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The Taming of the Queen – Philippa Gregory
Simon & Schuster UK | 448 pages | ISBN 9781471132971 | August 2015 List Price AU$ 45.00 NZ$ 49.99 Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse… Every now and again I lash out and actually read a ‘grown up’ book and being a very genuine admirer of Philippa Gregory’s historical Read more
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Not Your Usual Bushrangers – Peter Macinnis
Five Mile Press ISBN: 9781760065690 Published: July 2015 Imprint: Echo Publishing RRP: $34.95 Many years ago my dad handed me a copy of Frank Clune’s ‘The Wild Colonial Boys’ saying “You should read this.” – a common occurrence as we shared both a literary taste and an interest in colonial history. From that moment I Read more
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Dinosaur Disco – Deborah Kelly
ISBN: 9780857981363 Published: 01/10/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 32 pages Really we can never get enough of dinosaurs! Boys or girls, fiction or nonfiction, surely they must be one of the most eternally popular choices for kids’ books. In our house this is most definitely true and we loved the crazy dinos shaking their booties and the Read more
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Grandad’s Island – Benji Davies
Simon & Schuster UK 32 pages | ISBN 9781471119958 July 2015 RRP AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99 For many children, losing a grandparent is often their first experience with death and grief. The emotions of this may be openly expressed or may not be so visible to observers. Using a picture book to invite discussion on Read more
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