Just So Stories

Scholastic Australia

• ISBN : 9781761721779
• Publisher : Scholastic Inc
• Imprint : Scholastic Inc
• RRP: $49.99

Last year it was the #1 illustrated Hunger Games that was a bonus for Picture Book Month, now it’s equally sumptuous Catching Fire. This trilogy and its numerous spin-offs remains a favourite with so many around the world, myself included. There is just so much to love about it and quite frankly, as I watch the US unravel and the stuff happening there, it now seems it was almost prophetic.

So it’s a timely release for these new illustrated editions to remind us all of what can happen when democracy is wiped out, and one power-hungry leader with a cadre of oligarchs muscles their way into creating a dystopian society. While we know that Katniss and Co fight their way to freedom, and overcome not only the known enemy but the enemy within as well, it is still a gripping narrative and one I can re-read – and re-watch the movies – over and over again, still relishing every moment of it.

Have a fan of your own? Buy it for them for Xmas and you will be #1 for sure. Of course, if you didn’t buy the first one, you’ll need that as well because you can be sure #3 will be along next year to complete this magnificent set. Clearly the same applies for your library collection for your secondary kiddos (upper primary if you are more relaxed in your school ethos). Scroll down the Freebies page to see some pics from my very cool Hunger Games Literary Lunch a few years back. It’s a flaming 5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥rating for this beauty.