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Book review: Happy Birthday Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

August 12, 2019 ~ caitlinhammondbrown ~ Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Wombat was our first foray into the Australian picture book series by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, which began in 2002 with the award-winning Diary of a Wombat. I’ll confess that at first read I thought this book was rather odd, and I couldn’t quite understand E’s love for it. It took several … Continue reading Book review: Happy Birthday Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

Book review: Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr

July 28, 2019 ~ caitlinhammondbrown ~ Leave a comment

It wasn’t until Judith Kerr’s death this year that I put together the author of the classic picture books The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the Mog series with the author of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, a book I was captivated by as an older child. While I still remember parts of Pink … Continue reading Book review: Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr

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I wrote a list of rather bitter and miserable confessions on the subject of sleep deprivation, then angered the parenting gods by smugly thinking many of them didn't really apply any more. And then lo, the gods in their vengeance smote our house with fever and pestilence, bringing in their wake no sleep for anyone....Link in bio if you would like to commiserate and weep. . #parenting #parenthood #tired #baby #toddler

This week on my blog I attempted to review Åsne Seierstad's One of Us. It's a hefty and deeply committed work of non-fiction dealing with the massacre of 77 people carried out in Norway on 22nd July 2011 by Anders Breivik. This wasn't an easy review to write or a lighthearted subject to read about but it's impossible not to appreciate Seierstad's achievement here. Link in bio. . #bookreview #bookblogging #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction

I used to find holidays fun. I think I still do, but I've come to abhor the process of planning them so much that it barely seems worth it. #firstworldproblems I know, but the anxiety is real! I wrote all about it in my latest blog post, link in bio. . #parenthood #parenting #holidays #baby #anxiety

4/5. This is the second Frances Hardinge book I’ve read, and while I didn’t love it quite as much as A Face Like Glass, (which was a 5-star read for me) I would definitely recommend. I love how unique her books are - this is a fantasy young adult novel set in 1640s England, with the Civil War kicking off in the background. Feisty female spies, ghost bears, evil aristocracy - this book has it all and more besides! . #bookreview #books #bookish #bookstagram

Review up for the children's picture book Happy Birthday Wombat, in which I argue that it's the Ulysses of children's literature. Link in bio if you want to read about how a balloon-popping wombat could possibly be compared to the iconic and rather sensual Molly Bloom. That's right, just watch me find ways to make that English Lit degree useful in daily life! (Much love to @kath926 who gifted us this book.) . #literature #picturebooks #childrensbooks #bookreview #bookblogging #bookstagram

Where not to meet your new best mum friend, or playgroups vs classes. Apparently I don't have much time for either - it all gets a bit angsty in my latest blog post. Link in bio. . #parenthood #babies #parenting #mumlife #baby #toddler

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