{Review} Hold on Tight by Sara Acton

Hold on Tight is an easy to read adventure story triggered from a mothers simple request of not letting go of her hand. The illustrations are a great trigger for season changes and the differences that occur in weather, particularly the leaves of trees during autumn. The illustrations are a great conversational piece and can easily be used to capture a completely different story.
I can hardly wait to dig into our water colour paints and mimic some of the artwork with the children.

• Age 4+
• A young girl and her teddy get swept up in a story of imagination and adventure
• Beautifully written and illustrated by Sara Acton, 2012 winner of the Crichton Award for New Illustrators

"Hold on tight to my hand today.

You wouldn't want to blow away.

Would you?"

A whimsical autumn story from author and award-winning illustrator Sara Acton.

Sara Acton won the CBC Crichton Award for New Illustrators in 2012. Her first book, Ben and Duck, was published in 2011 by Scholastic Press.

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Author: Sara Acton



Disclaimer: I was generously gifted this book for my personal review and opinion by Scholastic Press

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{Review} King Pig by Nick Bland

King Pig
Nick Bland

This is a great story to share with children on the characteristics of kindness, being kind to others as well as in judgement of when you are unkind and put yourself greater than others, people just don't like you. As a family, laying your life down for another is something we both honour and strive for, that includes giving rather than receiving. King Pig is a classic story example of how this can be done and the result when we are unkind. Actually, the story is quite humorous and not as deep as I just put forth but definitely underlying in value.
The illustrations make this story even more humorous while the expressions on faces show the serious side of the story.

• Ages 4+
• From the award-winning creator of the best-selling The Very Cranky Bear - Nick Bland
• Laough-Out-Loud tale of a colourful king who walks all over his sheep. Literally!
• A clever story with a simple message - be nice!
• Wide appeal to a variety of ages

Because he was the king, he could make the sheep do whatever he wanted, whenever he pleased. But he just couldn't make them like him. 

A royal romp about a little pig with a lot to learn, from best-selling picture book creator Nick Bland.

Nick Bland is one of Australia's best-selling authors and illustrators. His picture books, including the hugely popular The Very Cranky Bear, have been published around the world. In 2012 The Runaway Hug, illustrated by Freya Blackwood, was named the winner of the CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood. In 2010 The Wrong Book was shortlisted by the CBCA in the Early Childhood category. Nick lives in the Northern Territory.

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1+1+1=1 ABC activites for toddlers - use the P for Pig

Disclaimer: I was gifted this glorious book for Review purposes from Scholastic Press

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Book: Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox - Review Give Away now Closed

The Lots of Little Kids enjoy being read to, especially books with great illustrations. 

They enjoy looking at illustrations and trying to tell the story, or use their creativity and make up a new story. 

I like books that have a certain repetativeness to it, where the children are able to pick up a book and tell part of the story themself or finish off a sentence for you. Even though it can get VERY loud!! Even more so if it can become a little bit sing-song like or rhyming. ;)

I was pleasantly surprised by the book Good night, Sleep tight by Mem Fox. With a free-flowing sound, mixed with classic nursery rhymes the book captures and holds the attention of my little guys, its not too long and easy to read. Actually it is easy to read over and over and over and over and over.... 

Im not very good at remembering nursery rhymes so books with memory triggers really help me.  This book captures an active interaction, even with very small children as you sing along with the nursery rhymes and even put the actions into practice. 

Here is what the publisher has to say:

Good Night, Sleep Tight was inspired by research suggesting that children who have learnt six nursery rhymes by age four will usually be in the top reading group by eight. The book revives seven classic nursery rhymes for new generations and highlights the importance of parents reading aloud to their children. 

Mem Fox is the author of much loved classic children’s picture books, Possum Magic and Where is the Green Sheep? Some we already have and read ;)

Thanks to Impact Communications, one lucky reader will receive a free copy of Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox. All you need to do is comment below to be in the drawer to be a WINNER drawn Monday 11th february 2013 
The children and I are still enjoying our free copy of Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox.

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