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What I Ate in One Year (and related thoughts) – Stanley Tucci
Penguin Australia October 2024 ISBN: 9780241683132 Imprint: Fig Tree RRP: $45.00 I have loved Stanley in every role in which I’ve seen him from Caesar/Lucky Flickerman (Hunger Games/Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) to Muertes (Undercover Blues), from Nigel (The Devil Wears Prada) to Mr Stringer (The Witches – and everything inbetween. I think the only film I’ve… Read more
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Father of the Lost Boys for Younger Readers: The Mecak Ajang Alaak Story – Yuot A. Alaak
Fremantle Press June 2024 ISBN: 9781760993900 RRP: $17.99 When I was commissioned to write the teaching notes for this, I confess I only knew a smidgin about the Sudanese ‘lost boys’, and, in fact, the whole Sudan situation – despite the fact that we have many Sudanese immigrants here in SE Qld. Their story was certainly… Read more
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Are We There Yet? 20th Anniversary edition – Alison Lester
Penguin Australia October 2024 ISBN: 9781761620416 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 Hands up if you’ve also forgotten how many times in the past 20 years you’ve shared this one? I know it was a focal point of my literature-based unit with Year 3s often and on many occasions, aside from all the times I’ve just read it to… Read more
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals – Sami Bayly
Hachette Australia September 2024 9780734421395 | RRP $32.99 Watch this interview with Sami from The Morning Show to hear more about this latest book. It seems almost incredible to realise that Sami Bayly is not yet 30 ! [maybe that’s me because I’m so senior citizen now], given her amazing catalogue of titles thus far. This is… Read more
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