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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Inside the Dyslexic Mind – Laughton King

    Exisle Publishing May 2023 9781922539427  RRP: $34.99 …:A resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves After majoring in language and literacy, and teaching for 30 years I could say I know a little about dyslexia. And certainly, I have gained insight after hearing luminaries such as Jackie French speak of their own struggle with this… Read more

  • Greetings….. from Redcliffe

    I’ve recently paired two lovely and complementary picture books with some classes of little people, particularly Preppies, and both were a huge hit. It seemed fitting then that I should review them at the same time. Emma Memma: How Are You? – Emma Memma Penguin Australia ISBN: 9781761341083 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 The first Emma Memma book was… Read more

  • The One and Only Ruby – Katherine Applegate

    Harper Collins Australia June 2023 ISBN: 9780008470746 ISBN 10: 000847074X Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $16.99 We first fell in love with Ivan and his friends over ten years ago (yes! I know!!), and I still defy anyone to read the gentle gorilla’s story with dry eyes. Then, the amazing Katherine Applegate followed up with The One and Only… Read more

  • The Secret History of the Rainbow Trout Hotel – David Metzenthen

    Ford St Publishing June 2023 ISBN: 9781922696274 RRP: $19.99 Andy Lightfoot’s gap year takes him deep into the past – at the oldand weirdly wonderful Rainbow Trout Private Hotel. Here, high in themountains, Andy discovers working for nothing gives him everything. . . and that the middle of nowhere is the centre of an amazinguniverse,… Read more

  • Pippa and the Troublesome Twins – Dimity Powell/Andrew Plant

    Ford St Publishing June 2023 ISBN: 9781922696298 RRP: $17.95 Pippa is back in a new story and it is one with which many young readers will make connections. Being a big sister or brother is a very exciting time but it can also be very frustrating and leave an older sibling feeling quite resentful, no… Read more

  • Pugnacious & Scuttlebutt #2: S.M.Ellybutt Strikes Back – Adam Wallace/Wayne Bryant

    Larrikin House May 2023 ISBN: 9781922804495 RRP: $14.99 This is definitely not your feel-good, cute and fluffy dog story, not that you would imagine it to be, knowing Adam’s rather – let’s say – quirky brand of creativity. Following on from the heroic pound rescue (#1 book), these two dysfunctional doggos are cruising the streets,… Read more

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