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Wombat Stew 40th Anniversary Edition – Marcia K. Vaughan/Pamela Lofts
Scholastic Australia August 2024 Publisher: Omnibus Books ISBN: 9781761290688 RRP: $19.99 It’s not that I’m not happy to see yet another old favourite with a new anniversary dress but 40 years!! EEEEK! It’s kind of hard to believe and yet, obviously it is not because apart from anything else, I bought this one for The Kid’s mum… Read more
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Where the Heart Should Be – Sarah Crossan
Bloomsbury March 2024 ISBN 9781526666598 Imprint Bloomsbury YA RRP: $25.00 Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan became one of my most favourite writers when I read my first of her titles, Toffee. That book made such an impression on me that I quickly sought out others and kept my eye out for them… Read more
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Fabulous Frogs – Katrina Germein. Illustrated by Suzanne Houghton
CSIRO Publishing October 2024 | $ 24.99ISBN: 9781486317875 Some readers might recall another froggy book I reviewed recently where I also shared our personal love of our amphibian friends. So, quite naturally, I was delighted to be able to review this one especially when these two outstanding creators have paired up. As you would expect,… Read more
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The Outside – Larry Blair and Jeremy Goring
Cheating death, chasing waves and growing up in one of Australia’s most notorious crime families Penguin Books ISBN: 9781761345005 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $36.99 This isn’t really a review – but a recommendation. A few weeks ago the lovely Dot Tonkin from Penguin gave this one a book talk and on the strength of that, plus the fact that… Read more
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