Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia

Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester


Very cute tour of Australia! Recommended for parents teaching young children (up to 3rd grade) about other countries or for families planning to vacation in Australia.

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Foxfire #2

Foxfire 2 (Hardcover) by Eliot Wigginton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Really interesting. I like that they included diagrams and measurements when they were available. I also liked the mix of instructive or just interesting oral history (like the part about midwives and the part about ghosts & ghost stories) and how-to. I am going to copy parts of the section on edible spring plants & how to prepare them. There's a lot of them that I've known you could eat for a really long time, but didn't know how to prepare other than to eat a few leaves (or seeds or whatever) raw. Also the recipe for violet jelly. Interesting. :)

Recommended for hipster urban farmers, homesteaders, and other people who just want to read (but not "do") the olde days.

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A Balloon for Grandad

A Balloon for Grandad by Nigel Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really hope I remember this story when my little boys lose their first balloon outside! Such a cute story - especially when you have a little fellow in your life that you can picture being distraught over losing such a nice balloon.

Definitely recommended for up to 2nd grade, especially for families who live a fairly long distance from some of their relatives. :)

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Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop 1 by Yumi Unita

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I am enjoying this since it takes on a lot of grown-up issues: do parents "sacrifice" themselves to raise kids? should they? what makes a family? how should adults explain things to children like death? Probably because I have a lot of similar thoughts floating around in my mind, I find it a little comforting to have a comic story with a lot of the same issues. I don't like a lot of the novels with these topics because they're too melodramatic or the characters are too self-centered to be enjoyable.

Recommended to parents who enjoy comics/manga.



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