Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Book Suggestion 4


Blood Red Road by Moira Young


When I first read the book, I was flabbergasted at the horrible spelling. Upon reading it, I understood why. This futuristic book is more suitable for older teens - a little violent, but still very exciting. It touches on the themes of friendship, family and hope which I think they will unwittingly enjoy.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Book Suggestion 2

In my search for suitable books for the kids, I've uncovered a lovely book by Neil Gaiman. Actually, I saw a few but this one, I took a picture of. I mean I always knew he wrote fantasy books for children but I didn't know there were books for this age group.

Neil Gaiman's Blueberry Girl:
A wonderful book to read to your little girl
Call me cheesy or whatever but I think it's a really sweet book that you can read to your young daughters. As I've said before, instilling a love of books and reading IS essential. And one of the ways to do that is to read to your children.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Book Suggestion 1

If you asked an adult for authors suitable for children, the first name two names that will crop up are Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. But seriously, that can't be all can it? So this is a book I would suggest for the young and old alike. A sad, haunting, well-told tale by Patrick Ness, 'A monster calls'