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  • Goblin Mafia Wars [City of Monsters #2] – DC Green

    Ford St Publishing April 2016 ISBN 9781925272208 RRP $18.95 You would think that as a royal hume dude your life would be one of complete luxury not to mention stressfree. Think again! PT (Prince Thomas of Monstro City) and his Dead Gang friends are embroiled even deeper in nasty situations and deadly – or is Read more

  • Lulu Bell collections – Belinda Murrell

    Lulu Bell’s Amazing Animal Adventures – Belinda Murrell – illustrated by Serena Geddes ISBN: 9781925324358 Published: 01/02/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $19.99   Lulu Bell and the Birthday Unicorn Lulu Bell and the Cubby Fort Lulu Bell and the Tiger Cub Lulu Bell and the Pyjama Party Lulu Bell’s Fantastic Holiday Fun – Belinda Murrell – Read more

  • Pugly Bakes a Cake – Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Gemma Correll

        ISBN: 9780857635990 Publisher: Nosy Crow Imprint: Nosy Crow Pub Date: March 2016   I guess we all know that pugs are pretty cute (and pretty fashionable) right now. If I hadn’t got a toy poodle myself I probably would have got a pug – although my eccentric teaching colleague who had a wardrobe Read more

  • The Selected Adventures of Bottersnikes and Gumbles

    by S A Wakefield illustrated by Desmond Digby   ISBN: 9781460751923 ISBN 10: 1460751922 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU On Sale: 01/01/2016 Pages: 224 List Price: 14.99 AUD   I think I have lost count of how many times over the years as both a classroom teacher and a teacher-librarian I have shared S. A. Wakefield’s classic stories about the Bottersnikes and Gumbles. I Read more

  • Seahorse – Bruce Pascoe

    Magabala Books August 2015 ISBN:9781921248931 RRP $16.95 Both boys and girls in middle primary or thereabouts will enjoy this exciting story set on the beach of Seahorse Bay. Camping, fishing, snorkelling and a sunken boat are all the makings of a terrific family adventure. Jack is making real progress with his snorkelling with his dad, Read more

  • The Cloudspotter – Tom McLaughlin

    Allen & Unwin Australia Bloomsbury March 2016 ISBN 9781408854976 RRP $15.99 Franklin is always alone but never lonely because he always has his clouds. That’s why he’s known as the Cloudspotter. When he is with his clouds he can be anywhere and anyone, do anything and imagine endlessly. When Scruffy Dog comes along, Franklin is Read more

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