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The Little Engine that Could – Watty Piper
Scholastic Australia December 2024 ISBN: 9781761642449 ISBN-10: 1761642448 RRP: $19.99 As I read this [I’ve lost count of how many times I have done so over the years] ready to write this review, it is Xmas Eve. And, as happens, all my loved ones who are missing are strongly in my mind. My dear Mum, who would Read more
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Summer of Shipwrecks – Shivaun Plozza
UQP September 2024 ISBN 9780702268373 RRP: $16.99 2024 was, as I’ve said many times, a year for splendid Australian middle-grade novels and this, the latest from Shivaun Plozza is a prime example. That transition between end of primary/start of secondary is a difficult time for many tweens. It’s often a time when long-held friendships unravel Read more
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At School I’ll Grow – Carly Gardiner. Illustrated by Caroline Keys.
Little Steps Publishing Boolarong Press October 2024 ISBN : 978-1-922678-35-5 RRP: $16.99 This is a pretty simple picture book aimed squarely at those Smalls beginning their school journey. It offers a rhyming description of what might be expected to happen in an average classroom [except for the fact of just 11 children in front of the Read more
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Little Love List – Bethany Clark. Illustrated by Summer Macon.
Affirm Press January 2025 AUD RRP $22.99 ISBN 9781922806758 If you were to write a list of all the reasons you love someone – that is, someone you love deeply – how long would it be? Do you love them when they’re tired and grumpy? Do you love them when they make mistakes? Of course, Read more
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Writing Classes for Kids
If you are an educator – either in a school or at home – and have been looking for a quality creative writing program for your students, look no further. Award-winning author Dee White, with her co-creator (and son) Nick White have created a wonderful self-paced course for young writers which is richly engaging, encouraging Read more
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