Books

Book Review – Parenting By Kathy Walker (And Give Away!)

March 19, 2010

The give away has now closed. Thank you for visiting Planning With Kids. If you have been reading my blog for a little while, you will know that I am a massive fan of Kathy Walker and reference her frequently in my writing. So I have been eagerly awaiting her latest book Parenting: A practical [...]

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Books For Boys – 8 to 11 Year Olds

February 9, 2010

Our 8 year old and 11 year old sons both do independent reading each night as part of their school requirements and will also read of their own accord on weekends. It can sometimes be a challenge to keep up with age appropriate books that they will find interesting. The children all received a number [...]

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Mem Fox Reading

September 18, 2009

I love Mem Fox’s books. If I had to choose a favourite it would be a toss up between Where is the green sheep? and Hunwick’s Egg. I recently came across these fabulous videos on YouTube of Mem Fox reading aloud two of her books and thought I would share them with you. Hello Baby, [...]

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10 Parenting Books That Would Make Great Christmas Gifts

November 18, 2008

Last week my 10 things was on Practical Christmas Presents For Children. This week I am continuing on a gift list theme, but specific to parenting books that I think would make a great practical Christmas gifts for parents. I should note here that I have only included two that I have read myself, which [...]

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Planning Our Trips To The Library

May 22, 2008

In Victoria (and many other states in Australia) the Premier of our State holds a Reading Challenge each year. The aim of the challenge is “to promote a love of reading. It is not a competition, but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.” Students in Prep [...]

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Am I Over Parenting?

May 16, 2008

If you have read even a little bit on this blog, you would would most likely know these two facts about me: I love my children and I take my parenting seriously. For all the love, fun and joy it gives me, I believe that it also gives me great responsibilities. I was reading an [...]

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10 Parenting Books That I Love!

February 26, 2008

I do like to read on parenting issues. Usually I head to a book when I know that there is new stage of development on the horizon. This is my way of planning how I can then best deal with this impending stage. One of the beautiful things about children is that they are all [...]