Australians love to adapt things to our own setting, and Christmas is no exception. These Australian books change the standard tropes (such as winter snow and reindeer) into more locally- appropriate ones (such as the beach in summer and kangaroos).
Or perhaps it should be Who's What! While reading fairy tales, I have found there are many pairs of people and things that are associated together. See if you can correctly match the ones most likely to be in the same story!
Nursery rhymes have been around for hundreds of years. Here are ten questions related to ten different Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Feel free to sing out the rhymes while reading the interesting info!
..but there are others who more than make up for them. These nursery rhyme characters belong to the second group. How many of these crazy characters do you know?
I'll give you the name of a character from a fairy tale or nursery rhyme. All you need to do is match the animal that appears in the story or rhyme to the character.
Some of these nursery rhyme characters have wandered into the wrong rhyme and others are just getting their story wrong. They are all mixed up! Help them find their proper rhyme.
My little brother and sister loved this story. Dr. Seuss is always a favorite. This quiz is based on the Dr. Seuss book only, not at all on the movies.
It's clear from their names that Peter Rabbit is a rabbit and Tom Kitten is a cat, but the nature of some of Beatrix Potter's other characters isn't as obvious. Can you match up each character with the type of animal that they are?
Of course, there is never an end of Dr. Seuss. We'll still be reading him when we're 99. However, do you know his books well enough to recognize their ending lines? See if you can match some titles with their last words.
The sandman has many ways to help us fall asleep, and reading is but one of them. This quiz is about a few books with stories of sleep, dreams and the night.
How well do you know your animal characters? Just match the character's name with the description given to learn about some of the most well known animals from your favorite books.
"Green Eggs and Ham" is one of the greatest children's book of all time. All questions are direct quotes from the book. Most of the questions are fill-in-the-blank.
How well do you remember the story of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', by Dr. Seuss? Test your memory with this fifteen-question quiz. Even if you've never read the book, chances are you've seen the animated special, so give it a try!
Everyone thinks I'm a pest, but I simply want to do what I want to do. Come see what it's like to be me, Ramona Geraldine Quimby, in Beverly Cleary's "Ramona the Pest".
Beatrix Potter's drawings of the furry friends that featured in many of her books are often remembered, along with their names, after the details of the story have faded with the passing years. Let's visit some of them!
The "Value Tales" are a series of illustrated books written for children using historical figures to represent specific values. Using the clues, try and match the tale with the figure.
In Eric Carle's delightful picture book a little egg lay on a leaf in the moonlight. Then a tiny and very hungry caterpillar pops out in the warm sunshine on Sunday morning and starts to look for some food. Do you remember what he ate each day?
In "Charlotte's Web" E.B. White shows us the power of words and the power of friendship, using animal characters who seem very real. How much do you remember about the animal characters in "Charlotte's Web"?
These questions are from the second edition of 'Winnie-The-Pooh' printed in 1927. This book has been read and lovingly cared for by three generations of my family. My quiz is for young children but the books for all ages.
I learned my love of reading from library books when I was a child. They are all easy to read and return to the library before getting a fine. Can you match these children's books to their authors?
The how, where, what, and sometimes why, of well-known nursery rhymes. The questions are for the very young, but the additional information is often not suitable for children.
A classic Christmas themed story written by none other than my favorite author, Dr. Seuss! Wanna put your Grinchy knowledge to the test? Take this quiz and see!
You are obviously old enough now to read on your own, but there was a time when you couldn't! Grown-ups probably read to you. Do you recognize these picture books? Have fun!
"It was six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, who went to see the Elephant (though all of them were blind), that each by observation might satisfy his mind." How much do you know about John Godfrey Saxe's poem?
"Junie B. Jones" is a hilarious series by Barbara Park. Junie B. has an interesting way of seeing the world. Read the books and you'll see what I mean!