Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • The Lost Sapphire – Belinda Murrell

    ISBN: 9781925324112 Published: 16/05/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $17.99 Once again Belinda Murrell has set her readers’ feet upon a path to the past with an ease that is breathtaking. When Marli’s mother has to go overseas for work for several months, the teenager is sent to stay with her estranged father in Melbourne, doing so Read more

  • Captain Pug: The Dog Who Sailed the Seas – Laura James/Eglantine Ceulemans

    Allen & Unwin Australia Published: 01-06-2016 Format: Paperback Edition: 1st Extent: 128 ISBN: 9781408866368 Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens   RRP $12.99 I told you didn’t I – pugs are the rage! And this pug is every bit as cute as the real thing! Pug is the jam-tart eating companion of Lady Miranda who is a freckled Read more

  • Marmaduke the Very Popular Dragon – Rachel Valentine/Ed Eaves

      Marmaduke the Very Popular Dragon – Rachel Valentine/Ed Eaves ISBN:9781408862667 Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:June 2016   There would be very few children – or indeed adults – who have not been in the same position as Marmaduke at some time. Marmaduke and Meg are the very best of friends and the envy of Read more

  • Introducing Teddy: a story about being yourself – Jessica Walton illustrated by Dougal MacPherson

      Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408877630 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Pub Date: June 2016   This is a really lovely, though unexpected story. Errol and his teddy Thomas are the very best of friends who do many fun everyday things together – riding bikes, eating sandwiches in their tree-house or having tea parties. Read more

  • Super Sports Stories for Kids – Patrick Loughlin/illustrated by James Hart

    ISBN: 9780857989666 RRP $14.99 Published: 01/12/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s     Your sporty kids, particularly those who have enjoyed the Billy Slater footy series and the Glenn Maxwell cricket series, will love this collection of stories from Patrick Loughlin. There’s Robbie and Bradley who both want to win their 200 metre final but are a little Read more

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting – Michelle Robinson/David Roberts

    Published: March 2016 ISBN: 9781681190266 Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Childrens RRP $22.99 We all know that kids love offbeat humour and this is certainly a book that will tick that box. Bear spotting is a tricky business so if you’re going searching you need to be prepared with all the information required.   For example did Read more