Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Snow Wombat – Susannah Chambers – illustrated by Mark Jackson

    ISBN: 9781760113810 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children June 2016   RRP $24.99 Those of us in tropical Queensland rarely, if ever, get to experience the High Country under its wintery blanket of snow.  I was hoping to take Small there these holidays to visit friends, snow and wombats but alas! The Read more

  • This Girl That Girl – Charlotte Lance

    ISBN: 9781760291709 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children Pub Date: June 2016 RRP $24.99   A great little book for young readers around 4 years up that explores the differences but also the similarities between people. Two girls who live next door to each other are seemingly poles apart in their personalities Read more

  • Let’s Play – Hervé Tullet

    Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760292980 Imprint: A & U Children April 2016 RRP $22.99   Make no mistake – I beg to review each of Hervé’s books! And they never leave this house. My Small and Miss Mouse would miss them too much. They are re-read over and over each time with as much delight Read more

  • Ollie’s Odyssey – William Joyce

      Simon & Schuster Australia Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 304 pages ISBN 9781442473553 April 2016 RRP $27.99   This is a Hans Christian Andersen-style tale of magic and wonder that echoes of the same tenderness as works such as The Velveteen Rabbit. When Billy is just a baby he has a problem with his heart which Read more

  • My Dog Dash – Nicki Greenberg

    ISBN: 9781760110673 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children May 2016 RRP $24.99   This is an absolute hoot of a book and I can’t wait to read it aloud (with Small in the house and Miss Mouse sleeping over, it will be a great opportunity this weekend)! If you’ve ever owned a Read more

  • Mad Magpie – Gregg Dreise

      Magabala Books May 2016 ISBN 9781925360066 RRP $24.99 Once again Sunshine Coast author and illustrator Gregg Dreise has produced a sumptuous and vibrant take on traditional Aboriginal morality tales. Continuing with his series featuring birdlife Mad Magpie follows a theme of bullying and resilience. Drawing on inspiration from his Elders Gregg relates the story Read more

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