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365 Days of Calm – Becky Goddard-Hill
Harper Collins Australia April 2023 RRP: $19.99 ISBN: 9780008545222 ISBN 10: 0008545227 Imprint: Collins GB I probably needed this book – well, the first copy sent to me at least – as the courier delivering it left out on my back verandah, not under cover, while we were away for the weekend – a weekend that ended with… Read more
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Neil the Amazing Sea Cucumber – Amelia McInerney & Lucinda Gifford
Affirm Press April 2023 RRP: $19.99ISBN: 9781922848635 These days The Kid and I have beach days that look like her surfing and me sitting, enjoying the view or reading but in the past, from the time she was toddling, exploring the beaches at low tide was one of our favourite pastimes. We especially loved the… Read more
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Where the River Takes Us – Lesley Parr
Bloomsbury Australia April 2023 ISBN 9781526647771 Imprint Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $16.99 I can now confirm for sure that Lesley Parr has become one of my favourite MG authors. This is the third of hers I have read – avidly – and it’s not just the fact that they are set in Wales (home to… Read more
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Itch! Everything You Didn’t Want to Know About What Makes You Scratch – Anita Sanchez. Illustrated by Gilbert Ford.
Harper Collins Australia March 2023 ISBN: 9780358732877 ISBN 10: 0358732875 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $19.99 We all know that kiddos love the gross and the icky. They love to groan over disgusting details and hurl revolting facts around – particularly at the dinner table, so this book is going to go down a treat. It is surprisingly entertaining… Read more
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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle – Illustrated by Kilmeny and Deborah Niland
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9781460763728 ISBN 10: 1460763726 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $24.99 Those of us of a certain vintage, who have been teacher-librarians for a considerable length of time know this book very well indeed – and, I would think, have used it countless times over the years. [Anyone else remember when Year 7s used to ‘do’… Read more
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Coral Reefs [Usborne Beginners]
Harper Collins April 2023 RRP: $9.99 ISBN: 9781474999366 ISBN 10: 1474999360 Imprint: Usborne GB Given that we are Queenslanders, we have a certain affinity with coral and the beauty of the reef and its inhabitants is something we all treasure (and want to protect). One way to do that is to educate our youngsters and encourage them to… Read more
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