Fun Alphabet Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Alongside our counting books in our book basket for our toddlers and preschoolers we always include a fun ABC book…
Best Books for Kids
Book lists and recommendations for kids from baby to teens on topics and themes that they can explore the world, adventure further and learn.
The Best Swashbuckling Pirate Books for School Kids
As we continue on with our companion reading lists for the Magic Tree House Series Books we have reached the…
Ancient Egyptian Fiction Books for School Kids
One of my favourite periods of history is Ancient Egypt. I was so enthralled with it as a child that…
Best Books on the Middle Ages for Children (School Kids)
All this year we are reading along with The Magic Tree House series and creating activities, resources and a unit…
Best Halloween Books for Toddlers and You To Read Together
Halloween is such a fun time for toddlers. Picking out a costume for them to wear, decorating, and pretending can…
Our Best Dinosaur Fiction Books for School Kids
We love books about dinosaurs here in the Rainy Day Mum household and have loved reading our selection of dinosaur…
The Best Nursery Rhyme Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Nursery Rhymes are such a great way to support your child’s language development, you can sing along with them, craft…
Board Books for Baby’s First Christmas
Christmas is the perfect time for storytelling, as the holiday lights twinkle and Carols fill the air snuggle up with…
Number and Counting Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Along with singing our counting rhymes and songs, we love to add some number books to our book basket each…
Cool Garden Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
With Spring around the corner it’s time to stock up on garden books for the toddlers and preschoolers. We love…
Fantastic Dragon Books to Read with Toddlers and Preschoolers
Dragons have always fascinated me and I think I probably encouraged my children to love the topic. There is just…
Books for Kids on Rocks, Fossils and Earth Science
Rocks, fossils, gems, and minerals are fascinating. If I hadn’t gone on to study Marine Biology I think geology would…
Lonely Planet Kids – Animal Books
As a backpacker there was always one travel guide I took with me where ever I went. I now have…
The Best Christmas Picture Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Sharing stories is a great way to connect with your kids over the festive season, whether you do a Storybook…
Bugs and Butterfly Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Slugs and snails are what little boys are made of – if that is the case then little girls must…
Star Wars A New Hope ~ Connecting Generations and Inspiring Reading
Want to know something about me! Well even if you don’t I’m going to tell you my husband and I…
Black and White Board Books for Babies
During the first year of your babies life so many changes happen and the baby that you arrived home with…
Fun Frog Books for Preschoolers to Read and Enjoy
Ribbit…. ribbit. I can hear the song of the frogs now. These amazing creatures are always a hit with kids….
Making Your Mark!
For the last 4 years, I have heard over and over again how my eldest struggles with writing, particularly handwriting…
Born to Be Wild – Nature Activities for Families
If you looked at our house at the moment you couldn’t miss that it was Spring – there is a…
Books for children about death – by Holly Webb
Some topics are hard to address with children especially young children when they have no personal experience of the situation,…
Books about Farms for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Last week we missed a week of books as I knew that we wouldn’t have time to dedicate to read…
Bear Books
This weeks books are bear themed as T has started to play more and more with her teddy bears during…
Jungle books
This week it’s a Jungle Theme for the books, we have a couple of CD’s with some children’s music on…