Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • Noggin – John Corey Whaley

    Simon & Schuster UK 352 pages | ISBN 9781471122897 | August 2014 | Grades 9 and up List Price AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99 Listen – Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn’t.  Now he’s alive again.  Simple as that … I’ve read some unusual YA books in the past year or so, but Read more

  • The Kaboom Kid series:   David Warner with J. S. Black/ Jules Faber

    Big Switch: Kaboom Kid #1 Simon & Schuster Australia | 176 pages | ISBN 9781925030785 | December 2014 List Price AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99 Playing Up: Kaboom Kid #2 Simon & Schuster Australia | 176 pages | ISBN 9781925030808 | December 2014 List Price AU$ 14.99 NZ$ 16.99 To capitalise on the summer silly season Read more

  • Off on holidays for a week…

    While I will still be reading, I won’t be posting any reviews while I am away this week. Looking forward to lots more posts when I get back! I’d like to look like this while I’m doing that… but in reality I will no doubt look more like this……… Read more

  • Jamie Brown is NOT rich – Adam Wallace

    Ford St Publishing ISBN: 9781925000368 Publication date: May 1, 2014 Extent: 186 pages Format: B format paperback Price: $17.95 Category: Humour Age guide: 6 – 10 Kids who love humorous books of the ilk – Diary of a Wimpy Kid, My Life….(Tristan Bancks), Tom Gates and so on –  will love meeting Jamie Brown and Read more

  • The Farmer and the Clown – Marla Frazee

    RRP AU$ 19.99 NZ$ 21.99 Every now and then a book comes along which just literally blows one away. This one came along accompanied by some hype which I tried not to let impair my judgement but turns out the hype is well-deserved. There is something completely magical about wordless books which really just tell Read more

  • Silver Shoes  – Samantha-Ellen Bound

    Silver Shoes 1: All that Jazz ISBN: 9780857982827 Published: 02/01/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 144 pages Silver Shoes 2: Hit the Streets ISBN: 9780857982841 Published: 02/01/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 144 pages According to statistics dancing is the second most popular sport in Australia and for the young girls who have a passion for it; this is a brand Read more