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Chook Doolan series – James Roy. Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
Walker Books Sometimes it can be tricky finding those transition type books for the little ones who are ready to take on their first chapter books. I have found the Chook Doolan series to be ideal for this and I know that many people will already have some in their collection. Now we have Read more
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Wolfie: an Unlikely Hero – Deborah Abela/Connah Brecon
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780143781509 May 1, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP $24.99 One thing I’ve learned in my years of being a teacher-librarian is that all kids, big and little, love fractured fairy tales. Wolfie is fed up with fairy tales promoting the nonsense that wolves are the bad guys. He’s determined to Read more
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When We Go Camping – Sally Sutton. Illustrated by Cat Chapman
Walker Books ISBN 9781921977787 Imprint: Walker Books Australia October 1, 2016 Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 This is another one that had slipped through the cracks and shouldn’t have! It’s a really fabulous read aloud that will have little ones bouncing in their seats and joining in the choruses. With lots of rhyming and onomatopoeia Read more
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Piggy – Trevor Lai
Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781681190655 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Imprint: BLM Children’s USA January 2017 RRP $19.00 What’s not to love about a cute little pig who loves to read so much that he’s never made any friends? Piggy has always been so immersed in his books and the library that it is almost a Read more
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Teens – Louise Mack
Angus & Robertson ISBN: 9781460705469 ISBN 10: 1460705467 Imprint: HarperCollins On Sale: 24/07/2017 List Price: 7.99 AUD In 1897 Angus & Robertson published their first fiction book which was a children’s book describing Australian family and school life – another first. Louise Mack was a contemporary and friend (most of her life) with Ethel Turner and both attended Sydney Girls Read more
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