Showing posts with label Kate Mayes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kate Mayes. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 November 2022

The Christmas Bum Book

The Christmas Bum Book written by Kate Mayes, Illustrated by Andrew Joyner (HarperCollins) HB RRP $19.99 ISBN 9780733340000

Reviewed by Sarah Tegerdine

The Christmas Bum Book is a picture book you didn’t think you needed until it landed in your lap. It’s a culmination of festive spirit with a generous dose of humour (and bottoms) that’s sure to keep young and old giggling with every passing year.

Each page celebrates a treasured element of all things Christmassy with their respective jolly derrieres.  From turkey bums to twinkle bums there’s something for every bum.

This Christmas, children will delight in its pages making it the ideal addition to any toddler’s festive collection.

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Daddy Cuddle

Daddy Cuddle written by Kate Mayes, illustrated by Sara Acton (Harper Collins)                                  
HBK RRP $19.99                                                                                                                                 ISBN 9780733334054

Reviewed by Sharon McGuinness

This is a gentle story about a bunny who just wants to play – no matter how early her day starts. Daddy is still in bed as the young bunny peers around the bedroom door. 

‘Daddy up?’ she questions, before disappearing to grab a bouncy ball.

Daddy sleeps on as bunny brings in other items one by one, each will surely entice daddy to wake.

Only one thing left to do: ‘Daddy wake up!” she shouts.

The young early riser is common in all households with children. The soft illustrations by Sara Acton are the perfect accompaniment to Mayes’ light text.

Having previously written under her nom de plume Ruthie May, Cuddle Daddy is Mayes’ first title under her real name, the separation of her work as a nonfiction sales manager and children’s author has now disappeared.


This book is suitable for sharing with pre schoolers.