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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Samurai vs Ninja 3: Day of the Dreadful Undead – Nick Falk/Tony Flowers

      ISBN: 9780857986382 Published: 01/07/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages     Oh my Lord – and the madness just continues!! Lucky for us!! In this instalment of the horrid duelling Japanese crazies it is time for the traditional festival honouring the honourable ancestors. With their usual antipathy the feuding Buta-Sama and Kingyo-Sama are obliged to Read more

  • Coming up soon…

    Stay posted for reviews of three absolutely hilarious titles – sure fire winners for your reluctant readers especially (so embarassing when you burst out laughing at the hairdresser’s and everyone just looks at you!)…… Read more

  • Mouseheart (#1) – Lisa Fiedler

    Simon & Schuster UK | 320 pages | ISBN 9781471121869 | June 2014 | AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99   I am an unashamed devotee of books with mouse characters – Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, The Tale of Desperaux, Mouse Mansion, Stuart Little, The Churchmice and of course the Redwall series – so Read more

  • The Dream Snatcher – Abi Elphinstone

    Simon & Schuster Children’s UK | 288 pages | ISBN 9781471122682 | February 2015 RRP: AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99   So yesterday whilst doing some spring-cleaning in preparation for a new year, I picked up this wonderful first novel – and first in a planned series – which will entrance readers who are fans of Read more

  • Grug Gets Lost – Ted Prior

    Simon & Schuster Australia | 32 pages | ISBN 9781925030518 | October 2015 RRP AU$ 4.99 NZ$ 6.99 Is there anyone who doesn’t love Grug? He has been a long-time favourite in our family for sure and I have certainly spent many happy library sessions sharing Grug’s stories with small people. They always loved to Read more

  • The Little Shop of Monsters – R. L. Stine. Illustrated by Marc Brown

    Hachette Australia ISBN:9780316348522 Publication date:25 Aug 2015 Page count:48 Imprint:Little, Brown Young Readers USA RR $14.99 So R. L. Stine drove us all crazy over the past decade or so with endless Goosebumps books – but hey! They got the kids reading didn’t they? Since then his books have moved into an older readership and Read more

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