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 …
Book Review: Zombie Felties
One of the things I love about school holidays, is that it gives me more time to spend doing activities with the kids. The first week of the school hols we were …
Book Review and Give Away: Labyrinth of Birth by Pam England
*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 …
Book Review: Harry the Happy Caterpillar Grows (Helping Children Adjust To Change)
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 …
Book Review: The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett
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 …
Book Review: Leo The Littlest Seahorse by Margaret Wild and Terry Denton
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 …
Book Week Ideas
You can find more ideas for celebrating book week on my current post for 2011 here – Book Week Activities 2011 – Ideas for CBCA Shortlisted Book. It is only a month …
Book Review: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time by Mark Haddon
Welcome to the July Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is …
Book Review: Yellow Is My Favourite Colour by Judy Horacek
As I have children aged from 11 to 1, I read a vast range of children’s texts to my kids which I thoroughly enjoy. I do however have a soft spot for …
Book Review: Simple Softies For The Whole Family (and our first handmade Christmas Gift for 2010!)
This week we finally had time to make something from the very gorgeous book Simple Softies For The Whole Family. This is the third book in the series, first was Softies and …
Interview With Maggie Hamilton Author of “What’s Happening to Our Boys?”
Having four sons, the title alone was always going to draw me to this book What’s Happening to Our Boys? AT RISK How the new technologies, drugs and alcohol, peer pressure and …
Book Review: Pregnancy and Birth – The Essential Australian Checklists by Karen Sullivan
Where was this book when I had my first baby 11 years ago? Pregnancy and Birth – The Essential Australian Checklists by Karen Sullivan has made its way to the top of …
Book Review: Your Pregnancy Week By Week By Professor Lesley Regan
Professor Lesley Regan is the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London (the first woman in England to hold such a position). She is …
Book Review: The Boy and The Toy by Sonya Hartnett
The Boy and the Toy is Sonya Hartnett’s first picture book. Hartnett has written a several novels including Butterfly which has just been shortlisted for the 2010 Miles Franklin Award. Hartnett partners …
Book Review: Conspiracy 365 January by Gabrielle Lord
This is a guest post by Thinker, my 11 year old son. Back in January I did some research and listed Books For Boys – 8 to 11 Year Olds. The Conspiracy …
Book Review: A Giraffe In The Bath By Mem Fox and Olivia Rawson
Mem Fox is one of my favourite children’s authors. In her new book, Fox has teamed up with a former student Olivia Rawson to write the funny picture book A Giraffe in …
Book Review – Sew Darn Cute By Jenny Ryan
Sew Darn Cute is an inspirational craft handbook from Jenny Ryan. The book contains 30 projects to sew and embellish, each of which is beautifully photographed and has step-by-step instructions to follow. …
Book Review – Parenting By Kathy Walker (And Give Away!)
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 …