Jan. 2, 2022 KidLitQuoteOfTheDay: “Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing." -- The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson , illustrated by @rafaellopezart Nancy Paulsen Penguin Kids #kidlit

We received Dumpling Day by Meera Sriram for Multicultural Children's Book Day 2022. This book is a phenomenal amplification of voices that are not always heard. It is a great read with representation of multiple cultures. #ReadYourWorld

The joy of a bookshop - the unexpectedly perfect find! Ancient Games by Iris Volant and Avalon Nuovo from Flying Eye B👀ks. The bookshop of joy? Lindum Books in Lincoln. Thank you!! booksforourchildren.com/2022/04/13/boo…

New post! Review of @micha_archer's gorgeous, joyful exploration of the natural world. booksforourchildren.com/2022/06/05/boo…

New post! Review of Taiye Selasi and #Tinuke Fagborun's gorgeous picture book version of the Anansi story #kidlitart #kidlit booksforourchildren.com/2022/10/19/boo…

New book review! With gorgeous illustrations and lively text, this gem from Jennifer Thermes and ABRAMS Kids offers big ideas and fun details, with plenty for horse-lovers and the less-enthused... booksforourchildren.com/2022/12/06/boo…

After a nearly-three year hiatus, the booksforourchildren.com blog is about to recommence! Looking forward to children's books chat with you again!

Hello again! Re-starting this blog after nearly three years! Looking forward to talking about children's books again! booksforourchildren.com/2025/11/13/sto…

New blog post - belated celebration of our bookfest fun, with thanks to Edinburgh International Book Festival Polly Faber Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From the Past author Harriet Muncaster Abi Elphinstone booksforourchildren.com/2025/11/14/all…

Reflecting on reading children's classic fiction to my own kids, a somewhat disconcerting mix of nostalgia and discovery with the occasional unwelcome surprise. #kidlit #amreading #classickidsbooks booksforourchildren.com/2025/11/20/rea…

A new post about reading together - silently or not so silently. booksforourchildren.com/2025/11/26/any…

We wrote a kids' book together! Due for release in late December, our children's book debut (and my debut book!) is nearly here!! Thanks to our editor, V.Geetha and Tara Books, Chennai and to Matthew Frame for his evocative illustrations. booksforourchildren.com/2025/12/04/we-…

The novel captures the courage, uncertainty, and quiet determination of those who crossed borders in search of safety, work, or a better future. Sunil Amrith (Sunil Amrith), Ruth Coffey (Ruth Coffey) and Matthew Frame (Matthew Frame) write. Tara Book Company buff.ly/DBIOWXg

Introducing the kids to Shakespeare – Part 1 of ? booksforourchildren.com/2025/12/12/int…

Happy Book-ish Holidays! booksforourchildren.com/2025/12/23/hap…

Teaching my children to read (and my on-going love for Usborne books booksforourchildren.com/2026/01/08/tea…

New blog post! Introducing the kids to Shakespeare – Part 2 of ? – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, take 1, London 2023 booksforourchildren.com/2026/01/21/int…

Book ‘Review’: Scarlet and Ivy series, books 1-3, by Sophie Cleverly booksforourchildren.com/2026/01/29/boo…

New blog post! Guest blogger, Sunil Amrith, shares thoughts about art with our son. booksforourchildren.com/2026/02/09/tho…

Book Review: Holes by Louis Sachar. A book that hooked my non-bookworm middle grader booksforourchildren.com/2026/02/19/boo…