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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Boab Tree – Helen Milroy

    Fremantle Press October 2024 ISBN: 9781760994631 RRP: $24.99 Once again Helen Milroy brings together many threads into a modern fable that echoes traditional Dreaming stories. When it is time for baby Boab to drop down to earth and begin his own life and family, his plummet is interrupted by a passing eagle, who swoops by directly Read more

  • Good Gnus – Phil Cummings & Daron Parton

    Scholastic 9781761203206 RRP: $18.99 I’m pretty confident when I say that anyone who knows me – even a little – will tell you I’m a pun person. I love punning. Some might call it a low form of humour. Personally I think fart jokes are lower. This is so much fun – and punny! As Read more

  • How Do I Know if my Body is Upside Down? (and other things my body knows) – Idan Ben-Barak and Zahra Zainal

    Scholastic Australia August 2024 ISBN: 9781761121371 ISBN-10: 1761121375 RRP: $19.99 For those endless questioners, Idan Ben-Barak is heaven sent. He is always able to zone in on exactly what kids want to know about from the small questions to the big ones. And this is another fun book with plenty of answers to those never-ending queries. Focusing Read more

  • Extinctopedia – Serenella Quarello. Illustrated by Alessio Alcini. Translated by Margaret Greenan.

    NMA March 2024ISBN: 9781636550725Publisher: Red Comet PressRRP: $40.00 I’ve seen some amazingly wonderful animal books this year, and this is another one. Admittedly, it has been waiting its turn in the PB tub for quite some time but it really is a stunning work of art. It’s one of those big books that kids will Read more

  • Picture Book Month extra: The Death of Dora Black: a Petticoat Police Mystery – Lainie Anderson

    Hachette Australia Aug 28, 2024 | 9780733652066 | RRP $32.99 What a thoroughly enjoyable read this has been over the past few nights! I’m a tragic when it comes to cosy crime and murder mystery books and over the past couple of years I’ve had quite a number of YA titles to review, and also listened to a few Read more

  • Like a Gannet – Kirsten Ealand. Illustrated by Deb Hudson.

    Windy Hollow Books 9781922081094 / October 2024 /AUD$29.95, NZD$34.99 Are you looking for a cute-as-pie book that will also help you encourage your Smalls – or singular Small – to overcome their fear so that they can try something new and achieve a goal they hold dear. Just like Francie who can swim like a little fish. In Read more

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