“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~ Dr Seuss
I am always reading. Well, ok almost always reading. If I haven’t read for a while, I find myself getting a bit… ‘twitchy’. My TBR (To Be Read) list gets added to whenever I read reviews in magazines, or unpack new books for our school library (new books! Squee!), or see someone reading something, or see a trailer for a movie based on a book, or chat to a friend about great books, or attend an Author Talk, or…
Sometimes the books I read are for reviewing, which is great. It means I get to read books that are brand new and some of them are books I wouldn’t normally pick up. Other books are for ‘research’ – after all, as Stephen King said, you can’t be a writer if you aren’t a reader. As a children’s writer, I read a lot of picture books, junior fiction and YA – which is FANTASTIC because there are so many FANTASTIC books out there written for children!
Book reviews for Kids Books NZ:
Circus Quest, by Maureen Crisp
What Dog Knows, by Sylvia Vanden Heede, published by Gecko Press NZ
Harriet and the Eye of the Bird, by Julie Lamb
Bonjour Lucy Bee, by Anne Ingram
Koolio the Problem Pony: Showtyme Adventures, by Kelly Wilson
Chinatown Girl, by Eva Wong Ng
Book reviews for New Zealand Booksellers:
Bulibasha, by Witi Ihimaera
I’ll See You in Paris, by Michelle Gable
Everyday Adventures, from Lonely Planet
Witchfairy, by Brigitte Minne and illustrated by Carl Cneut
Watch Out for the Weka, by Ned Barraud
Tell it to the Moon, by Siobhan Curham
The Singing Dolphin, by Mere Whaanga
Good Morning, Midnight, by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Among the Lemon Trees, by Nadia Marks
Book reviews for The Library Adventure:
Small Persons with Wings, by Ellen Booream
Deadtime Stories – Grandpa’s Monster Movies, by Annette and Gina Casone
Fake Mustache, by Tom Angleberger
Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
Aliens on Vacation, by Clete Barrett Smith
What the World Eats, by Faith D’Alusi and Peter Menzel
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson
Going, Going, Gone! by Judy Blume
A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban
(Disclosure: The books I review are done for no monetary payment, just the joy of reading! In some cases, I get to keep the book. Which is really cool.)