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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Will the Wonderkid: Treasure Hunter of the Australian Outback – Stephanie Owen Reeder

      National Library of  Australia February 2020 ISBN:   9780642279521 RRP: $24.99 I adore this series! In Heritage Heroes, Reeder not only takes her readers on adventures but provides rich fodder for hunters of history. Each volume has explored the (often unknown) achievements of young Australian people of the past in a fictionalised narrative which is lavishly…

  • Evie and Pog (series)– Tania McCartney

    Harper Collins Australia January 2020 I’ve said before that Tania McCartney is uber-talented (as well as being one of the very nicest humans I know) and I for one am tremendously excited about this new series pitched at newly independent readers. It’s just fabulous to see a few new series to add to these collections!…

  • Alice-Miranda at School: 10th Anniversary Edition – Jacqueline Harvey

      Penguin Random House Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9781760896034 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Parents (and librarians) of the legion Alice-Miranda fans you are hereby warned! It will not matter one jot whether your devotee has every title in the series they will vociferously demand this gorgeous anniversary edition become part of their collection. This beautiful hardback with its…

  • The Space We’re In – Katya Balen

    Bloomsbury November 2019 ISBN: 9781526610942 RRP $14.99 What an absolutely stunning debut novel from Katya Balen! Simultaneously heart-breaking and uplifting Balen examines the difficulties faced by a child living with a special needs sibling. Frank is ten years old. He loves soccer and space, he loves secret codes and playing in the ‘Wilderness’ with his two…

  • The Kid Who Came From Space – Ross Welford

    Harper Collins Australia January 2020 ISBN: 9780008333782 ISBN 10: 0008333785 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB List Price: 14.99 AUD This is the second Ross Welford book I have read and reviewed [The 1, 000 Year Old Boy] and once again I am tremendously impressed in his story-telling which takes something unbelievable and makes it completely feasible. A small village in…

  • Love From the Crayons – Drew Daywalt/Oliver Jeffers

    Harper Collins Australia January 2020 ISBN: 9780008384920 ISBN 10: 0008384924 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB List Price: 14.99 AUD You would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t love the crayons books! Now you can give the gift of love AND crayons to someone special whether that’s a big or a small person. What colour do you think love…

  • My Folks Grew Up in the ‘80s – Beck and Robin Feiner

    HarperCollins Australia September 2019 ISBN: 9780733339417 ISBN 10: 0733339417 Imprint: ABC Books – AU List Price: 24.99 AUD Well of course it is great fun for kids to have a laugh at their parents but there’s also that more serious side of researching  personal or modern history – sounds good don’t you think? Any of us who lived through…

  • Top Koala – Jackie French. Illustrated by Matt Shanks

    HarperCollins Australia November 2011 ISBN: 9781460754818 ISBN 10: 1460754816 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 24.99 AUD Following the huge success of Koala Bare this favourite furry friend returns with enough self-confidence to power the whole country! I am top of every tree! Top is always best to be. With the terrible outcome of bushfires and the dire predicament…

  • Ten Minutes to Bed: …. Rhiannon Fielding/Chris Chatterton

    Penguin Random House Australia There would not be many parents (or grandparents/carers) who haven’t had to coax a small one to bed at some time and if that’s you right now this little series which has been brought to my attention would be a perfect shared read to give that heads up that it’s sleep…

  • Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror – Natasha Farrant/Lydia Corry

    Harper Collins November 2019 ISBN: 9781788541152 ISBN 10: 1788541154 Imprint: Head Of Zeus – Zehpyr – GB List Price: 29.99 AUD Whether you are looking for alternative princesses or fairy tales or just looking for a beautiful book for the Mighty Girls in your readership this stunning gift book ticks all the boxes. When an enchantress prepares for a…