Children's Books

Ok, so I will admit I don't have kids of my own but I do love and treasure children's books. I still have all the books I had as a child. I have fond memories of being read to as a child and my dad can still recite by memory one of our favourite stories.

What do I love about children's books? They are simple and to the point, many have BEAUTIFUL illustrations. And I believe all kids should be encouraged to read from babies which is why I always give books as presents to babies and children of friends and family - I'm known for it :)

Here are a couple that I have read recently.

A Year on Our Farm by Penny Matthews Illustrated by Andrew McLean This is a beautiful well illustrated book which discusses the what happens in a year on the farm. It is truthful account and if your reading it to young children you may have to "gloss over" some of it but I really liked this book. It covers topics like the different months and seasons, Life and Death on the farm, feral animals and the weather (including Drought and Flood). Andrew's illustrations are beautiful. Little Mates Series by Susannah McFarlane Illustrated by Lachlan Creagh These cute book series have 26 (so far they have released up to Vocal Violet) plus some bonus books. Each book is based on a letter of the alphabet with Australian animals and very cute (if not somewhat of a tongue twister sometimes). They are aimed at young kids but will need adults to read the books to them. These make great gifts, especially if your fortunate enough to match the child's name to the book like I did with my cousin's little girl Amelia her mum Katie and a friend's girl Ruby.

Books always make great presents - no sugar and can be used again and again

Happy Reading
xoxo