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  • The Peski Kids: Near Extinction #4 – R. A. Spratt

    Penguin Australia January 2020 ISBN: 9780143796367 Imprint: Puffin Format: Paperback RRP: $16.99 Readers may rest assured that this latest episode in The Peski Kids once again passes the snort-laugh test with flying colours. There is something truly inspired about these completely kooky characters. This new instalment opens with the reluctant wedding of Dad and the intimidating Ingrid but is Read more

  • The Besties – Felice Arena and Tom Jellett

      We all know how hungrily those newly independent readers gobble up their favourite series of easy chapter books and we also know that there are times when we struggle to find them the ‘next series’ on which to embark. This super new series from a highly talented pairing is going to tick a lot Read more

  • Counting Our Country – Jill Daniels

    Magabala Books 978-1-925768-65-7 February 28, 2020 RRP: $12.99 The preservation and sharing of First Australian languages and culture is of paramount importance as nations strive to not only keep their traditions intact but also to impart knowledge and understanding. Where better to start than with our youngest readers then? This delightful little board book has Read more

  • Nop – Caroline Magerl

    Walker Books November 2019 ISBN: 9781760651251 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $26.99 New Zealand RRP: $28.99 I’d like to introduce you to Tedward who has been my constant companion for 62 years and 2 months. He was given to me for my first Christmas when I was two months old. He no longer has much left of his Read more

  • Attack of the Meteor Monsters [Maudlin Towers #3] – Chris Priestley

    Bloomsbury October 2019 ISBN: 9781408873120 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $15.99   If you or your readers haven’t caught onto this series yet I would urge you to do so. While we all know it’s important to have narratives which deal with significant issues or concepts, it’s equally important to just have a chuckle in Read more

  • Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver – Michael Morpurgo

    Harper Collins September 2019 ISBN: 9780008347925 ISBN 10: 0008347921 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB List Price: 19.99 AUD And the master has done it again! Morpurgo has drawn on Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels as his inspiration for this latest exploration of human nature, political unrest and compassion. Omar has fled war-torn Afghanistan with his mother in a race for survival. Read more

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