The Book Tree Podcast – Episode 7 looks at why Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid by author and literacy scholar Xolisa Guzula is more important than ever. Plus reviews of the three proudly South African books for little ones.
It’s Show and Tell day at school and one little girl is feeling nervous about introducing her different family. She soon learns everyone has a unique family life!
The New York Times bestselling book about learning to let go and choose your own path by self help queen Mel Robbins. Her Let Them Theory promises to give you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential.
The bestselling parenting book that investigates how the French raise their children, written by an American living in Paris. A must read before your child gets to the snacking stage!
A collection of diverse tales from creative writers, poets, artists and thinkers living with prejudice, judgement, bullying and racism that help young readers find courage and self-belief in these times.
The Skin We Are In is an exploration of why humans have different colour skin, and how people’s thinking about skin colour has changed throughout history.
As we look back on the 7th annual Kingsmead College Book Fair held in May we can only say 'yay!' for books and people who write them, read them, love them and support them. This is our third year of being involved and every year has shown huge growth and...
Acclaimed illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers has a new book to share with little children everywhere: an introduction to the world. Written on the birth of his son, this reads as an intimate guide to Earth and its inhabitants – both human and animal.
Do you wish there were more books about kick-ass female role models to share with your kids? Superwoman is all well and good but Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is the real deal. Real women doing extraordinary and inspiring things.
In a world overflowing with information it’s more important than ever to use comprehension skills to extract meaning from a text and be able to apply that elsewhere. Simply put, your child needs to understand what he is reading. It may sound simple, but chances are...
This is the mixed-up summer that twelve-year-old June Farrell learns about making the best pies and sticking by her family – even if it means facing bullying and shame.
Confession: I read this book over a year ago but I didn’t feel up to writing a review because the subject matter – the angst of raising teenagers – felt too raw, too real for me at the time. You see I was a new mom of a teenager. I’d been teenagered.
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