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The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water

by The Book Tree | Sep 10, 2014 | Book Reviews, Books for 0-3 Year Olds, Books for 4-6 Year Olds, Books for 7-9 Year Olds, Design and Illustration, Diversity, Family and Self, Legacy Posts, Picture Book

‘Once upon a time there was a little crocodile. And this little crocodile didn’t like water.’ So begins Merino’s charming tale of a a crocodile who wants to love playing in water just like his brothers and sisters, but try as he might he just can’t take to it. Until the day he decides to force himself and something unusual happens.

Oliver and the Seawigs

by The Book Tree | May 28, 2014 | Adventure, Book Reviews, Books for 7-9 Year Olds, Fantasy, Guest Reviews, Legacy Posts

I got this book on holiday at The Book Lounge in Cape Town. Hooked on Books came to talk to us at our school and when they did this book I knew I wanted to read it. I’m so glad I did. “Oliver and the Seawigs” is about a ten-year old boy Oliver Crisp and his explorer parents.