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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Snow – Walter de la Mare. Illustrated by Carolina Rabei

    On the 5th day of Christmas… ISBN: 9780571312191 Australian Pub.: November 2014 Publisher: Faber Imprint: Faber Child Trade Suitable for ages: 4-6 RRP $24.99 This stunning presentation of de la Mare’s poem is a triumph. Rabei’s illustrations using a limited palette of colours to accentuate the crisp white of the snow are just beautiful and Read more

  • Dragons at Crumbling Castle: and other Stories – Terry Pratchett

    Random House Australia Doubleday imprint ISBN 9780857534378 $25.95 Once upon a time, in the 1960s, there was a young cub reporter who worked for the Bucks Free Press covering such scintillating happenings as village fairs and other local events. Despite the rigours of such journalism, Sir Terry Pratchett began writing short stories for  young readers Read more

  • Books to Movies – interesting article!

    Which adaptation would you rate the best? I think in recent times, I quite approved of Inkheart and The Book Thief. This article is much broader in the films chosen but an interesting read. Read more

  • Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned from a Little Golden Book – Diane Muldrow

    On the 4th day of Christmas……….. Random House Australia ISBN:9780553497359 Published: 01/10/2014 Imprint: Golden Books Extent: 96 pages $12.99 So far my reviews of the current crop of Christmas books have focused on those for children. Here’s one that would make a splendid gift for a festively frazzled friend! Taking illustrations from Little Golden Books of the past Read more

  • Christianity and Fantasy

    Other people may be interested in this – if it applies in their own situation. Some time ago in 3rd term, there was some discussion (on our teacher-librarian listserves) about fantasy and Christian (school/parents) objections. I mentioned a pamphlet – which I have finally come across – and can’t find the original thread or the Read more

  • Q&A Glenn Maxwell

    What kind of books did you read when you were growing up? Apart from the ones you were assigned to at school, I tried to read as many cricket books as I could because obviously that was something that interested me a lot as a kid and I also had a bit of interest in Read more

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