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Guest blogs
Would you like to write a blog for us? If you have a post idea that focuses on children’s books, literacy, education or parenting, send it in and we’ll see if it’s a good fit. Check out the format here.
The Kingsmead Book Fair 2025
Save the Date 24 May 2025 for the annual Kingsmead Book Fair in Johannesburg. Book your tickets, bring the kids and come celebrate books!
The Let Them Theory
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 Land of Stories Series
The first book in the bestselling The Land of Stories series about two siblings who fall through a book into a fairy-tale world and have adventures with all the characters from their favourite fairy tales.
Why Fairy Tales are Good For Kids
Why are fairy tales still so powerful, thousands of years later?I am a big fan of nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Why? Because not only is this how I fell in love with reading, but their structure and story arc, filled with adventure, mystery, magic, danger and...
My First Lift-The-Flap Fairy Tales
We are big fans of fairy tales and this hard cover lift-the-flap picture book is the perfect introduction for little ones age 2-5.
The Book Tree podcast: Episode 5 Entering the Young Writers’ Competition
We chat to children's book author and previous judge Nicole Rimensberger for tips on entering the Young Writers' Competition. Plus our best book reviews and why we still LOVE fairy tales – and you should too.
Dandylion
'Being different is special.' A charming picture book about acceptance of differences like ADHD. When the 'delightfully different, bright yellow and rather scruffy' Dandylion goes to school chaos and fun follow. But after one messy incident too many he's told to go home - he just doesn't fit in. Find out what happens when the children start to miss his unique personality.
Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Pete the Cat keeps getting his white shoes dirty by stepping into piles of different substances...but is he bothered? Goodness no! Repetitive rhymes and quirky illustrations make this a bestseller for age 3-7.
The Number Train
One of the best board books around to teach children their numbers - plus it doubles as a toy, with spinning wheels and a concertina pull out format. One of our favourite new board books for toddlers.
The Book Tree Podcast Episode 4 – Best Holiday Reads
Discover the best children’s holiday books from Verushka Louw, Children's Sales Rep at Jonathan Ball Publishers and learn all about the cosy 'Jolabokflod’ reading trend this festive season.
Jolabokaflod: ‘Christmas Book Flood’
Jolabokaflod is an Icelandic tradition that translates to "Christmas Book Flood." It's a much loved custom where books are exchanged as gifts on Christmas Eve and everyone spends the evening reading their new books, with a hot cocoa and a treat.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
The latest in the bestselling Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series: Greg Heffley discovers that when you mix heaps of family, a tiny beach house, and sweltering heat, it’s a recipe for disaster. Speaking of recipes – the secret ingredients behind Gramma’s famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years. Can Greg unpack all of his family’s mysteries before their vacation is over? Or will he just stir the pot?
Murray and Bun: Murray the Viking
Perfect for newly independent readers this funny, exciting, and loveable story packed with illustrations will delight adventure-loving 7-8 year olds.
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