planning With Kids book. It is not long until the book will be making its way on to bookshelves around the country. As a way of thanking you for reading the blog, I am taking pre orders of the book at a discounted [...]

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The Story Behind The Planning With Kids Book

March 12, 2011

Over the last couple of months I have received lots of questions about the book and how I have gone about writing it. So today I thought I would share a little bit about the story behind the Planning With Kids Book. Getting Started I’m wondering if you’ve thought about putting together a parenting book [...]

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Book Review: The Needlecraft Book

November 17, 2010

Today’s review is written by my dearest friend Cath from Mobblegobble. Cath is very crafty and is my greatest source of inspiration for making things by hand. Dorling Kindersley’s The Needlecraft Book is for crafty types from beginners to experienced who like to work with all things sharp and pointy. If you need help with [...]

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Just Wanted To Say Thank You

November 10, 2010

I wanted to take the time to say thank you to the fabulous loyal readers of Planning With Kids. The blog has been running almost three years now and as the readership of PWK has grown it has helped me enormously with opportunities for new endeavours. The most recent opportunity has been to write a [...]

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Our Favourite Christmas Books

November 9, 2010

Today’ gorgeous post is from Karen at Earthly Joyride, reading it started to make me feel super Christmassy in all the right ways. Karen is passionate about reading to children. Her blog offers lots of inspiration for selecting picture books and she shares ideas for creating art with children. *** Christmas books are no different [...]

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Manners For Children

October 15, 2010

We have been so lucky to meet the wonderful Meredith this year. She has helped us in many ways and is such a generous person. Most recently Meredith lent me this fabulous little book called Manners Magic for Children by Patsy Rowe. Aimed at children from ages 6 – 10, this book can easily be [...]

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Book Review and Give Away: Labyrinth of Birth by Pam England

September 12, 2010

*This give away is now closed. Congratulations to Marnie – please check your email to arrange delivery of the book.* Labyrinth of Birth: A Map, Meditations and Rituals for Your Childbearing Year is written by Pam England, who is also the author of Birthing From Within. It is a beautifully presented book, filled with illustrations [...]

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Book Review: Harry the Happy Caterpillar Grows (Helping Children Adjust To Change)

September 12, 2010

The day this book arrived in the mail, I didn’t have time to sit down and read it straight away to my four year old. We had just come home from running errands and I needed to get the toddler into his cot for a nap. While I settled the toddler, the preschooler “read” the [...]

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Book Review: The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett

August 14, 2010

Having not heard of Sonya Hartnett before this year, this is now the third book that I have read from this fantastic Australian author. Her skill as a writer is evident as she transverses genres from children’s picture books like the exquisite The Boy and The Toy , to adult fiction like the touching and [...]

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Book Review: Leo The Littlest Seahorse by Margaret Wild and Terry Denton

August 2, 2010

Leo The Littlest Seahorse is one of those picture books that has a great message for parents reading it to their children. It is written by Margaret Wild and has the most brilliant illustrations by Terry Denton. As I read the story of little Leo, as he tries hard to learn the skills that he [...]