Australia Archives ~ Happy Whimsical Hearts https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/tag/australia/ a Waldorf inspired blog Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:27:50 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.11 Children’s Summer reading basket https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/01/childrens-summer-reading-basket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=childrens-summer-reading-basket https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/01/childrens-summer-reading-basket/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:00:00 +0000 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/01/childrens-summer-reading-basket/ This post contains affiliate links Our Summer reading basket is full of beautiful books to complement the season and the Australian landscape. Summer for us is usually bright blue skies, long grasses washed to a yellow-white colour and a blazing sun. And although we have had some soaringly hot days this year (up into the 40s), we’ve also enjoyed wonderful storms bringing cooling relief, with weeks of more gentle temperatures (in the early 20s). My children love exploring our reading basket each time it is changed. The books I make available follow the seasons and festivals of the year, helping us maintain a rhythm to our days. Books in our Summer reading basket Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan A new book for Max, about the rules children make up for their games through Summer. An intriguing book to spark the imagination, filled with illustrations of Summer landscapes. Max is really rather taken with this story and with puzzling out the rules! All Through the Year by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker Follow an Australian family through their year. Long days in January at the beach, cooling air in March as the leaves turn colour, and the shortest day and […]

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