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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Last of the Spirits – Chris Priestley

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408854136 Australian Pub.: November 2014 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Subject: Children’s and Young Adult RRP $21.99 Yes, this is a ‘Christmas’ book but it’s not the last in my countdown. This one arrived today and when Small and I went to the pool for an hour or so this Read more

  • The Australian Twelve Days of Christmas – Heath McKenzie

    On the 11th day… Black Dog Books First published 2006 ISBN 1921167319 RRP (per Riverbend Books) $12.99 as a 2009 published board book edition Lucky enough to have a signed copy of this one – which has been a favourite for years. Heath McKenzie brings his own unique illustrative style to a different take on Read more

  • Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle – Glenda Millard/Stephen Michael King

    On the 10th day …… ISBN: 9780733322495 Australian Pub.: November 2008 Illustrated By: Stephen Michael King Publisher: ABC BOOKS Imprint: ABC KIDS BOOKS Subject: Picture books RRP $24.95 This is one of my favourite Christmas books ever but strangely I didn’t own a copy myself – until I spotted it at the local newsagent on Read more

  • Queen Victoria’s Christmas – Jackie French & Bruce Whatley

    On the 9th day……… Harper Collins Imprint: Angus & Robertson 2012 Picking up such a delightful Christmas book to add to my collection for just $7.99 (hardback) was a pretty special moment today. Jackie French takes children on a wonderful rhyming explanation of how the Christmas Tree, as we know it, first came into fashion Read more

  • The Down-Under 12 Days of Christmas – Michael Salmon

    On the 8th day of Christmas……. Ford St Publishing SBN: 9781921665592 (hardocover), 9781921665608 (paperback) Extent: 32 pages Format: Trade hardcover and paperback Price: AUD $19.95 (hardcover) $12.95 (paperback) Category: Xmas story, poetry Age guide: 3+ When Santa lands in the outback, Christmas deliveries are not quite the same as in the Northern Hemisphere! While Santa Read more

  • Today’s review – is not a review. It’s a brand new original story.

    Adventure at the Museum Read more

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