Archive | April 2022

Yummy For My Tummy by Kitty Ann Connelly

Apr10

Fires The Imagination

Yummy For My Tummy by Kitty Ann Connelly is a delightful book for the under fives.

We follow Billy the Bunny as he searches for a pudding shop with delicious treats. The story is written in rhyme giving a bouncy feel to it which complements the main character being a bunny. It also enables our children to join in with us once they have heard the tale a few times, as they are able to anticipate what is coming next.

The illustrations are very beautiful with lots of detail. You can stop and stare, discussing all that can be seen.

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My Easter Bunny by Vicky Young

Apr9

An Important Moral

My Easter Bunny by Vicky Young is a children’s tale for the under fives.

There is a moral about giving second chances and apologising when you are wrong. Kindness goes a long way – if you give it out, it comes bouncing back to you.

It is easy to empathise with Sammy, the young girl, as we all have toys that we are afraid of but our parents love!

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Tales From The Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Apr9

Leaving A Legacy

Tales From The Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is a delightful contemporary novel and the second book in the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading book one first.

Once more the reader returns to a small coffee shop in Tokyo. It is a place suspended in time where hearts can be changed by a single visit.

We learn that love and relationships are what is really important. We cannot change the past but by confronting the past, we can have mindset changes that will affect our present and future. We can have hope again.

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New Recruits At Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller

Apr9

Stepping Up

New Recruits At Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller is a marvellous historical novel and the second book in the Goodwill House series. It can be read as a stand-alone. I, however, loved meeting up with familiar faces.

The action is set during 1940 and covers familiar events such as the evacuation of Dunkirk. The reader witnesses the willingness of all to drop whatever they are doing and welcome the returning men with food, drink, blankets and a warm smile.

World War II gives women the opportunity to show just what they are capable of. Traditional roles are abandoned as women step up into the previously occupied men’s shoes. The women are resilient, proving they are more than just trinkets.

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