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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Footy Dreaming – Michael Hyde

    Ford St Publishing May 2015 186 p. RRP: $17.99 ISBN: 9781925000993 Like so many other youngsters around the country, Noah and Ben live for their footy. They are both completely focussed on being the best players they can be in their provincial footy teams but also share a common goal: to be selected for the Read more

  • Watch This Space: #1 Out to Launch – Colin Thompson

    Random House Australia ISBN: 9781742756202 Published: 01/05/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 256 pages RRP: $15.99 Last year when I had the good fortune of a blog Q&A with Colin Thompson, following the publication of the final book about The Floods, he told us about his forthcoming series called Watch This Space and after Read more

  • Love this!

    How many have you read? Which books shaped you? http://www.buzzfeed.com/powellsbooks/37-childrens-books-that-changed-your-life-ohuo Read more

  • Stories for Simon – Lisa Miranda Sarzin & Lauren Briggs

    Random House Australia Children’s May 2015 RRP $24.99 ISBN 9780857987440 We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate – NAIDOC theme 2015   Kevin Rudd’s Apology to the Stolen Generations in February 2008 was momentous for all Australians – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. And it is critically important that we teach our children Read more

  • Samurai vs Ninja (#1 & #2) – Nick Falk & Tony Flowers

    Samurai vs Ninja 1: The Battle for the Golden Egg – Nick Falk & Tony Flowers ISBN: 9780857986054 Published: 01/04/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages Samurai vs Ninja 2: The Race for the Shogun’s Treasure ISBN: 9780857986368 Published: 01/04/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages RRP: $9.99 From the dynamic duo that brought us the Billy is a Read more

  • Kookoo Kookaburra – Gregg Driese

    Magabala Books RRP $24.95 Published:May 2015 Pages:32 ISBN:9781921248900 Kindness is like a boomerang – if you throw it often, it comes back often How timely that this beautiful new picture book from this talented Sunshine Coast author/illustrator should come my way just now when my family and I have been shown so much kindness from Read more

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