This book has come at a good time for me. Although our circumstances are different, I did relate to the heroine of this book - because she is also starting again and also has no clue what she is doing at times. Just changing plans due to life circumstances. Nell has broken up with her fiance in … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Year of Magical Thinking: Joan Didion
I knew I must read this book. Both Trisha and Belinda recommended it and now I understand why. Joan Didion lost her husband suddenly to a heart attack. She tracks the impact of grief through a year after this event and I find many things I am going through to be similar to her experiences. It's … [Read more...]
{Book Review} Tracy Todd: Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon
A while ago I attended the book launch of quadriplegic Tracy Todd. I was drawn to her story particularly because of what my father has been through, but also because I have heard that she is a very inspirational speaker. (For those of you that do not know the story about my dad, read about the … [Read more...]
Nicky’s Rocket Ship
Yesterday afternoon Nicky was quite adamant. He wanted a rocket ship so that he could go to the moon. Nicky has two books about the moon. One is "On the Moon". I really like this book because it is factual. It tells you it takes four whole days to get to the moon. The other is "Edward Built a … [Read more...]
Playing Pooh Sticks
Last time we went to the library we took out two Winnie the Pooh books and both of them featured one of the bear's favourite games, playing pooh sticks. To quote the book: "Poohsticks is an easy game to play. After all, it was invented by Pooh, who isn't a very complicated bear. Pooh and … [Read more...]
WIN a Month’s Subscription to Kid’s Book Club
I think you might have gathered that we really love books around here. You can have a chance to win a month's subscription to Kid's Book Club in this post and I couldn't be happier to give this one away because I really do enjoy these books so much. So let's recap which books I have received so … [Read more...]
Little pig, little pig, let me come in…
Nicky was playing with some cars near my bookshelf and he found some of my old childhood books. One of those was "The Three Little Pigs" and he has been somewhat obsessed with this book the past few days. We have read it.. oh.. maybe about five or six times? I have lost count. He really gets a … [Read more...]
Seven Reasons to Subscribe to Kid’s Book Club
Our Kid’s book club books arrived and I have to say I’m even more impressed this month. Last month we enjoyed the banana themed stories. This month they definitely have more of an educational focus. I enjoy reading these books with Nicky and teaching him at the same time. If you’re sitting on the … [Read more...]
Kid’s Book Club Giveaway
Reading books with your child is not only good for their education, it's a good way to connect with them and calm them down. Case in point: Nicky was throwing a tantrum the other night. It was bath time and I was tearing him away from his iPad. He had a huge meltdown. No amount of cars in the … [Read more...]
The South African Book Fair
We have a great love of books in our family (you can verify this by the expanding number of books and bookcases in our home) and I am committed to raising a reader too. The South African Book fair is not just an event catering for adults, but also will feature entertainment for children. Here is … [Read more...]