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  • Peppa Pig: Peppa’s 12 Days of Christmas

    Penguin Random House October 2023 We all know that Peppa’s popularity remains undiminished and that Littles just never get tired of the Pig family. Continue the fun with another lift-the-flap book that will delight your slightly older Smalls particularly. Starting on Christmas Day (of course) with opening presents and then all the excitement in the Read more

  • Peter Rabbit Tales: The Christmas Star

    Penguin Random House September 2023 When you open a book parcel and see the shimmering scarlet foiled binding of a board book, somehow you just know it’s almost Christmas! This is a dear little book that will make a perfect stocking stuffer for any Small of your acquaintance. It is a simple little story, but Read more

  • Here Comes a Merry Christmas – Justine Clarke with Arthur Baystin & Peter Dasent. Illustrated by Heath McKenzie

    Penguin Australia October 2023 Because I don’t have little kids personally, nor do I watch much TV, I was not at all familiar with this song, though naturally, very aware of Justine Clarkie’s enduring popularity with Smalls. Now that I hear it, I think it is quite lovely and a very special way to lead Read more

  • Picture Book Month 2023 is a wrap!

    November is Picture Book Month, a tribute to the enduring importance of the picture book form. Dianne de Las Casas (author & storyteller) and her team co-founded the month-long celebration to champion the power and beauty of picture books: In this digital age where people are predicting the coming death of print books, picture books (the print kind) need love. And Read more

  • Grace Kelly: the Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon – Megan Hess

    Hardie Grant Australia October 2023 ISBN: 9781743798416 RRP: $42. 00 Last year I concluded Picture Book Month with Megan Hess’ gorgeous illustrated bio of the divine Audrey Hepburn, and how lucky am I to be able to showcase this year’s equally stunning title in this series (grateful thanks to Hardie Grant Australia). Grace by name Read more

  • Picture Book Month Bonus #8: Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures – Stephanie Owen Reeder. Illustrations by Liz Duthie.

    NLA Publishing November 2023 ISBN: 9781922507624 RRP: $19.99 Contents: • Brave Bee and the Castaway Kids• Will the Wonderkid and the Elusive Treasure• Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship• Lennie the Legend and the Remarkable Ride• Marvellous Miss May and the Wondrous Circus• Clever Quong Tart and the New Gold Mountain• Valiant Jane and the Read more

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