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Book Review: Home and Dry by Sarah L. Smith

I have a more classical story for you this week.  Generally this type of genre isn’t a picture book I’d usually go for but this story about family is sweet and wholesome. The Paddlings (love the…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 0 comments January 22, 2017January 21, 2017 by Laura

Book Review: That’s NOT How You Do It! by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar

Welcome back to Butterfly Book Club for 2017 – I hope to have lots more fabulous picturebooks to share with you this year, plus a few novels tossed in too for good measure because why…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 0 comments January 8, 2017 by Laura

Book Review: Santa To The Rescue!

I know it’s not Sunday but I wanted to sneak one final book review in before the end of the year. If there is one thing even better than a Christmas adventure story, it’s a…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 0 comments December 21, 2016December 23, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Don’t Call Me Choochie Pooh!

It’s all about dogs on the blog this weekend it seems as I’m now reviewing a fab picture book about another of our four-legged friends.  Don’t Call Me Choochie Pooh! is a funny, clever read…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 0 comments December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: The Great Ape Escape

This week we’ve been reading The Great Ape Escape by Fiona Manlove and Pascal Biet.  This is a fun, amusing story about a group of monkeys, chimps and other primates who hatch an ingenious plan…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 0 comments November 13, 2016 by Laura

*Halloween Special* Review & Author Interview: Hyde & Squeak

Reading is such a special activity in our house and Caterpillar adores books, much to the joy of the reader and writer inside of me.  One of my favourite things to do is theme our…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 6 Comments October 23, 2016October 30, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Mayday Mouse by Seb Braun

Humour is probably the number one feature that we look for when finding great books for Caterpillar, it makes for such an enjoyable reading experience.  Mayday Mouse, although really an adventure story, has a fab…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 6 Comments October 16, 2016November 8, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Baking With Dad

I’m sharing something a little different this week for Butterfly Book Club.  Baking With Dad by Aurora Cacciapuoti is less of a story and more of an interaction opportunity for you and your child. Our…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 4 Comments October 9, 2016October 21, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: The Owl Who Lost Its Twoo by Suzie Allkins

I’ve got an absolutely adorable picture book to share with you for this week’s Butterfly Book Club. The Owl Who Lost Its Twoo by Suzie Allkins is so, so charming and has a lovely message…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 3 Comments September 25, 2016October 21, 2016 by Laura

Book Review: Dr Hedgehog Series

I’m not a huge fan of sagas and series’ when it comes to my own reading tastes but I love them for kids.  Caterpillar seems to really enjoy revisiting familiar characters for a new adventure…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 15 Comments September 18, 2016September 20, 2016 by Laura

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