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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Thing About Giants – Christopher Galvin

    Walker Books September 2026 ISBN13:9781529538472 Australia RRP:$17.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 It’s always wonderful when you get to read a debut novel, especially MG, that takes a trope (or two) in a completely different and refreshing direction. And this one is so spot on for matching with classroom discussions on big issues confronting the world at… Read more

  • My Tiny Universe – Maryam Master

    Pan Macmillan September 2026 ISBN: 9781761776670 RRP: $16.99 If I’m strictly honest about it – and you should know by now that I am – I’m a little ‘over’ the post-apocalyptic style narratives but there are exceptions. Believe me, this is one of them. From the first page to the last I was utterly invested… Read more

  • Bowerbird Brave: Bowerbird Blues #4- Aura Parker

    Scholastic Australia September 2026 ISBN: 9781761727252 ISBN-10: 1761727257 RRP: $19.99 It’s not just that Aura’s books are so gorgeously pretty although, truthfully, they are top of the tree in that respect. But this beautiful Bowerbird series has so much to offer our Smalls in the way of thinking more deeply about certain aspects of life.… Read more

  • What’s the Time Mighty Wolf? – Katrina Germein & Kooky Chooky

    Scholastic Australia September 2026 ISBN 9781761641947 RRP: $19.99 Once again the talented Katrina Germein has switched up a traditional rhyme to create an outrageously fun read for Smalls. It’s full of surprises and especially the ending! The animals are on their way to Wolf’s house for dinner. Wait a minute! Is that REALLY a good… Read more

  • Nothing to Lose: Friday Barnes #14 – R. A. Spratt

    Penguin Australia September 2026 ISBN: 9781761349737 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 My delight in R. A. Spratt’s books is well known and no matter if it’s Friday, Nanny Piggins, the Peskis or any others of her wide-ranging titles, I am always eager to pick them up and never fail to be both entertained and to snort… Read more

  • When Nature Calls: Duck #2 – Matt Stanton

    Harper Collins Australia September 2026 Imprint: ABC Books AU ISBN: 9780733342073 RRP: $16.99 Why yes I sure did love Duck #1 and now #2 certainly hasn’t diminished that. The humour that Matt inserts into all his work, along with his perfectly pithy and often pointed cartoons throughout is just exactly what kids want to see.… Read more

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