Book review: How many ways can you say Hello?

by Tiffany Markman | kids books | 0 comments

How many ways can you say, ‘This is a gorgeous book’? How many ways can you say, ‘It couldn’t have come a moment too soon for South Africa’ and ‘I want to read it to my daughter every day, forever’? I wonder if you know?

In case you haven’t gathered from my enthusiasm, I absolutely love Refiloe Moahloli’s debut children’s book How many ways can you say Hello?

Books for children from 2-6 years

by Annette Baynes | kids books | 0 comments

These recent additions to the bedtime routine were welcomed with much excitement and enjoyed night after night. Even the nearly-two who prefers pictures to stories couldn’t wait to roar along with his brother in Dinosaur Roar.

Book Reviews: 2 kids books by Mia Von Scha

by Khatija Suliman | kids books | 0 comments

My kids and I have added two new amazing additions to our bedtime library. Written by South African author and parenting coach Mia von Scha…

Book reviews: Two lovely new kiddies books

by Tiffany Markman | kids books | 0 comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about children’s literature lately: what’s good, what’s interesting but bad for sensitive kids, what’s local and how it compares with the international stuff… And just in time I received two lovely new books…

Good books are out there, and other stories (Pt 2)

by Tiffany Markman | kids books | 2 comments

In the first part of this two-part series, I looked at common, oft-repeated stories based on scary, freaky and downright depressing rhymes and tales from way back when. This follow-up intends to give you some alternatives, both local and international.

Nursery Rhymes are Scary, & Other Stories (Pt I)

by Tiffany Markman | kids books | 11 comments

I looked into it and it turns out that most traditional nursery rhymes weren’t really meant for children – they began as political or religious statements…