Category Archives: Children’s Fiction

First Line Friday – 21 December 2018 – An Aussie Night Before Christmas (Yvonne Morrison)

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! Can you believe it’s the last Friday before Christmas? That being the case, I have a special Aussie themed Christmas book for you this Friday: An Aussie Night Before Christmas by … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Back to School

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Happy Tuesday, booklovers! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is Back to School. Here in Australia, we’re actually halfway through our school year, but I thought it would be fun to share some of the books … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Sensory Reading Memories

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

Happy Tuesday, readers! I’m back! Well, I’ve still been around, but I’m specifically back in the Top Ten Tuesday jive. And boy have I had fun reminiscing about some of the books I’m including today. The official topic from That … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books Featuring Trains

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

Happy Tuesday, readers! This week has been designated a ‘choose your own topic’ week by That Artsy Reader Girl, and since this weekend has been all about steam trains at our house, I thought I would do a train theme … Continue reading →

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Sons of Thunder (Susan May Warren) – Review

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

~ About the Book ~ Markos Stavros wants to be a man of honor… The last thing Markos Stavros expects on the eve of his brother’s wedding is to say goodbye to the land—and family–he loves. But a tragic event … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Secondary Characters

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Happy Tuesday, book lovers! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday with That Artsy Reader Girl has stumped me a little: Characters I liked that were in non-favourite/disliked books. So I decided to take the ‘character’ theme and come up with my own … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books for Classically Educated Kids

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Okay, bear with me, cause I’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from the girls at The Broke and the Bookish is ‘Top Ten Books I Want My Future Children to Read’. When I started thinking … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Reformation Reads

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today marks the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, so while many may be gearing up for Halloween festivities, our family has … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Unique Book Titles

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post! The girls at The Broke and the Bookish have come up with a really fun topic this week: Top Ten Unique Book Titles. I have to admit, I was a little stumped for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – Food in Fiction

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday post should come with some kind of a health warning, because once you start, you may find yourself craving all kinds of foods, and I can’t promise all of them will be kind to your figures! … Continue reading →

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