Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Zafir [Through My Eyes] – Prue Mason

    ISBN: 9781743312544 Australian Pub.: February 2015 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children Subject: Children’s fiction Suitable for ages: 11-14 RRP $15.99 A carefree happy boy in Syria, on the cusp of becoming a young man, finds himself and his family caught up in the tragedy of Syria’s civil war. Prue Mason has lived…

  • The Spires of Kurrong -Malcolm Wells

    ISBN: 978-0-9942463-1-8 FORMATS: Paperback and eBook EXTENT: 244 pages AU RRP: eBook: $4.99 Paperback: $20.00 PUBLISHER: Morris Publishing Australia In the tradition of such writers as H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Malcolm Wells has created a SciFi/Fantasy that takes the reader into a future world where conflicts, attitudes and social ills reflect many in…

  • Coming of Age: growing up Muslim in Australia – Amra Pajalic & Demet Divaroren [Edit.]

    ISBN: 9781743312926 Australian Pub.: January 2014 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children Subject: Young adult non fiction RRP $18.99 As many in our nation continue to fear and abuse any of the Muslim faith and while even the global media whips this anti-Islam feeling into frenzy, this is an important book for…

  • The True Meaning of Smekday/Smek for President – Adam Rex

    The True Meaning of Smekday – Adam Rex ISBN: 9781408844915 Australian Pub.: October 2013 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Subject: Children’s and Young Adult RRP $12.99 Smek for President – Adam Rex ISBN: 9781408855461 Australian Pub.: January 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Subject: Children’s fiction RRP $14.99 Allen & Unwin Australia Many readers will…

  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair

    Way to go Magabala Books! for such a great showing at the fair…….. http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/en/the-best-venue-for-childrens-publishers-to-meet/878.html Deadly!

  • Wonderful news from our friends at Beetle Bottoms!!

    Check this out!! We are so excited to announce the launch of our crowd funding campaign to raise money for the production of our dolls.  We have put together some extra special perks for our funders and you have the chance to pre-order the dolls and be one of the first families to have them…

  • Apocalypse Bow Wow – James Proimos III illustrated by James Proimos Jr

    ISBN: 9781408854983 Australian Pub.: January 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Subject: Children’s fiction With the plethora of dystopian fiction that has been overwhelming readers in recent years, this very amusing graphic novel is a welcome relief.  A hilarious spin on the whole genre, this is perfect for Middle School readers with a discerning sense of…

  • Diary of a Basketball Hero –Shamini Flint

    ISBN: 9781760111502 Australian Pub.: January 2015 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children Suitable for ages: 7-11 The popularity of this series was very evident last year with my Year 5 boys. Written in an illustrative diary style by Marcus the main character, they tell of the poor boy’s trials and tribulations in…

  • The Girl from Sandy Desert – Jukuna Mona Chuguna and Pat Lowe illustrated by Mervyn Street

    Magabala Books Published:Feb 2015 Pages:112 ISBN:9781922142054 Ages:Upper primary Format:Paperback RRP $16.99 This is a quite different book very suitable for Upper Primary/Middle School with firsthand accounts of traditional indigenous desert life told through the eyes of a young Walmajarri girl, Mana. Pat Lowe is an Englishwoman who moved to Broome in 1979, fulfilling a lifelong…

  • Love Always Everywhere – Sarah Massini

    ISBN: 9780857632494 Australian Pub.: January 2015 Publisher: Nosy Crow Imprint: Nosy Crow Suitable for ages: 2-5 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Well, let me see……… Loud Quiet Shy Proud Lose Miss Giggle Hug And several others……!! What a delightful book to share with little ‘uns. Expressive illustrations matched with minimal…