Archive for December, 2021

Friends Food Flavour Michael Olivier

Friends Food Flavour Michael Olivier

Written by on December 28, 2021 in Book Club, Recipe

A collection of great South African recipes. Illustrated by Roelin Emmelman who puts a tin fish lucky star right at the start to make any expat who buys’s this book nostalgic as they turn through the pages. Ooh Lucky star.. Samoosas and biryani made it as one of the greats. This sweet and sour onions […]

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Matt and Mia Collection: Antoinette Bradley Brown

Matt and Mia Collection: Antoinette Bradley Brown

Written by on December 27, 2021 in Book Club, Children's Books

The collection of Matt and Mia stories is a great series for young children who are learning to read. Books are meant for 5-7 year old age who are learning to read. The collection is Matt and Mia meet a bullyMatt and Mia build a bridge Matt and Mia rescue Tom Cat Matt and Mia […]

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Diary wimpy kid- Big Shot Jeff Kinney

Diary wimpy kid- Big Shot Jeff Kinney

Written by on December 20, 2021 in Book Club, Children's Books

My son has the entire collection of diary of wimpy kid. so I am sure he contributed to being one of the 250 million who bought this book. Rarely do this generation read books but this book they love as the words are big and there are lots of pictures. Middle schoolers especially love this […]

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Helpful Hannah Hippo – Dino J Martins

Helpful Hannah Hippo – Dino J Martins

Written by on December 20, 2021 in Book Club, Children's Books

When you touch the cover, it feels like you are touching a hippo. This book is for older children maybe gr 2 level after they have learnt to read simple books. As a bird enthusiast it was nice to see how the birds were illustrated in the book. Hannah the hippo and her friend Ollie […]

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I see a Buffalo – Elaine Macdonald

I see a Buffalo – Elaine Macdonald

Written by on December 15, 2021 in Book Club, Children's Books

Another great proudly South African story. Sometimes many do not accept us judging us by our sizes, colour off our skin and that can drive us to loneliness. Here Buffalo was not accepted by others because he was too big and in way started feeling clumsy and did not truly see his self worth. When […]

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