Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • Specky Magee- Felice Arena, Gary Lyons

    Penguin Australia 1st March 2022 ISBN: 9780143777168 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Seriously, these anniversaries always give me such a jolt – “Whaddya mean 20 years of Specky?” she says with disbelief as she opens the parcel. Yep, face it, you have been doing this job a long time! I’m the first to admit (much to the disgust of Read more

  • The PM’s Daughter – Meredith Costain

    Penguin Australia March 2022 ISBN: 9781761046704 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 I’m well aware that many things just pass me by – especially when it comes to TV. To be fair, though The Kid is a teen, she would be way too engrossed with her horror movies to watch a show on the ABC but it appears that this Read more

  • Spot Goes to the Park – Eric Hill

    Penguin Australia March 2022 ISBN: 9780241517499ISBN-10: 0241517494Publisher: Penguin UK Imprint: Puffin RRP: $18.99 Honestly, I could enjoy Spot for another 40 years. The first book I ever bought my youngest child, The Kid’s mummy (born 1980, the same year as Spot!) was Where’s Spot?, so this little pup has a soft spot in my heart forever. This is Read more

  • The Chime Seekers – Ross Montgomery

    Walker Books Australia November 2021 ISBN: 9781406391190Imprint: Walker RRP: $18.99 Au , $21.99 NZ Some of us of a certain vintage have enduring memories of Jareth, The Goblin King (aka the divine David Bowie) taking away baby Toby when Sarah becomes so frustrated with her little brother that she wishes him gone. Ross Montgomery has combined that Read more

  • James Gong: the Chinese Dragon – Paul Collins

    Hybrid Publishers February 2022 ISBN: 9781925736793 RRP: $16.99 Your middle school kids will love this second instalment of James Gong (see James Gong: The Big Hit if you missed the first). Paul Collins has drawn on his experiences as a martial arts expert to bring another action-packed episode in the life of James Gong to Read more

  • Jacqueline: a soldier’s daugher – Pierre-Jacques Ober/Jules Ober

    Ford St Publishing October 2021 ISBN: 9781925804911 RRP: $34.99 Jacqueline is an only child and has always dreamed of having a sister. Little does she know she will find one in the most unexpected and, arguably, difficult circumstances ever. When the Second World War breaks out, Jacqueline’s life is turned topsy-turvy. Her father goes away Read more