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Sleep tight, Platypup – Renee Treml
Penguin February 2019 ISBN: 9780143789697 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 I always find something entirely magical about Renee’s books. Both her text and her illustrations are equally charming and so beautifully suited to little readers. As a child I knew what it was to be afraid of the dark. I did eventually grow out of it (well except for…
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Toffle Towers #1: Fully Booked – Tim Harris/James Foley
Penguin August 2019 ISBN: 9780143795421 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $14.99 Tim Harris, creator of the remarkable Mr Bambuckle, presents an equally daffy protagonist in this new series. Chegwin Toffle may be only ten years old but he is one very determined entrepreneur albeit prone to wild imaginings and daydreams. Chegwin is the sole beneficiary of his hitherto unknown great-uncle…
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Jack and the Jungle – Malachi Doyle/Paddy Donnelly
A Bloomsbury Young Reader Bloomsbury May 2019 ISBN: 9781472959614 Imprint: Bloomsbury Education Series: Bloomsbury Young Readers RRP: $9.99 Many of us are continually searching for quality stories and books that will not only engage our struggling readers but help them progress in their reading journey. Certainly this stands for me as I help No-Longer-Small in…
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That’s Not My Koala – Fiona Watt/Rachel Wells
Harper Collins July 2019 ISBN: 9781474945561 ISBN 10: 1474945562 Imprint: Usborne – GB List Price: 14.99 AUD Hurray for the 20th anniversary of one of the most delightful concept books for little ones ever! Teeny people will love stroking the touchy-feely aspect of each page with the shiny claws, fuzzy tummy or soft paws. Everyone who loves to read…
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Wilam [a Birrarung Story] – Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly with illustrations by Lisa Kennedy
Walker Books April 2019 ISBN: 9781925381764 Imprint: Black Dog Books Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 For the many readers who loved Welcome to Country and those who are committed to developing a quality collection of First Australian resources, this is a superb addition to your shelves. The text along with the richly detailed illustrations offers readers a…
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Little Frida – Anthony Browne
Walker Books April 2019 ISBN: 9781406381221 Imprint: Walker Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 The absolutely mega-talented Anthony Browne brings his own distinctive style to the story of another fabulous artist, Frida Kahlo. This glorious picture book gives younger readers an insight into the background and artistic genesis of Kahlo who has, over the years, become an increasingly…
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Taking Tom Murray Home – Tim Slee
Harper Collins July 2019 ISBN: 9781460757864 ISBN 10: 1460757866 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU RRP $32.99 The inaugural Banjo Prize competition attracted 320 entries but it was Taking Tom Murray Home that took out the first prize with its truly authentic Australian voice. Tim Slee’s novel bristles with laconic wit, quirky characters and bitter-sweet emotions and underlines with eloquence…
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The Curse of the School Rabbit – Judith Kerr
Harper Collins July 2019 ISBN: 9780008352608 ISBN 10: 0008352607 Imprint: HarperCollins Children’sBooks The late Judith Kerr’s final book, like all her glorious work, is quintessentially English, gently humorous and full of everyday adventure and family life. When Snowball the school rabbit needs to be rabbit-sat for a time, Tommy’s little sister, Angie, is ecstatic. Tommy is less…
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Stuck in the Mud: Peski Kids #3 – R. A. Spratt
Penguin Random House August 2019 ISBN: 9780143796350 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 The Peski kids have certainly encountered some bizarre events since their arrival in the backwater town of Currawong but perhaps the annual town Mud Run is one of the most strange – to their minds at least. Added to this is the even more repugnant…
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