Classic Nursery-Rhyme with a twist.
Author Peter Millet takes familiar nursery rhymes and reimagines them in a new setting. His latest picture book reimagines 'The House...
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The Book Whisperer
May 131 min read
A Dragon-Tastic Tale of Friendship
Rory And The Snack Dragons is the first book in a brand new chapter book series for 6 to 9 year-olds. This funny, magical story from...
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The Book Whisperer
Jul 1, 20221 min read
All about resilience
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20202 min read
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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