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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Our Beautiful World – Sarah Speedie. Margeaux Davis

    New Frontier Publishing April 2025 ISBN : 978-1-923145-57-3 PRICE : $26.99 The holidays are fast approaching and some of your children will be going away perhaps to places overseas, perhaps within Australia, but as always, there will be those who will not be going away. Take them on a virtual trip to see the colourful and vibrant Read more

  • Handbooks for Little Humans: Compassion & Confidence – Zanni Louise. Kim Drane

    Simon & Schuster Publisher: Affirm Press RRP: LIST PRICE: AU$ 19.99 / NZ$ 24. Geez, it’s tricky being human, isn’t it?You have so many things to learn, like: tying your shoelaces, learning the alphabet and eating noodles.Here’s another thing to add to your list: ISBN13: 9781923293175 September 2025 Wow. Being human is tricky, don’t you Read more

  • Little Rabbit and the Moon – Inda Ahmad Zahri. Claire Wee.

    Simon & Schuster Little Book Press September 2025 ISBN: 978-1-923141-12-4 RRP: $24.99 I’m not sure if Inda created this based on the ‘rabbit in the moon’ idea. I know one of my girls always talked about the moon rabbit – that is she saw the crater shadows on the moon as a reclining rabbit. I also Read more

  • Dazzling Diamond Egg: Claris the Chicest Mouse in Paris – Megan Hess

    Hardie Grant Australia September 2025 ISBN:9781761215193 Price:AU$26.99, NZ$29.99 Series:Claris Publisher:Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing I absolutely adore Megan Hess’ books! Though I’ve only had two for review, I’ve bought every one of her fashion titles I could get my hands on for my libraries. I can assure you that my fashionista and arty girls went mad Read more

  • Dogs with Jobs: the heroic hounds who make a difference – Andrea Rowe. Julia Murray

    Hardie Grant October 2025 ISBN:9781761213991 Price:AU$24.99, NZ$27.99 Publisher:Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Odd sometimes, that you get similar books within such a short time of each other. Over the past decade or so, it has happened numerous times. So yes, this is another book titled Dogs with Jobs. It will be a great companion book for Read more

  • Picture Book Month Bonus: Heart of Ice: a journey into Antarctica’s frozen realm – Joy McCann

    New South Press 9781742237800 / November 2025 / RRP $34.99 This is one of the rare reviews that I’m writing before I’ve actually finished reading the book – simply because it fits so neatly with the earlier post and the lovely kids’ non-fiction book. I confess that this is really slack, particularly because I had this book as an Read more

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