Wow – how to choose a book from the USA? Tough call and so we went for the kind of book we simply love in our home school – we call them living books – they are educational and yet hugely captivating as they are written by people “who were there” as i were. This…

We nipped across for a bit of toe tapping with this fun book about Tito Puente. Beautiful illustrations by Rafael Lopez and a fabulous video on you tube which is an amazing tie in with the book which just takes it to the next level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwAMrbmb30

This book from a tiny island with just over 45 000 people, most with an African connection, was a hit with the children –  we read through it in one sitting! The more we read in the Caribbean the more we dream of taking our own boat for a run along the emerald necklace of…

A fun book from Guyana about the Easter kite flying festival. We could imagine the beautiful colourful kites against a  blue sky and a sparkling ocean. Was fabulous for showing how similar childhoods are across the globe with a little South American tint. Loved the illustrations.

Sorry for the long break we were travelling and now back to finish up our literary tour. This book came courteous of the kindness of a stranger – Margaret Hebblethwaite who helped us take on the rather slow postal system of South America and South Africa. Without her help we would have never found anything. We…