I review children’s books from picture books to YA for Armadillo Magazine, The Children’s Book Review, iReadBooks Tours and was a former reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Here you’ll find links to all of those reviews, guest posts, author interviews and giveaways.
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Words to Write By
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. It is not
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Tales of Charlie Wags, London
Title: The Tales of Charlie Wags: London | Author: Sofie Wells & Ali Barclay | Illustrator: Sanna Sjöström | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Kendam Press | Publication Date: March 3, 2025 | ISBN: 979-8990005020 Book Description: Charlie Wags is a seemingly ordinary pup. He goes on daily walks, chases squirrels, and scours the kitchen floor for crumbs when no one’s looking. But Charlie has an
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Book Review + Giveaway: Why Wolves Matter
Title: Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story | Author: Karen B. Winnick | Illustrator: Karen B. Winnick | Genre: Picture Book, Non-Fiction | Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group | Release Date: February 25, 2025 | ISBN: 979-8886452846 Publisher’s Book Summary: Where did all the wolves go? The birds, the fish, and the beavers? When the top predator was wiped out,
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2025 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
I’m honored to learn that both Allen the Alien (illustrated by Aleck Morton, published by Riveted Press) and Arabella and the Magic Pencil (illustrated by Shaney Hyde, published by EK Books) have been included in the 2025 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Booklist. The Challenge encourages children and students to read a set number of books over
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Book Review + Giveaway: Sharing is Caring, Dragon
Title: Sharing is Caring, Dragon! | Author: Bianca Schulze | Illustrator: Samara Hardy | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Clever Publishing | Release Date: 2024 | ISBN: 978-1956560497 Publisher’s Book Summary: Dragon is on her way to the library to return her borrowed books and check out her favorite book. But when she gets to the bookshelf, she realizes the
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