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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Kevin the Sheep – Jacqueline Harvey. Illustrated by Kate Isobel Scott.

    Penguin Australia March 2024 ISBN: 9781761048951 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $17.99 It would be fair to say that I’ve been waiting for this one for some time. Since I knew it was on the way, I was keen to see it, but then (as can happen) delivery of the actual book was problematic but at last it is… Read more

  • Cora Seen and Heard – Zanni Louise

    Walker Books Australia May 2024 ISBN13:9781760657666 Australia RRP:$17.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 Zanni Louise has slam-dunked again with this new middle-grade novel which is an ideal read for your kiddos who love those books with a sensitive, not-so-confident protagonist who finds her own way into a more self-assured mental space. Once again, the setting is unusual… Read more

  • The Last Bookwanderer: Pages & Co #6 – Anna James. Illustrations by Marco Guadolupi.

    Harper Collins Australia March 2024 ISBN: 9780008410896 ISBN 10: 0008410895 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $19.99 Synchronicity has been a theme in my life the last few weeks and reading this was no exception. I started reading it two nights ago, the same day I started listening to David Mitchell’s Unruly on audio in the car. I’d enjoyed one… Read more

  • Shower Land #1: Break the Curse – Nat Amoore/James Hart

    Penguin Australia February 2024 ISBN: 9781761342523 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $14.99 Well, I’ve read a lot of ‘portal’ books. Portals that were books. Portals that were a piece of jewelry. Portals that were doorways…or mirrors…a wardrobe…a grandfather clock.. a railway platform or a board game – so many different types of portals. But, I have to say, I’ve… Read more

  • Saturday is Pancake Day – Bernadette Green/Daniel Gray-Barnett

    Scribble Kids Books / Scribe February 2024ISBN: 9781761380389 $24.99 I got some work with a Year 1 class last week and, as I do, picked a couple of new books from my review shelves to share. This was a choice simply because of its bright and happy feeling cover. With complete serendipity, it worked perfectly… Read more

  • Aggie Flea Steals the Show – Tania Ingram. Illustrated by A. Yi

    Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd March 2024 ISBN: 9781760976309 RRP: $16.99 When Tania told me that she thinks #2 Aggie is even funnier than the first, I said that’s a tough act to follow (and clearly, since it’s now a CBCA Notable, I’m not the only one to have a high opinion of #1) but I do… Read more

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