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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Back to School – or not, as the case may be…

    So I’ve had these ones for a while but thought they would be more usefully timed for the start of the school year so was going to post them next week as Queensland schools were due to resume on 24th January. That was the case right up to a few hours ago when the growing Read more

  • Two for Littlies – lift-the-flap board books

    Where’s George’s Dinosaur? a lift-the-flap book Penguin Australia January 2022 ISBN: 9780241543542 Imprint: Ladybird Format: Board Book RRP: $14.99 We all know two sure things – little ones love lift-the-flap books – and the thirst for Peppa Pig and family never diminishes! George’s dinosaur is missing – where can it be? – so Mummy and Peppa help him look Read more

  • You’ll Be the Death of Me – Karen M. McManus

    Penguin Australia November 2021 Really, this author and her books need no promo via my humble opinion, although I am more than happy to provide it. In my library and among my reading circle, these are just unstoppable – particularly so since the series exploded onto the small screens. The teen thriller market is just Read more

  • Einstein the Penguin – Iona Rangeley. Illustrated y David Tazzyman.

    Harper Collins Australia December 2021 ISBN: 9780008475963 ISBN 10: 0008475962 Imprint: HarperCollins GB List Price: 19.99 AUD This is a fun new read for your kiddos who are moving on from those first easy chapter books to something a little more challenging. Imagine stirring up Paddington stories with Mr Popper’s Penguins with a good dash of Finding Nemo and Read more

  • Clarice Bean: Think Like an Elf – Lauren Child

    Harper Collins Australia November 2021 ISBN: 9780008470845 ISBN 10: 0008470847 Imprint: HarperCollins GB List Price: 24.99 AUD I am just sorry this one didn’t arrive in time for me to get it read and reviewed before Christmas because it really is a perfect gift to share with a young reader. In her own inimitable manner, Lauren Child, takes us Read more

  • We Go Way Back – Idan Ben-Barak/Phillip Bunting

    Allen & Unwin August 2021 ISBN:9781760526085 Publisher: A&U Children’s Imprint: A & U Children RRP: $24.99 Idan Ben-Barak first came to my attention with Do Not Lick This Book, and, like so many others, I found it uproariously funny as well as a brilliant informational text for young readers. Certainly, the kiddos with whom I Read more

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