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Tilly’s First Spell – Mary Anastasiou. Giorgia Clerico.
Five Mile Press August 2026 9781923551220$26.99 Whether your kiddos have seen Tilly’s New Broom or not, this will be a hit and has a strong message for Smalls who may not always get new things right the first time. We are forever talking about growth mindset and sometimes I think the kids just think it… Read more
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Monsters – Jackie Hosking. Katrin Dreiling
Walker Books Australia September 2026 ISBN13:9781760657918 Australia RRP:$24.99 New Zealand RRP:$26.99 There’ll be a lot of fun to be had from this one, particularly from Katrin Dreiling’s terrific illustrations which will have kiddos in fits of laughter, I guarantee. The urge to start drawing their own monsters will soon follow any reading as well. It’s… Read more
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2026 Halloween coming up!
Over the next few days enjoy the crop of spooky books I saved for this year’s festivities. I also got one just today from New South Books but won’t have time to read it just yet- however, it has gone straight to my bedside table and looks terrific. So here’s a taster for it and… Read more
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Follow the Dream: the Polly Farmer Story – Steve Hawke with Kim Farmer
Magabala Books 9781922864642|Sept 8, 2026|RRP $17.99 We have already established that I am not an AFL aficionado and it has been a very slow (and relatively minimal) learning curve. That being said, it’s hard to believe that I don’t recollect that I have ever heard this name before and that sort of surprises me but… Read more
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City of Clouds – Kiah Thomas
Harper Collins Australia September 2026 ISBN: 9781460769645 RRP: $16.99 This new stand-alone fantasy from Kiah Thomas will have middle-grade readers completely absorbed. With a truly evil villain, a mysterious and seemingly contradictory imp, a long-standing curse and two young people from very different social stations, there is plenty with which to engage. With a lust… Read more
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Kids Book Review problem
As many of you know I am also Senior Editor for Kids Book Review – please note a slight hiccup with our platform currently being sorted – one way or another. It would be so helpful if you could share this information with relevant people. I’m crushed to report that our Kids’ Book Review website… Read more
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