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Thank you again Quick Brown Fox Bookshop!
Last Reading Between the Wines for this year and they have all been wonderful. Last evening’s was no exception with Jess Galatola, Bethany Loveridge, Andy Geppert and Katrina Nannestad. I was so happy to meet Jess at last in real life!, and to meet Andy properly (last time was a mere blip) and Bethany. Of… Read more
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Pterosaurs of the Desert Ocean – Andrew Plant
CSIRO Publishing 9781486320257/June 2026/AUD$32.99, NZD$37.99 I always expect excellence from Andrew Plant and he has not disappointed me with this one. It is the pick of this crop from CSIRO Publishing. We all know how the Smalls and not-so-Smalls go for dinosaurs and when it’s our very own dinosaurs, it’s even more thrilling. For us… Read more
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I’m Not Afraid of Spiders – Caitlin Henderson. Annie Henderson
CSIRO Publishing New South Books 9781486318551/June 2026/Hardback/AUD$26.99, NZD$32.99 We don’t mind spiders in this house which is probably just as well because we always have a few in residence, as well as the giants down the backyard. But even when she was Small, The Kid was just as intrigued and interested in arachnids as she… Read more
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This Drop of Water – Stef Gemmill. Illustrated by Mel Armstrong.
CSIRO Publishing New South Books 9781486319916/ November 2026/Hardback/GEN/AUD$26.99, NZD$32.99 Here’s another great one to add to your teaching tool kit. Those inevitable water cycle units can always use a burst of freshness can’t they? And Stef Gemmil’s narrative of a single drop’s journey around the cycle makes the learning a bit of fun as well… Read more
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Racing Puffing Billy- Corinne Fenton/Mark Wilson
Windy Hollow Books Walker Books August 2026 ISBN13:9781922998279 Australia RRP:$29.99 New Zealand RRP:$34.99 I love trains. It’s been some time since I’ve been on a properly exciting train journey but I do love them. As I write this review, I’m also watching a documentary on the 100th anniversary of the Flying Scotsman, as it happens.… Read more
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