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  • The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper – Terrizita Corpus/Maggie Prewett

      Magabala Books Published:Apr 2016   ISBN:9781925360189 RRP $17.99   Coincidentally following my last review from Magabala our water creature theme continues with a story inspired by the Broome lighthouse built in 1905. On a very wet and stormy night some fed up sea creatures decide they have had enough of the torrent and make Read more

  • Crabbing with Dad – Paul Seden

    Magabala Books April 2016 ISBN:9781925360158 RRP $17.95   As our summer merges into autumn with no abate to the warm weather seemingly, this will be a great read aloud for your smaller humans especially those who live near the water. Paul Seden’s picture book is chockfull of colour and activity as a family goes up Read more

  • Anyone But Ivy Pocket – Caleb Krisp

      t  Allen & Unwin Australia Category:Children’s fiction ISBN:9781408858646 Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:February 2016 RRP $12.99   Caleb Krisp’s author bio from the publisher’s website should give you a pretty clear indication of the type of story to expect in this new series:   Caleb Krisp was raised by militant librarians who fed him Read more

  • A Lottie Lipton Adventure: The Scroll of Alexandria – Dan Metcalf

    Allen & Unwin Australia Bloomsbury Publishing February 2016-04-02 ISBN 9781472911872 RRP $12.99 If you are looking for a new series to engage newly independent readers, you need look no further! Imagine living in a museum full of rare and wonderful objects. Lottie Lipton, nine years old, lives in the British Museum with her Great Uncle Read more

  • Elephant Man Mariangela Di Fiore, illustrated by Hilde Hodnefjeld, translated by Rosie Hedger

      ISBN:9781760292201 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:A & U Children Pub Date:February 2016 RRP $29.99 To be honest, when I received this in my review package a few weeks ago I was somewhat taken aback. I wondered how the sad story of Joseph Merrick could possibly be the subject for a picture book and I put it Read more

  • Zeroes – Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti

        ISBN:97819252665 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:A & U Children Pub Date:October 2015 Page Extent:496 RRP $19.99   When three highly respected authors collaborate on a novel, you might expect something extraordinary and Zeroes delivers just that. This is a slam-dunk in-your-face novel that brings something quite out of the box to readers. Meet six Read more

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