BLOGMAS Day 7:Top Audiobook Recommendations (featuring my Dad!)

Today for BLOGMAS I thought we could have a little fun and do an audiobook recommendation post based on the audiobooks I listened to this year! As an added bonus, and because I got him addicted to audiobooks in recent years, I've asked my Dad to guest co-host today's post as he reveals his top …

REVIEW: Bluey My Dad Is Awsome (Father’s Day Book)

  Published: 4th August 2020 Publisher: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia Pages: 48 Format: Small Hardback/Paper pages) (ARC supplied by the publisher for review. All opinions are my own). RRP: $16.99 4/5 Stars Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show! Everyone loves Bandit, especially Bluey and Bingo! Find out what makes this true …

REVIEW: Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko and illustrated by Dan Santat

Published: 28th March 2017 Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (an imprint of Penguin Random House) Pages: 40 Format: Hardback picture book (borrowed from the library) RRP: $35 4/5 Stars A heartwarming father-son story about bravery and facing fears.  Nicholas was afraid of the dark outside his door, the bushes where the giant bugs live, and …

REVIEW: My Dad Used To Be So Cool by Keith Negley

Published: 5th July 2016 Publisher: Flying Eye Books Pages: 38 Format: Hardback picture book (borrowed from the library) RRP: $27.40 4/5 Stars Keith Negley's playful and emotional art tells this story of a new father who is no longer the cool guy he once was. He looks back wistfully on his crazy times playing in …

REVIEW: How NOT To Annoy Dad by Dave Hughes & Holly Ife and illustrated by Heath McKenzie

Published: 1st August 2019 Publisher: Scholastic  Press (Scholastic Australia) Pages: 24 Format: Hardback picture book (borrowed from the library) RRP: $17.99 4/5 Stars Look, Dad! I made you porridge and coffee... together!  Follow Dad as he spends the day with his kids. Laugh along with all the hilarious things they say and do! (Definitely, maybe, …

REVIEW: My Dad SNORES by John Williamson’s and illustrated by Peter Carnavas

Published: 6th August 2019 Publisher: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia Pages: 32 Format: Hardback picture (courtesy of the publisher for review) RRP: $19.99 5/5 Stars What are we going to do? You dad, does he snore too? My dad snores so much that no one else can sleep . . . …

Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Guide – Non-Fiction Edition 2017

With Father's Day almost upon us, it's time for another last minute Father's Day Gift Guide. Below is a quick gift guide for anyone struggling to find that perfect non-fiction book for Dad this Father's Day based on the various genre's of books Dad might like to read. Check back tomorrow for more last minute …

REVIEW: ‘Time For Bed, Daddy’ by Dave Hackett

Published: 29th July 2015 Publisher: University of Queensland Press Pages: 32 Format: Hard-cover Children's Picture Book RRP: $24.95 5/5 Stars  ‘Come on, Daddy, it’s time for bed.’ ‘But I’m not tired,’ says Daddy. How can a little girl put her daddy to bed when he doesn’t want to go? In every household with children, from …

REVIEW: ‘My Amazing Dad’ by Ezekel Kwaymullina & Tom Jellett (Illustrator)

Published: 1st August 2015 Publisher: Little Hare Books (Hardie Grant Egmont) Format: Hardcover Picture Book RRP: $24.95 4/5 Stars This dad is not like other dads. He is not good at: Mowing the lawn, Getting his children to school on time, Baking cakes, Fixing a leaky faucet, or Remembering bed time But, he is good …

REVIEW: ‘Fly-In, Fly-Out Dad’ by Sally Murphy & Janine Dawson

Published: 1st July 2015 Publisher: Five Mile Press (part of Bonnier Publishing Group) Pages: 29 Format: Hardback Picture Book RRP: $16.95 5/5 Stars My dad works up North, so most of the time it’s just me and Mum and Lexie at our house. But when Dad comes home things get pretty interesting… Australia is a …