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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Evie and Pog: Party Perfect! [#3] – Tania McCartney

    Harper Collins Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781460757956 ISBN 10: 1460757955 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 12.99 AUD The absolutely cute-as-buttons Evie and Pog are back in their third set of adventures ready to delight all those newly independent readers who are already in love with them. Once again your little readers will love the familiar pattern which starts…

  • Red Day – Sandy Fussell

      Walker Books Australia March 2020 ISBN: 9781760651886 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $17.99 New Zealand RRP: $19.99 It seems very apt to be reviewing Sandy Fussell’s latest book today as we commemorate ANZAC Day albeit in a very different way to the usual events. This is a very powerful story which blends contemporary life in small…

  • Here in the Real World – Sara Pennypacker

    Harper Collins Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9780008371692 ISBN 10: 0008371695 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB List Price: 14.99 AUD At present we (as a collective global community) are having a great deal of reflection and discussion of what it means to be a hero and for many young readers their perception and definition of this might be relatively narrow. This…

  • Old Enough to Save the Planet – Loll Kirby/Adelina Lirius

    Walker Books Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781916180529 Imprint: Magic Cat Publishing Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 Another fantastic book to inspire your kiddos who are always keen to be eco-warriors especially in their own ‘backyard’ so to speak. This book collates the stories of 12 real-life child environmental entrepreneurs who have identified problems within either their…

  • Super Sporty Girls

    Penguin Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781760896058 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 At long last it seems our female sporting stars are getting some recognition. Women’s team sports are being televised and of course, our brilliant Ash Barty has done and is doing so much to raise the profile of successful sporting women. So this book is particularly timely to…

  • Meet the Planets – Caryl Hart. Illustrated by Bethan Woollvin

    Bloomsbury Australia March 2020 ISBN: 9781408892985 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $14.99 Another terrific book to add to your ‘space/astronomy’ theme and this one is particularly well-suited to younger readers so if you are differentiating your study it would be perfect as a kick-start. Engaging rhyming text which each heavenly body accompanied by a salient…

  • Goodnight Glow Worms – Aura Parker

      Penguin Australia March 2020 ISBN: 9780143792918 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 Goodnight, Glow Worms shining bright, Time to dim your Glow Worm light. Glow Worms gleaming, beaming round, Can’t switch off and can’t wind down. This is so absolutely adorable it almost makes me wish I still had a little one to read it to for bedtime (almost!).…

  • Magabala Magic

    As you know any books from Magabala make my heart sing because a) they are always so beautiful b) they enable me to promote the First Australian culture which is so important to my family. Here are three of the newest titles: Brother Moon – Maree McCarthy Yoelu & Samantha Fry March 2020 ISBN 9781925936827…

  • The Night of the Hiding Moon – Emma Allen & Sher Rill Ng

    National Library of Australia March 2020 ISBN:   9780642279583 RRP: $24.99 ‘Late one night, Felix heard a thousand giants march across the sky and the round, silver moon went into hiding.’ Many children are fearful of storms – especially when they are ferocious. The Kid was one of these and would quite literally turn white and…

  • Ten Little Figs – Rhian Williams/Nathaniel Eckstrom

    Walker Books Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781921977312 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 Here’s another beautiful book which would make a super complement to that reviewed in my previous post, to add vigour and depth to your backyard holidays. Kiddos will just love this rollicking rhythmic countdown as the ten juicy figs disappear…