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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

  • Once I Heard a Little Wombat – Renee Treml

    Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780857987396 Published: 03/08/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s   RRP $14.99   Renee Treml has presented another beautiful book for little ones with this re-working of an old nursery rhyme, Once I Saw a Little Bird; and given children a wonderful opportunity to hop, jump, flop and more as the rhythmic text unfolds. Read more

  • Tashi and the Giant Squid – Anna and Barbara Feinberg

    ISBN:9781925266993 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:A & U Children Pub Date:August 2015 RRP $9.99 When one of the best loved characters from Australian children’s books is turned into a highly acclaimed and hugely popular TV series, you can expect the fun to just keep on coming! And it does as a new series of Tashi books, Read more

  • Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World

    Tanith Carey Allen & Unwin Imprint: Icon Books Published: March 2015 ISBN 9781848318205 RRP $19.99 Tanith Carey  has had a long successful career as a journalist working with a wide variety of some of the world’s leading newspapers and journals. She is also a highly successful author of books particularly several related to parenting, the Read more

  • Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency – Jacqueline Harvey

    Random House Australia ISBN: 9780857985163 Published: 01/07/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $12.99 – Little girls are always excited about their upcoming birthdays and the all-important party planning. Clementine Rose is no exception. She’s counting down the days with excited anticipation. Of course, deciding on the theme is most important and luckily she has Uncle Digby to Read more

  • The One and Only Ivan – Katherine Applegate

    Harper Collins Australia I may well be one of the last to read The One and Only Ivan although I have heard all the fulsome praise for it since its publication.  And now what to say about a book that not only lives up to its hype and my expectations but exceeds them? No reader Read more

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