Book Reviews – 0 to 3 Years Old

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Thato’s Birthday Surprise

by The Book Tree | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Legacy Posts

Very proud of my first Book Dash book - Thato's Birthday Surprise - now online here. Illustrated by the super talented Brad Cuzen and designed by Jodi Houareau. Book Dash was a whirlwind experience in Durban last year - a wonderful buzz of creative energy that...

Charlie and Lola: One Thing

by The Book Tree | Feb 26, 2016 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Design and Illustration, Legacy Posts, Picture Book

Charlie is the kind and clever big brother, Lola his inquisitive busy-body little sister. In this latest book, Lola is confused by numbers – if mum says they can choose one thing from the shop each, is that two things?

The Kissing Hand

by The Book Tree | Feb 16, 2016 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Books for 7-9 Year Olds, Children's Classics, Family and Self, Legacy Posts

Chester Raccoon doesn’t want to go to school. He wants to stay at home with his mom, and play with his toys, and swing on his swing… He asks his mom: “Please may I stay home with you?”

Yes Days, No Days

by The Book Tree | Feb 10, 2016 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Family and Self, Legacy Posts, Parenting

Is it a Yes day or a No Day? Every child has their moods. Helping them understand and manage them is the message in this friendly little children’s book by parenting coach and self-help facilitator Mia Von Scha.

Happy!

by The Book Tree | Feb 1, 2016 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Diversity, Family and Self, Legacy Posts, Parenting, Picture Book

A super happy, catchy book version of singer Pharrell Williams’s chart topping single. Page through the bright gorgeous photos and you’ll be humming along too!

And I mean it, Stanley

by The Book Tree | Jan 29, 2016 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Children's Classics, Legacy Posts

As a scruffy little girl gathers old discarded junk objects to build a fantastical ‘great thing’ she talks through a fence to Stanley, telling him she knows he is there, and she’s not going to show him what she’s made, so he mustn’t bother coming out. So who is Stanley?

Smile!

by The Book Tree | Nov 16, 2015 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Family and Self, Legacy Posts, Picture Book

Sunny is a little girl with a big smile. Most days. But today her mom says she can’t have any more cookies. Now Sunny feels a little down. What can she do?

The Crown on Your Head

by The Book Tree | Oct 12, 2015 | Bestsellers, Board Books, Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Design and Illustration, Family and Self, Gift Books, Legacy Posts, Parenting

A beautiful, soulful baby book about the magnificence of each child, who is born with a sparkling glimmering crown of ‘moonlight, fireflies and dragonfly wings’ on their heads – their souls. Perfect baby shower gift!

Go, Go Gorilla!

by The Book Tree | Sep 14, 2015 | Animal, Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Legacy Posts, Picture Book

Go, Go Gorilla! is a lovely lyrical tale about a new friend who arrives to stay with a little boy and his family. The new friend is a large hairy gorilla. Cue parents nervous expressions.

Curious George

by The Book Tree | Sep 9, 2015 | Bestsellers, Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Children's Classics, Design and Illustration, Legacy Posts

Curious George is a very curious little monkey who is captured in Africa by The Man in the Yellow Hat and bought to live in a zoo in ‘the big city’. he ends up living with the Man in in the Yellow Hat and has all sorts of funny escapades and adventures.