Review: Thelma the Tiny Sea Turtle - Karen May - July 2011 There's something absolutely magical about a good ocean adventure, and Karen May's Thelma the Tiny Sea Turtle delivers that magic in spades. This delightful junior fiction tale captures the heart with its brave little protagonist and the big, beautiful, sometimes dangerous world she navigates. Life on the reef isn't all sunshine and coral gardens, as young Thelma discovers. When our tiny turtle hero finds herself separated from safety, she embarks on an unforgettable journey that had me instantly thinking of Finding Nemo. Just like Nemo's quest to reunite with Marlin, Thelma's adventure takes her through encounters with a colourful cast of sea creatures—some wonderfully kind and helpful, others decidedly less friendly. Karen May does a brilliant job creating a diverse underwater community that feels both realistic and entertaining. What I particularly love about this book is how it balances adventure with ...

VBT# Review - Aqua Paws - Patricia Allieri and Stella Maris - April 2023 Aqua Paws was such a cute little picture book and beautifully illustrated by Stella Maris. I enjoyed this book as we meet our Kitten who wants to swim but he's scared, it's not the water that scares him but what is beneath the surface, especially crabs. As someone who isn't a confident swimmer, I related to this cat as I would probably swim more in the ocean but what scares me is not knowing what's beneath the surface and I have a fear of crabs and jellyfish as I don't want to be snipped or stung while swimming. I dream of snorkeling but being around all those sea creatures while I am swimming at the same time freaks me out. After reading this book, I have decided I need to be brave like the cat in this book as if he can do it, I suppose I could too. The other thing I loved about Aqua Paws is that recently I was chatting to the author and learned that she had written this book and based the c...

Review: Ocean's World - Carlos and Alexa Penavega- October 2022 Looking for another adorable picture book to give to someone in your family at Christmas time? Ocean's World written and inspired by their children is a family tale of sibling love from the PenaVega family. Most people will remember Carlos from the band Bigtime Rush and Alexa from movies like Spy Kids and Sleepover. The pair eventually married and now have three children - Ocean, Kingston, and Rio which were the inspiration for this book Ocean's World. The book starts with it being a birthday party and Ocean and Kingston want to get a present for their mum and so they head out to search for her favourite seashell - the sunshine shell which is a rare shell. As the pair head out on their adventure to search for the shell, they will come across several sea characters from turtles to dolphins. Sprinkled throughout the book are also some great random ocean facts. Ocean's World is a great book about sibling an...