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Elucidation
An extremely famous and popular book that carries a major political message. Essentially Animal Farm is a parody of communism from the Bolshevik revolution, to the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. Beyond the obvious, we can see that this is a tale as relevant today as it was in…
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I was contacted by David Naiman to read his book “Jake the Lucid Dreamer,” and I picked it up on Kindle Unlimited. This book is not a very long novel, but I found for the size, it packs a serious emotional punch.
I know when I was a young…
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This is a nice book for children very well presented and the overall idea is great.
The story starts where the young frogs are listening to the adult frogs discuss the need to move to a more suitable home. The 5 young frogs decide they will contribute and find that…
The Penguin Success is an inspiring book portraying a positive message of triumph over adversity with a feel-good ending that children will love. Offering an overview of how real life doesn’t run smoothly or go to plan where at some point we all face adversity and rejection. The key…
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We can judge any child’s book at 2 levels: firstly, how captivating it is as a story for a child, and secondly, how we can educate our children in a social and personal context. The Fly with One Eye accomplishes these two objectives brilliantly.
Today, where the concept of social acceptability…
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Magnanimous
This is a wonderful book of poems that help create special moments with your children. The tone, wording and maturity of the poems are clearly for children and I’m thinking from about 5 years old. There is a consistent style through each poem, so it is something that you…
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