Review: Seal child

1st Jul 20221st Jul 2022 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

Seal Child is a book about a child who gets lost after a bad storm, and goes on a long journey, but manages to find a friend along the way.

Review: Little Matilda

22nd May 202222nd May 2022 ragamuffinbooks1 Comment

Little Matilda is a sweet book all about an adorable little kitten who just wants to make a friend!

Review: Frank and Bert

16th Mar 2022 ragamuffinbooks1 Comment

Frank and Bert is a gorgeous and playful book about friendship, hide and seek and playing fair.

Review: Piano Fingers

16th Mar 20223rd May 2022 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

Piano Fingers is a melodic book by brilliant author/illustrator extraordinaire Caroline Magerl. It’s a story about two sisters and creating music.

Review: Zoo School

24th Feb 202224th Feb 2022 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

We all know that going to school can feel like entering a jungle, and sometimes it feels like it could be full of wild animals. Well, imagine if you went to school and it WAS full of wild animals! This is exactly what happens in Heath McKenzie’s book Zoo School.

Review: How to Make A Bird

19th Feb 202219th Feb 2022 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

How to Make a Bird is an award-winning book that is genuinely stunning, poetic and everything beautiful. Mostly, it is a story for creators.

Review: The Wild Guide To Starting School

3rd Feb 20223rd Feb 2022 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

The dynamic duo of Laura and Philip Bunting are back with this wonderful new book that has perfect timing for coming back to school. This fun creative guide to going back to school will prepare even the most reluctant students for heading back to the classroom!

Review: Fearless With Dad

1st Nov 20211st Nov 2021 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

Fearless with Dad is a story that features all the things we get up to with our dads!

Picture Book Review: Winner Winner Bin Chicken Dinner

8th Oct 20218th Oct 2021 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

Everyone is familiar with the dreaded bin chicken. They do have quite the reputation these days, the poor ibis. This sequel to the popular “Bin Chicken” book by the same authors, gives us some more insight into the ibis’ life and this poor ibis is not let off the hook looking for a meal.

In a dirty old town, on a busy old street, struts a fine-feathered bird with leathery feet.

This book is a fun easy to read story about an ibis looking for some dinner. The poor ibis tries all kinds of places from French restaurants to fish and chips. The rhyming is perfect and great to read out loud, making it fun for all ages. I felt a little bad for the bin chicken whose relentless attempts to secure some food continue to get muddled. But the end is sweet and funny.

Winner Winner, Bin Chicken Dinner is a clever and enjoyable book that features themes of friendship and how we treat others. The illustrations are fantastic in great colours and my favourite are the ones of the seagulls acting tough and flexing their muscles.

To grab yourself a copy of this book and get to know the misunderstood ibis a little better, click here!

Title: Winner Winner, Bin Chicken Dinner

Authors: Kate and Jol Temple

Illustrator: Ronojoy Ghosh

Publisher: Scholastic

Published: 2021

Ages: 3+

Review: Ash Invites Her Friends to Tea

4th Oct 20214th Oct 2021 ragamuffinbooksLeave a comment

Ash is back again in this sequel to her original book Ash Dresses Her Friends, and the sweet little bird in a red jacket is learning all about tea.

Ash and her grandpa are sitting in a tree when they start talking about leaves. Ash thinks they are all the same, but her grandpa tells that not all leaves are the same, and these leaves are magic! He then shows her the steps in turning the leaves into something special that everyone can enjoy. Once the process is finished and they make a lovely cup of tea, the magic works and it brings all kinds of mysterious animals to enjoy the tea (even a big giant dragon!), all who get something different out of it.

I just adored this book. There is something special about the gorgeous illustrations with the bright minty green and how it contrasts against the black and whites and greys – it’s just a delight for my eyeballs. I love the themes of family and culture and friendship. Afterwards, I had a new appreciation for tea and gained some new knowledge into the actual process on how it is made. I really enjoyed this book, although my toddler was a little hesitant until the dragon turned up, then he was hooked.