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The Book of Stone – Mark Greenwood/Coral Tulloch
Walker Books Australia November 2019 ISBN: 9781760650872 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $27.99 New Zealand RRP: $29.99 Here’s another terrific book for sparking some scientific interest whether just because you are in ‘stay at home’ mode or because your reader has a curious mind and loves to investigate (or pick up those stones on their walks around Read more
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Super Nova – Krys Saclier/Rebecca Timms
Ford St Publishing October 2019 ISBN: 9781925804300 RRP: $16.95 Here’s another terrific book to add to your discussions about sibling rivalry as well as Mighty Girls. Nova’s brother knows she’s up to no good. He’s getting quite fed up with copping the blame for her nefarious actions like taking Dad’s freshly baked muffins or tangling Read more
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Seeds – Carme Lenniscates
Candlewick Press March 2020 Imprint: Candlewick Studio ISBN 9781536208443 Another timely book – certainly for us – as we’ve been re-invigorating and re-planting our veggie patch after a long hot summer. Magical seeds are popping up in the propagator on our front verandah waiting until they are sturdy enough to be planted out in the Read more
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The Astronaut’s Cat – Tohby Riddle
Allen & Unwin March 2020 ISBN 9781760524944 RRP: $24.99 Tohby Riddle comments that he could not have predicted just how apt his new book would be given our current circumstances but it really is going to be a perfect story to share and discuss with your readers. Given how many cats have come and gone Read more
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To the Bridge – Corinne Fenton. Illustrated by Andrew McLean
Walker Books Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781925126822 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $26.99 New Zealand RRP: $29.99 If ever there was a story to inspire kids to follow their dreams this surely has to be one that is right up there with the best. In our modern world it seems completely unbelievable that a nine-year-old boy and his Read more
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I Need a Parrot – Chris McKimmie
Ford St Publishing September 2019 9781925804287 RRP: $24.95 Another one that got missed on my review shelves which of course is completely remiss of me as it is both a Notable and a Short List title in the 2020 CBCA Awards list. I think we’ve all been there. When the kid repeatedly asks for a Read more
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