‘Tell Me A Story, Babushka’, by Carola Schmidt: A tale set in Ukraine during the Holomodor

This tale about memories and families’ begins with a lovely cottage in the Ukraine where lives a little girl ‘poor of money but rich of soul.’ But all too soon the Monsters come. And everything changes forever.

Christmas Bells: BeeBear vs The Ace Baron

Hum along with us, friends, to the famous tune of “Snoopy’s Christmas’* . This song , of course, starred the illustrious Snoopy taking on ‘The Red Baron’. Here we do a version with our own dare devil aviators. BeeBear plays Snoopy’s role and our Flyer Bear has volunteered to be The Ace Baron. SEE SPOTIFYContinueContinue reading “Christmas Bells: BeeBear vs The Ace Baron”

Chubbys Tale, The True Story of a Teddy Bear Who Beat Cancer, by Carola Schmidt

Chubby’s Tale  is a grand book for children who have this terrible sickness. Its also very helpful for the Grownups who want to know more about it because the explanations. Grownups and children can talk about it together as they read. Chubby’s Tale helps children to learn about Leukemia The Story: Chubby has a goodContinueContinue reading “Chubbys Tale, The True Story of a Teddy Bear Who Beat Cancer, by Carola Schmidt”

She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson: A little explorer goes on a quest for big answers

The Light of Love poured down on Frilly. It shone so brightl that she quails and runs away. Upset with herself for feeling scared, she wakes her good friend Mawson and pours out her confusions.  She wants to learn how to be bold and is convinced that she can do this by going on aContinueContinue reading “She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson: A little explorer goes on a quest for big answers”

Bernice Takes A Plunge, by Ann Harth

‘Bernice Peppercorn’s imagination fills her mind and her notebooks with adventure and intrigue’ (From the back cover of Bernice Takes A Plunge.) When our Tedettes saw the cover of this book they just HAD to read it. On the back cover are some of their favourite words, ‘imagination’, ‘notebooks’, ‘adventure’ and ‘intrigue’; and on theContinueContinue reading “Bernice Takes A Plunge, by Ann Harth”

She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson: A little explorer goes on a quest for big answers

The Light of Love poured down on Frilly. It shone so brightl that she quails and runs away. Upset with herself for feeling scared, she wakes her good friend Mawson and pours out her confusions.  She wants to learn how to be bold and is convinced that she can do this by going on aContinueContinue reading “She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson: A little explorer goes on a quest for big answers”

Someone Brave Has Got To Do What Needs To Be Done

Scotland the Brave: ‘Mawson, Mawson’. Mawson: ‘Oh hello, Scotty. What a nice day. I was just writing down little ponders .’ Scotland the Brave: ‘I’m not happy, Mawson. Not happy at all. Things aren’t Right.’ Mawson: ‘Err Things? Not umm .. Right? But umm ..’ Scotland the Brave: ‘So I’m going out there. Right Now.ContinueContinue reading “Someone Brave Has Got To Do What Needs To Be Done”

Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode 3

Mawson’s Guardian says: Welcome Back, fellow Baffled Ones, Bears, Stuffies, Plushies, artists, writers, bloggers, poets and readers. Once again we are sharing Behind-The-Photo peeks about the making of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer; A Get Well Soon Gift by Carola Schmidt and illustrated by Mark O’Dwyer (who is also Me, Mawson’s Guardian). This isContinueContinue reading “Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode 3”

Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode One

We are sharing exciting Behind-The-Photo peeks about the making of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer; A Get Well Soon Gift by Carola Schmidt and illustrated by Mark O’Dwyer. We are very excited about this picture book. This is what it looks like: This book is to help children who get a sickness called cancer.ContinueContinue reading “Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode One”

Meet Scotty, star of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt

Hello. My name is Scotland The Brave. All of my friends (that’s you) call me Scotty. You can see me being brave in a new book called When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt. In the book, I’m a little bear who gets a bad sickness called cancer.ContinueContinue reading “Meet Scotty, star of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt”