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Love and loss are a part of life, but loss can be hard to understand at any age, but especially for children. This lovely picture book...
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The Book Whisperer
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
All the Feels with Happy Sad
I love a book which helps our tamariki to explore and understand their emotions, so I was thrilled to me invited to be a part of the blog...
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The Book Whisperer
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 min
Beautifully Bonkers!
We've recently discovered the beautifully bonkers writing of Ralph Lazar in his Total Mayhem series. The mini's and I loved everything...
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The Book Whisperer
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Bad Panda is here!
The first in a new series for Dave Pigeon Author Swapna Haddow has finally launched! If you're a fan of the hilarious Dave series you'll...
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The Book Whisperer
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
NZ Book Awards for Children & YA Winners Announced!
It was a big night in the New Zealand literary world last night as the book world fans and glitterati got together to celebrate the best...
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The Book Whisperer
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
It's all thanks to Bol - or Willis?
Sports fans, there's a new series coming that you're going to want to get your hands on! Horrible Histories meets sport in the new...
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The Book Whisperer
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
Between green and red, fight don't forget.....
I was thrilled to be invited to close out the Blog tour for Darren Simpson's latest masterpiece - The Memory Thieves. Scavengers made me...
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The Book Whisperer
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
Uncle Pete & the Boy Who Couldn't Sleep
Imagine your life if you could literally never sleep! Your parents friends and neighbours try absolutely EVERYTHING they can think of to...
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The Book Whisperer
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Jane Austen for the Modern Girl. Blog Tour for Jane Austen Investigates.
Being a big fan of Jane Austen's work this book had me in love from it's opening line. In fact the whole book has a feel of her style...
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The Book Whisperer
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Darkness & Light in Jack's Well...
I'm probably the world's biggest fan of Alan's last book - Callum and the Mountain (seriously if you've not already read it rush out and...
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The Book Whisperer
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
All the Stars in the Sky this Christmas
This is a perfect picture book for Christmas, and a great addition to the Christmas Eve box if your family has that tradition. We do...
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The Book Whisperer
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Garden of Inside-Outside
It's not often that you find a Graphic Novel about Wartime, and yet having discovered The Garden of Inside-Outside by Chiara Mezzalama,...
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The Book Whisperer
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
History Brought to Life
Tigers in the Tower by Julia Golding is the perfect blend of history and fiction, bringing a colourful period in England's history to...
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The Book Whisperer
- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
Christmas Delight with Little Bear
Jane Hissey is well known for her beautiful Picture Book series, featuring Old Bear and his friends. The stories are gentle and simply...
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The Book Whisperer
- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
InvestiGATORS are on the case!
Young fans of humour filled Graphic Novels are going to love this new entrant to the genre! It's great to have another GN writer...
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The Book Whisperer
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Why I love Babushka.
When I was sent this beautiful book for review it elicited so many deep emotions in me, because i have a very deep and personal...
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The Book Whisperer
- Jun 20, 2020
- 8 min
I Don't Like Kids Books.
This is something I hear more often than I'd like when talking to parents about reading with their kids. Often the child is a reluctant...
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The Book Whisperer
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
In need of some Rest and Re-Balancing?
Those of your that know me well know that I have a counter-side to my book life, and that is teaching Yoga Mindfulness and Emotional...
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The Book Whisperer
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Are YOU a Troofriend?
We love a sci-fi based story in the Book Whisperer household, sadly we don't come across enough of them so there's much joy when we find...
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The Book Whisperer
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
A dark adventure for kids - that adults need to read.
A book this size would usually take me around a week to read. I finished it in less than two, and that's whilst lockdown homeschooling,...
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