The Book Family Rogerson
Our Bookish Adventures

Book Review: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear by Jess French and Angela Keoghan

Book Review: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear by Jess French and Angela Keoghan
If there was a prize for the book that’s had the most impact in our house this year then this would win it! How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear introduces the reader to thirteen different habitats… View Post

Book Review: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle

Book Review: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle
When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet … Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time… View Post

Book Review: Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Book Review: Tin Man by Sarah Winman
It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things. I expected love, jealousy and nostalgia from Tin Man. And I… View Post

Book Review: A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit

Book Review: A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
I enjoy getting lost, literally and metaphorically. I love that sensation of disorientation followed by discovery,  a frightening freedom. Sometimes, on a family day out, we’ll follow unmarked lanes and see where we end up. I also lose a lot… View Post

Children’s Book Review: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Children’s Book Review: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
I’ll start by confessing that this is the second time I’ve read The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. When I first attempted it, I simply wasn’t in the right mood , and I’m so glad that I gave it another go… View Post