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 Reena Korde Pagnoni

    Have you ever wondered why kids love stories they’ve heard a million times? When my two oldest children Ryan and Madelyn (now 11 and 10 years old) were younger, I would take them to the library every week. I’ve always loved books – especially picture books, so to have so many of them in one…

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  • Book Review + Giveaway: Rambee Boo’s Lake Vacation

    Title: Rambee Boo’s Lake Vacation | Author: Reena Korde Pagnoni | Illustrator: Frances Rose Español | Publisher: Waman Books | Publication Date: April 2021 Book Description: The Rambee Boo Crew take a summer vacation to the Lake. Rock and Rambee are having so much fun that they don’t realize that Rambee Boo keeps dropping his Sock. Will Sock make it home…

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  • 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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