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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Picture Book Month Extra! : Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger – Jackie French

    Harper Collins Australia December 2024 Regular readers here know what a fan I am of Jackie’s work, particularly her historical fiction. She so deftly weaves fact and fiction creating a portal back in time for young readers to become bystanders and witnesses to some of the most significant events, especially in Australian history. And because Read more

  • Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheep-Over! Lucy Ruth Cummins. Illustrated by Pete Oswald

    Walker Books Australia September 2024 ISBN13:9781760658953 Australia RRP:$19.99 New Zealand RRP:$24.99 Strangely enough, I just had a conversation with a friend over lunch this past week about children’s first sleepovers. Her older grandchild has slept over regularly while the little sister was having her first experience this weekend [as I write this 24/11]. I commented Read more

  • Pretty Ugly – David Sedaris and Ian Falconer.

    Scholastic Australia November 2024ISBN: 9781761525032 RRP: $19.99 If you were going to go by David Sedaris‘ remarks, you would think that this book is not worth you spending your time on it. Don’t be fooled! Sedaris is, I think, one of America’s darlings, though arguably not so well-known here. He is a comedian, columnist, radio Read more

  • Thunderhead – Sophie Beer

    Allen & Unwin October 20249781761180958 RRP: $19.99 I do know I’m repeating myself but truly, 2024 has been a bumper year for Australian MG novels – they just keep on coming. This is another one that I ate up in two swift sessions. Thunderhead is not your usual protagonist. They are definitely in the unusual Read more

  • Bowerbird Brood – Aura Parker.

    Scholastic Australia November 2024 ISBN: 9781761521621 RRP: $19.99 I am a protector. Always watching, guarding … and shielding. Bowerbird’s nest is full. These fine eggs, whole and smooth … the perfect three! But will they hatch? We all fell in love with Bowerbird Blues, and now here is the mate, making a perfect pair. Aura Read more

  • Ask Aunty: Bush Survival Skills – Aunty Munya Andrews. Illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

    Hardie Grant December 2024 Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore ISBN:9781741179231 Price:AU$24.99, NZ$27.99 Look out for this stunning new book heading your way in the next week or so. As part of the Ask Aunty series, this title will share an understanding of Country, and its integral role in the lives of First Nations People, and how Read more

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