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Mega Rich Guinea Pigs – Kate and Jol Temple
Harper Collins Australia August 2025 ISBN : 9781460767207 RRP: $16.99 Why yes, when it comes to The Kid and I, of course our fondness for rodentia extends to guinea pigs . Although, we only had the one, and that one only for a short time. Only The Kid, then at the height of her home zoo phase,…
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Our World Full of Wonder – Jevita Nilson/Jess Racklyeft
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing November 2024 ISBN: 9781486318155 $ 24.99 Sometimes, despite all my good intentions, some books just linger for months tucked away in one of the several tubs/boxes I have for review books. I do have regular re-shuffles, and there are those books that just don’t make the cut for me, and so are…
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The Adventures of Pongo and Stink – Lisa Nicol. Illustrated by Karen Blair.
Penguin Australia October 2025 ISBN: 9781761355691 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 I can absolutely guarantee you that your kiddos will be rolling about as happily as pigs in mud when they get their hands on this one – and it would make a super serial read-aloud for your younger readers. Pongo and Stink are fully fed up with living…
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Keeper of the Octopus – Neridah McMullin
Walker Books Australia ISBN13:9781760659479 Australia RRP:$17.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 As I’ve said before, I have a fascination with octopuses with their superior intelligence and facility for extraordinary physical feats. And when you combine that with Neridah McMullin’s ability to weave a narrative of magical realism that has echoes of traditional folktales and lore, you get…
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The Terrakeet – Jo Van Der Borgh. Illustrated by Jo Beasley.
Walker Books Australia April 2025 ISBN13:9781760657673 Australia RRP:$25.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 In the shade of the gobi trees on the edge of Pincer Sea,live a family of Finlocks as peaceful as can be.They lomf and fish and fish and eat and hope that they will never meet …the Frimbulitic Terrakeet! From narrative-nonfiction to classics to humour…
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The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate – Joy Cowley. Illustrated by Miho Satake.
Walker Books Australia Imprint: Gecko Press ISBN13:9798765671696 Australia RRP:$16.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 Not only did this arrive in timely fashion to be included in the fishyness scheme of reviews, but also in the same week as I rediscovered some memories on an old USB including just one from my pirate wedding [yes, you did read…
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Curious Kai Asks Why? – Sarah Pye. Sandra Severgnini.
September 2025ISBN: 978-1-7640657-0-2 (paperback)ISBN: 978-1-7640657-1-9 (ebook) Last year I had the great pleasure of meeting and making friends with both these Sunshine Coast based creators. A more dynamic and engaging pair of personalities you would find hard to meet. Since then I’ve reviewed books from them, followed their adventures (most recently, Sarah’s trip to Galapagos…
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You Choose… MEGA: Prehistoric Peril – George Ivanoff.
Penguin Australia ISBN: 9781761353499 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $16.99 Last year was the 10th anniversary of the You Choose series and this year, the legion of fans has been treated to this MEGA new title [which was on that same slow camel train recently] and naturally, it was immediately top of the pile for me. And this time, my…
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