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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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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Book Review + Giveaway: The After
Title: The After | Author: Joanne Taylor | Genre: Young Adult Fiction | Publisher: Friesen Press | Publication Date: October 2024 | ISBN: 9781038309990 “Taylor’s debut is a taut tale of survival in a post-pandemic world that’s buoyed by an amiable protagonist and a well- developed setting. … A riveting beginning to a promising new series.” – Kirkus Reviews “The After introduces an intrepid teenage heroine as…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Tales of Charlie Wags, New York City
Title: The Tales of Charlie Wags: New York City | Author: Sofie Wells & Ali Barclay | Illustrator: Sanna Sjöström | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Kendam Press | Publication Date: January 6, 2025 | ISBN: 979-8990005006 Book Description: Charlie Wags is a seemingly ordinary pup. He sits on command, is appropriately needy, and only sometimes begs for treats. But Charlie has an extraordinary secret. He…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Freedom’s Game
Title: Freedom’s Game | Author: Rosanne Tolin | Genre: Middle Grade | Publisher: Reycraft Books/Benchmark Education | Release Date: October 8, 2024 | ISBN: 9781478876199 Publisher’s Book Summary: Publisher’s Book Summary: Twelve-year-old Ziggy Wirth, originally from Germany, doesn’t know what to expect when he arrives at the Annemasse orphanage in eastern France. It is 1942, and the Nazis have…
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