Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • The Famishing Vanishing Mahoosive Mammoth – Hollie Hughes/Leigh Hodgkinson

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408862780 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Pub Date: August 2016 RRP $14.99 This hilarious rhyming book is just pure good fun for little readers. The huge hairy mammoth has a ‘ridiculously large appetite’ and his great friend the Bug is beginning to despair of ever finding the snack that will Read more

  • The Great Dragon Bake Off – Nicola O’Byrne

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408839560 Publisher :Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Pub Date: August 2016 RRP $14.99   With the surfeit of cookery shows most children will have seen at least part of one if not actually The Great British Bake Off. And they may well also be familiar with Jamie Oliver. Now they can Read more

  • Look and Learn Fun

    Look and Learn Fun Allen & Unwin Bloomsbury Activity Books   Christmas is coming and though these would not be a good fit for your library they would be perfect pressies for any little people in your life. As educators we know that play and learning not only should go together but must especially in Read more

  • Frankie the Blankie – Jennifer Sattler

    Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781619636750 Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Childrens RRP $16.99 This is a sweet little board book for those little ones who may be having trouble parting with a beloved snuggle. Doris is a very cute gorilla who is totally and permanently attached to her blankie, Frankie. They do everything together but when a jungle buddy Read more

  • On the River – Roland Harvey

    Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760112455 Imprint: A & U Children  July 2016 RRP $24.99   “The book is about the Murray River, from top to bottom. The system is vitally important to graziers, food growers, communities for drinking and domestic use, for irrigation, for hydro power, for recreation and for the health of the environment Read more

  • Eve and Elly – Mike Dumbleton/Laura Wood

    Penguin Random House ISBN 9780857988515 May 2016 Random House Australia Children’s $16.99 I have always admired Mike Dumbleton’s ability to take a simple story line or idea and turn it into a gorgeous and relevant picture book for little ones.  This one is no exception. If, as a parent, you have ever been in a Read more