Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • Everything Anxiety Ever Told You is a Lie

    *Well, almost everything! Exisle Publishing June 2024 ISBN: 9781922539991 RRP: $37.99 Just a week or so ago, we went to see Inside Out 2. We loved the first one and had been waiting on this one even more, especially The Kid because she was keen to see how Anxiety was handled. We are a family to Read more

  • And now…

    Those who are of a certain vintage will remember the olden days when we had intermission in movies. A little pause for everyone to get themselves sorted with refreshment and a pee break – and of course, initially to change the reel. This is one of those but without the snack bar (you can find Read more

  • Keep the Fire Burning – all year

    Thanks for coming along to NAIDOC 2024 here at Just So Stories. I truly hope you have found something to share or learned something from this year’s posts. I can see by the stats that there have been many visitors and many downloads so I’m guessing some people have found it useful. KEEP THE FIRE Read more

  • A Very Secret Trade

    Allen & Unwin April 2024 ISBN:9781761066344 Imprint: Allen & Unwin RRP: $34.99 The great Australian silence In 1968, anthropologist W.E.H. Stanner talked in his Boyer lecture After the Dreaming about the “cult of forgetfulness” practiced on a national scale in Australia, which he termed “the Great Australian Silence”– where Australians do not just fail to acknowledge the atrocities of the past, Read more

  • Backyard Tennis – Carl Merrison. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell.

    Hachette JUL 31, 2024 | 9780734421548 | RRP $19.99 The kiddos with whom I shared Backyard Footy last year absolutely loved it, and we had some very energetic discussion about favourite teams and players. Many of the same children had also loved My Deadly Boots, when I had read it to them. For all your readers who love tennis, Read more