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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Leaving the Lyrebird Forest – Gary Crew. Illustrated by Julian Laffan.

    Hachette Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books September 2018 9780734418432 $16.99 Gary Crew has created a narrative which is not only redolent of the quintessential Australian bush life – which is now mostly disappeared from our landscape – but also encourages the reader to think about the future for both humans and wildlife. Are you lonely here?’ Read more

  • Happy New Year!

    It’s been a much longer holiday break for me than usual. I admit it. I was deathly tired at the end of last year and spent a great deal of the holiday break pretty much idle – apart from reading lots and napping equally 🙂 . The good news is that I got through a Read more

  • Ho! Ho! Ho! There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Christmas Cake – Hazel Edwards/Deborah Niland

      Penguin Australia 9780143790679 October 1, 2018 Picture Puffin RRP $19.99 For almost forty years the Hippopotamus has entertained children with its antics and now there’s a super new Christmas book to kick off another generation of young fans. The family of the house in question are busy preparing for Christmas with many activities with Read more

  • Harry Potter – Creatures: a paper scene book

    Bloomsbury November 2018 ISBN: 9781526605849 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP:  $45.00 It is quite difficult to describe this book – except of course to say I’m in love with it and being the dedicated Potterhead that I am it’s NOT leaving my shelves! However I will attempt to convey the sheer delight of it by Read more

  • Illustrated Ballet Stories: by Various, illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert Nanos

    Harper Collins Australia November 2018 ISBN: 9781474922050 ISBN 10: 1474922058 Imprint: Usborne – GB RRP: $29.99 When I was pretty small – probably around my 6th birthday I was given the very beautiful The Splendour Book of Ballet and loved it. I was a little dancer but it was more than that. It was the beautiful narratives and Read more

  • How to Raise Your Grown Ups (Hubert Horatio #1) – Lauren Child

    Harper Collins October 2018 ISBN: 9780008264086 ISBN 10: 0008264082 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB RRP:  $19.99   Sometimes I surprise myself. When I started reading this two nights ago I got halfway through and thought how enjoyable it is and that it reminds me so much of the marvellous Ronald Searle and his Nigel Molesworth books (albeit with far Read more

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