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.

  • International Authors’ Day Blog Hop

    Earlier this year, I launched World Book Reviews as an opportunity for me to share reviews of my favorite books with a strong sense of place and often written by an international author. So I was thrilled to learn about International Authors’s Day and yet another opportunity to bring attention to wonderful authors from around the world. A…

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  • World Book Reviews: Finishing Year by Bentley Bryce Finley

    I’m not normally a memoir reader, but the premise of Finishing Year was so unique that I had to find out more: A 48-year-old exchange student is not someone you come across every day. What I enjoyed most about this book was how much it included — travel stories, art lessons, personal insights and lots…

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  • I Love to Read and Review Books Reviews Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin

    Coming across a great new book blog is one of the “hazards” of being a children’s book author. Fortunately, this is one of my favorite parts of the job. I Love to Read and Review Books is quite simply a fantastic and utterly thorough review site. And it just so happens they not only recently gave…

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  • World Book Reviews: Laurinda by Alice Pung

    I was excited to read this book after winning a copy through Goodreads, but did not expect it to become one of the best books I’ve read this year. A fascinating account of a young girl’s experience in a fictional Australian private girls school, Alice Pung’s Laurinda is impossible to put down. It has such…

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  • One Curvy Blogger Reviews Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin

    Cake, Penguins and Romance! How can that not grab your attention? I was so pleased to see a lovely review of Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin in the midst of a mouth-watering cake decorating book and romance review post on One Curvy Blogger. I must say, there’s a little bit for everyone in this post. It’s awesome!

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