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2026 Father’s Day Special: My Dad Makes the World Go Around and Around – Maddy Mara. Illustrated by Andrew Joyner.
Harper Collins Australia June 2026 What a wonderfully exuberant rhyming romp this one is! Filled with Andrew Joyner’s unmistakable art with some whacky inventions and gadgets and just one of many fathers doing extraordinary yet ordinary stuff with their kiddos. This one just happens to be rather a Caractacus Potts or perhaps a Wallace with…
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2026 Father’s Day Special: Some Dads: 15th Anniversary Edition – Nick Bland
Scholastic Australia July 2026 ISBN: 9781761723841 RRP: $19.99 First of all let me say, I love EVERY Nick Bland book without exception. They are both clever and always well-executed. And this long-time favourite must have been shared a gazillion times in libraries, classrooms and homes for the past 15 years. It is both fun and…
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2026 Fathers Day Special: Baby’s First Father’s Day – Cheryl Orsini
Hardie Grant Australia June 2026 ISBN:9781761217876 Format:Board book Price:AU$19.99, NZ$22.99 Series:Baby’s First Imprint:Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing First pick for this year’s crop of Father’s Day books is another in Cheryl Orsini’s sublime ‘Baby’s First‘ series. Simple text, charming story line and those absolutely glorious illustrations. What’s not to love? It’s a Father’s Day special hike…
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And now for something completely different…
Last weekend I decided I needed new swimwear for the trip to Vanuatu which The Kid are taking to celebrate my birthday in October. I found an amazing local Brisbane company OceanRoad Swimwear. I knew it was legit local because the first pic I saw was the aqua instructor at the local Redcliffe Memorial Pool.…
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Ash Flies High: Kimberley Kickers #3 – Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler with Ash Johnson. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell.
Harper Collins Australia I know many of you, along with kiddos, have enjoyed this series from Carl and Hakea, in conjunction with players from the ALF footy factory of the Kimberley, and I appreciate those of you who have commented on the reviews and the resources for the first one. It’s a great series on…
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A River I Must Be – Kate Foster
Harper Collins Australia July 2026 We have come to expect absolute quality from Kate Foster and, along with that, narratives that are so inclusive and authentic, usually arising from Kate’s own life experience. To be asked to contribute to classroom resources for this one was such a privilege. Being a verse novel almost took me…
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Myths Meet Mayhem: Ludicrous Legends #2 – Jol Temple. David Conley.
Harper Collins Australia July 2026 Why yes, I was excited to see #2 in this wacky series come in because the first was such a fun romp through mythology, told only as Jol Temple could twist it really. Hector, and his good friend Hylo, the centaur, are back and once again, Hector is struggling with…
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Handbooks for Little Humans: Fairness and Friendship – Zanni Louise. Art by Maja Veselinovic.
Affirm Press Simon & Schuster $19.99 Fairness May 2026 ISBN13: 9781923293229 Friendship May 2026 ISBN13: 9781923293212 Zanni’s extremely valuable series of Handbooks for Little Humans continues with these two new instalments and just how important are these two topics for Smalls?! Whether as educators or parents, we have all dealt with those issues that crop…
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