Have you ever thought what a bizarre scene it is in the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”? A cat with a fiddle? The laughing dog? A cow jumps over the moon? A cow? How? And, what is the deal with…
The Snow Dragon at the Sydney Opera House
Sometimes it’s the quiet ones that speak volumes. U.K. based Tall Stories company brings their production of The Snow Dragon to the Sydney Opera House for the October school holidays. It’s not the brightest or loudest production you’ll see….
Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories at the Sydney Opera House
Kate Parker of The Online Watercooler and her 8 year old daughter saw Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories at the Sydney Opera House, and let us know why they feel it fills a void in the children’s theatre landscape. I’m…
Listening Ears On!: Review of Bunny Rumble by Bunny Racket
Did your rock and roll days screech to a halt when you became a parent? I know, I know! We all used to be so much cooler! But, young kids and rock music can just feel so incompatible. True story…
October School Holidays Arts Guide – Sydney
Title Image: The Snow Dragon by Tall Stories, appearing at the Sydney Opera House Can we really be staring down school holidays again? I actually love school holidays, because there is always oodles to do. With the gorgeous Spring…
How We Find Great New Kid’s Books
Up until a couple of years ago, I was squarely in the “classics and best sellers” camp when it came to how I bought children’s books. I bought a lot of Dr. Seuss and sometimes I’d pick up a book…
Listening Ears On!: Storytime Singalong Volumes 1 & 2 by Emily Arrow
Between Book Week and Love Your Bookshop Day, I was deep into the wonderful world of children’s books this month. Not to waste a good theme, I had the idea that, surely, someone must have done an album about children’s…
A Book My Child Adores: Mopoke by Philip Bunting
This week I have been sharing posts by some of my favourite bloggers about a book or books that are much loved by their children. We’ve had a wonderful range of kid-tested reads, and I’m concluding the series with a…
A Book My Child Adores: May Gibbs’ Gumnut Babies
To celebrate CBCA Book Week 2018, I’ve asked some of my favourite bloggers to share a book that one or more of their children adores. Kell from All Mum Said‘s kids love an Aussie classic. This post may contain affiliate…
A Book My Child Adores: Oi Frog!
To celebrate CBCA Book Week 2018, I’ve asked some of my favourite bloggers to share a book that one or more of their children adores. Rebecca from Story Addict‘s son knows every word of this funny one! This post may…