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Busy Betty – Reese Witherspoon. Illustrated by Xindi Yan
Penguin Australia October 2022 Imprint: Puffin ISBN: 9781761047480 RRP: $19.99 Oh, I’m a huge fan of Reese!.. and I can easily imagine her as a little girl just like Busy Betty. This is pure good fun and kids will love the joyousness of it as much as they relate to the getting into scrapes – albeit, Read more
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The Rabbit’s Magician: Shae Millward/Andy Fackrell
Ford St Publishing August 2022 ISBN: 9781922696083 RRP: $16.99 From firsthand experience, I can assure you that having a sensitively written, beautifully crafted book to help a child deal with loss is a very valuable commodity. I used several when we lost The Kid’s mum but this one is a very welcome addition to that Read more
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11 Words for Love – Randa Abdel-Fattah/Maxine Beneba Clarke
Hachette September 2022 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books ISBN: 9780734421203 RRP: $24.99 In the Arabic language, there are over 50 words describing the degrees of love. That’s 50 stories, 50 life-worlds. This lyrical and heartwarming book takes you on a journey through 11 of these Arabic expressions for love While this deceptively simple text focuses on Read more
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The Big Book of Exhibits – Joan-Marie Hargreaves & Marita Bullock. Illustrated by Liz Rowland.
Hachette Septemember 2022 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books ISBN: 9780734419996 RRP: $24.99 We absolutely know that kiddos love information books and, certainly in my experience, the quirkier the better really. This marvellous book is described as a ‘cabinet of curiosities’ and indeed it does appear to be exactly that in a written and illustrated form. For Read more
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Gaia: Goddess of Earth – Imogene Greenberg. Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.
Bloomsbury Publishing July 2022 ISBN 9781526625700 Imprint Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $29.99 The Greenberg sisters have taken the ancient myth of Gaia and updated it with a strong environmental message for young readers in this striking graphic novel/picture book. Following the success of their earlier collaboration, the pair continue with their theme of bringing the Read more
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Tarni’s Chance – Paul Collins & Jules Ober
Ford St July 2022 ISBN: 9781922696052 RRP: $24.99 This is a stunning collaboration between these two fine creators. Paul’s ease and expertise in handling sensitive issues is well established and coupled with Jules’ fantastic mini-sculptures brings this beautiful and poignant story to life with an elegance that will entrance your readers. Tarni withdraws from the Read more
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