Kidlit Reviews

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.

  • Guest Post: Author Sally Beale

    The author of the children’s book series, The Adventures of Molly & Ollie, shares her goals and plans for her adorable and helpful picture books. Creating the Stories The Adventures of Molly & Ollie is a children book series. The first book, Moving Day, (A Mom’s Choice Award Winner) was released March 2, 2021, published by Mascot Books. …

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  • Book Review + Giveaway: The Adventures of Molly & Ollie, Moving Day

    Title: The Adventures of Mollie & Ollie: Moving Day | Author: Sally Beale | Illustrator: Cheryl Crouthamel | Publisher: Mascot Books |  Genre: Picture Book (Ages 3-7) | Publication Date: March 2021 Book Description: Every child experiences change in their life. Moving can be difficult, but in this Mom’s Choice award-winning book, when eight-year-old Molly Day meets a new friend, a magical owl named Oliver Winston…

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  • Guest Post: Judith Caseley

    I love a good Top 5 anything, but especially when the list is about an awesome picture book! Check out these fun facts about Judith Caseley’s one-of-a-kind ABC book, Z is for Zebra: A Mosaic Menagerie. Top 5 Random Facts about Z is for Zebra: A Mosaic Menagerie I fell in love with mosaics when…

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  • Guest Post: Three Steps to Turning Around a Bad Day

    In the charming picture book, Gus’ Fortunate Misfortune, Gus turns a very bad day into a hopeful new beginning. Here are some tips on how we can all do that from author Susan Pepka. Here you are right smack in the middle of a Bad Day.  It doesn’t feel good. You don’t like it…not one bit.…

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  • Book Tour + Giveaway: Gus’ Fortunate Misfortune and Z is for Zebra: A Mosaic Menagerie

    Title: Gus’ Fortunate Misfortune | Author: Susan Pepka | Illustrator: Joseph Cowman | Publisher: Full Cycle Publications |  Genre: Picture Book (Ages 3-7) | Publication Date: December 2018 Book Description: How do you turn a Very Bad Day into a Hopeful New Beginning? Gus, an ordinary mouse, must find a way to do just that. Following a series of unfortunate events, Gus finds himself…

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