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When Nature Calls: Duck #2 – Matt Stanton
Harper Collins Australia September 2026 Imprint: ABC Books AU ISBN: 9780733342073 RRP: $16.99 Why yes I sure did love Duck #1 and now #2 certainly hasn’t diminished that. The humour that Matt inserts into all his work, along with his perfectly pithy and often pointed cartoons throughout is just exactly what kids want to see.…
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Tiki and Jill and the Great Camel Race – Kate Simpson and Dr Jill Colwell. Illustrated by Craig Smith.
ISBN:9781761182334 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children June 2026 RRP: $24.99 This one took a long time to get to me – even longer than an actual camel race across the wide open interior really – and then it’s had to sit waiting its turn patiently after it arrived but it’s such a great book.…
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Amazing Astro Animals: over 60 true stories of animals in space – James Foley
Fremantle Press October 2026 ISBN: 9781760995577 RRP: $34.99 Some readers will recall that a while back I had the hilarious pleasure of meeting James F2F for the first time and it was on that occasion that we were privy to seeing the first glimpses of this absolutely amazing book. In fact, my copy arrived just…
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Josephine Wants to Dance: 20th Anniversary – Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
Harper Collins Australia June 2026 Imprint: HarperCollins AU ISBN: 9781460765036 RRP: $24.99 She’s been leaping and twirling in our hearts for 20 years – which like so many of this year’s ‘big’ anniversary editions, seems utterly incredible. The wombats have their legitimate legions of fans but there is no doubt that there are just as many who love…
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Colour Me – Ezekiel Kwaymullina & Moira Court
Fremantle Press August 2026 ISBN: 9781760996666 RRP: $19.99 ‘There’s a book for that!’ – teaching your Smalls about diversity and inclusion? teaching your smalls about figurative language like similes? teaching your Smalls about verbs? teaching your Smalls about animals? teaching your Smalls about cross-cultural perspectives? teaching your Smalls that some books are just like a poem…
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Spud and Snowball and Chattercat: Spud and Snowball #2 – Judith Rossell
Harper Collins Australia Imprint: ABC Books AU ISBN: 9780733343872 September 2026 Series: Spud and Snowball RRP: $15.99 They’re back! And just as funny as the first episode as these two felines of dubious talents find themselves faced with a mechanical nemesis in the shape of Chattercat. I don’t know about you but our resident mini-panther disdains any kind…
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Witless Protection: Mega Rich Guinea Pigs #2 – Kate and Jol Temple
Harper Collins Australia June 2026 Imprint: HarperCollins AU ISBN: 9781460767214 RRP: $16.99 Series: Mega Rich Guinea Pigs They’re back! and it’s another hilarious ride with the loaded GPs as they find themselves, once again, in the throes of a dastardly plot to steal their fortune. Of course, we all know it’s going to be the ‘other’ side of…
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Bravepaw and the Songstone of the Deep: A Tail of Adventure #4 – L. M. Wilkinson. Art by Lavanya Naidu.
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781761182167 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:Albert Street Books RRP: $16.99 It’s always a little bitter-sweet when a favourite series comes to a conclusion and this one with this mousekin hero and her companions is one of the best, and therefore one of the saddest to leave. Titch and Huckleberry are a long way from…
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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 Imprint: HarperCollins AU ISBN: 9781460767146 RRP: $24.99 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…
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