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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat – Emily McKenzie

    Category:Picture books ISBN:9781408860489 Allen & Unwin Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:February 2016 RRP $15.99 Stanley is most definitely not your average moggy. He doesn’t do any of the usual cattish things like chasing mice or having hassles with dogs.  He’s not even lazing around sleeping in the sun all day. In fact, he’s always busy Read more

  • Middle School: Going Bush –James Patterson

    ISBN: 9780143781219 Published: 01/03/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $15.99 Rafe can’t be more excited. He’s been selected to join a very special Young Artists group along with a very select few youngsters from around the world. They are all to meet up in Australia and take part in an extraordinary all-expenses paid experience investigating ancient Indigenous Read more

  • The Shadow Keeper – Abi Elphinstone

      Simon & Schuster Children’s UK | 320 pages | ISBN 9781471122705 | February 2016 List Price AU$ 16.99 NZ$ 19.99   The second in this exciting series sees the central character Moll Pecksniff and her companions living in secret in a cave by the sea where they plan their next move in the battle Read more

  • Izzy the Invisible – Louise Gray, illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781848125094 Publisher: Bonnier Imprint: Piccadilly Books Pub Date: March 2016 RRP $14.99   Just imagine if you could be invisible whenever you like – most children would love this! This new story which is perfect for beginning independent readers comes from a mystery author so to speak. The publisher’s notes Read more

  • All-Stars bind-ups

    Glenn Maxwell 1 and 2 Bindup – Patrick Loughlin Lucky Break Academy All-stars ISBN: 9780857988867 Published: 02/11/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Glenn Maxwell 3 and 4 Bindup State Showdown World Domination ISBN: 9780857988881 Published: 02/11/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $19.99   In more double your fun your young cricket devotees will be able to indulge in these two Read more

  • You Choose… Flip Me #1 & #2

    You Choose Flip Me! 1 and 2 – George Ivanoff The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove Mayhem at Magic School You Choose Flip Me! #3 & #4 ISBN: 9780857989536 Published: 01/12/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $19.99   You Choose Flip Me! 3 and 4 Maze of Doom The Haunting of Spook House   ISBN: 9780857989550 Published: 01/12/2015 Imprint: Random Read more

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