What I’ve Read – February 2020

What I’ve Read – February 2020

Another month down and another 10 books added to my Read list! Plus a couple of books I started but haven’t finished yet. I started reading The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell and am about half way through it, as well as listening to The Land...
What I’ve Read – November 2019

What I’ve Read – November 2019

November has been another month with a mix of audio books, ebooks, and print books! The last couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling better than I have in ages, so I’ve been making more time to read than I had been. Driving to and from Melbourne, I listened...
Through the Eyes of a Child

Through the Eyes of a Child

I love reading, I love books of all sorts. A beautiful picture book will have me showing everyone and buying extra copies to give as gifts. I admit, I look at picture books through the eyes of an adult. I appreciate the detail in the illustrations, the way they...
Reflections on Reading

Reflections on Reading

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about kids books and why I write the sorts of books I write. They are mostly realistic fiction, even my fantasy books have an element of realism. They aren’t epic adventures, and are often about kids discovering their own...
What I’ve Read – December 2018

What I’ve Read – December 2018

Happy New Year! I can hardly believe 2018 is over, and I read over 100 books during the year! My original goal for 50 books and I totally smashed it. In the busy-ness of the season, I wanted to read a number of shorter books, so I raided my son’s bookshelf....