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  • The Clementine Rose Busy Day Book – Jacqueline Harvey

    ISBN: 9780857984111 Published: 01/10/2014 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages RRP $17.99 With the excitement of Christmas over, some little people may need something to keep them busy as the last few weeks of holidays stretch out and all those girls who have enjoyed the Clementine Rose stories will just love this activity book. Whether it’s writing, Read more

  • Supertato – Sue Hendra

    Simon & Schuster UK | 32 pages | ISBN 9781471122255 | June 2014 RRP $14.99 Keeping his eyes open for the slightest sign of trouble in the supermarket is Supertato! When the chips are down and a rogue frozen pea creates mayhem among the veggies, it’s up to Supertato to save the situation, and save Read more

  • 2014 in review

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,600 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to Read more

  • Minton Goes – Anna Feinberg/Kim Gamble

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781760111960 Australian Pub.:January 2015 RRP $19.99 Can you imagine my delight when, coming so soon after reviewing the latest Tashi book, I receive the complete series of Minton books in which to also revel?! Oh pure joy! Many of you will be familiar with the clever little salamander, Minton, who Read more

  • Racing the Moon – Michelle Morgan

    http://www.michellejmorgan.com.au/ ISBN: 9781743316351 Australian Pub.: January 2014 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children Subject: Children’s fiction Suitable for ages: 12-14 RRP $12.99 I I received this in a pile of books from Allen & Unwin later in the year and picked it up last week when doing the X-mas reshuffle thing. It’s Read more

  • The Night Before Christmas – Clement Clarke Moore/illustrated by Richard Johnson

    On the 12th day… Random House Australia ISBN: 9780552569880 Published: 03/11/2014 Imprint: Picture Corgi Extent: 32 pages RRP $16.99 It would seem likely from the account of Moore’s famous poem’s origins that he would never have imagined that, almost 200 years after writing it, that it would be arguably the best known of Christmas stories/verse. Originally entitled A Visit Read more

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