http://weheartbooks.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:18:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most classic and important children's books ever published sung by the author... Thanks to Youtube and www.henryholtkids.com http://weheartbooks.com/2008/07/03/brown-bear-brown-bear/ I guess of all the countries I've travelled, Japan would be one of the hardest I've experienced to access the local book culture. 'Cos while there are plenty of bookshops, my lack of familiarity with the Japanese language made it very difficult for me to get a sense of the ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/07/02/japan-trip-part-3-kids-libraries/ One of the things I used to love about working in bookstores was when new boxes arrived from publishers. It was like Christmas every month, the anticipation and the joy of finding out what was inside. Now I get that feeling when I walk into a bookshop to see what is ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/24/wave/ Kidzania was one of the gobsmacking highlights of our time in Tokyo. Kidzania is essentially a miniature city of make believe, where kids pretend to be adults for the day, choosing their jobs and take part in the world of commerce. On arrival you enter a streetscape of miniature buildings and ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/21/kidzania/ The lovely Natasha from Book Bonding has let us know that Hodder/Hachette Publishing in Australia may have some We are Wearing Out the Naughty Step available next month (July). Keep an eye out in your local independent for it or give Natasha a call at Book Bonding, in Victoria. http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/21/update-on-the-naughty-step/ http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/19/we-are-wearing-out-the-naughty-step/ We are back in Melbourne after an amazing holiday in Japan. What an incredible country! Almost everything surpassed our expectations. It is an amazing place to experience, especially for kids, or those who are a bit of a big kid themselves (like me). This was our first big trip with Rowan, and ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/17/japan-trip-part-1-a-heavenly-place-for-big-kids/ Katie and I have been meaning to post on this amazing book for a while now. Gallop! is not your usual animal picture book. It has been in the independent booksellers' top 10 lists for months which is unusual for a children's book that's not a Harry Potter. The author of Gallop!, ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/15/gallop/ Rebound Books are not only practical and environmentally sound but also very beautiful, especially to book lovers like myself. A Melbourne business, Rebound Books make note books and journals out of vintage book covers that are then filled with 100% denim paper, made from denim fabric offcuts. They are completely hand ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/12/rebound-books/ A guest post by Trudy, 30-something-year-old first-time mum to Oscar, 16 months. You think you've had a cow of day, but have you really? Have you ever really thought what a cow might go through during the day? Nor had I until our most recent purchase. I ... http://weheartbooks.com/2008/06/09/cow/