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Willy and the Cloud – Anthony Browne
Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406366969 Imprint: WALKER HARDBACK Release Date: October 1, 2016 Australian RRP: $24.99 Once again, one of my very favourite author/illustrators the immensely talented Anthony Browne takes a serious topic and transforms it into a sophisticated picture book that will be a perfect springboard for discussion with young readers. Willy the chimp has taken us all…
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Geis: A Matter of Life & Death – Alexis Deacon
Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781910620038 Imprint: NB NOBROW Release Date: September 1, 2016 Australian RRP: $29.99 New Zealand RRP: $32.99 geis f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa) a solemninjunction, especially of a magical kind, the infringement of which led to misfortune or even death atabu, spell or prohibition https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geis This is going to tick a lot of boxes for quite a number of your readers. Firstly, it…
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Black – Fleur Ferris
ISBN 9781925324976 June 2016 Random House Australia Children’s $19.99 Fleur Ferris certainly has a knack for creating really intense and gripping narratives. Those who loved Risk will really eat this one up. Ebony Marshall is known to all in her town as Black – not just because of her name but because the majority…
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Lift and Look School – illustrated by Simon Abbott
Bloomsbury September 2016 ISBN 9781408864012 RRP $11.99 Do you have little ones eagerly anticipating starting school? If so, this is a perfect gift especially as it has ‘lift the flaps’ which we all know are always such a delight! Very simple text, a sweet board book format and gorgeously vibrant and extremely cute illustrations,…
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Such Stuff: A Story-maker’s Inspiration – Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Walker Books October 2016 ISBN 9781406364576 RRP: $27.99 What a master storyteller Michael Morpurgo is! His body of work and his reputation are both completely awe-inspiring. This unparalleled weaver of dreams who was the UK Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005, with over 100 books to his credit, (many translated into other languages) and numerous awards has…
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Q&A with Michael Wagner!!
Hi Michael and welcome to Just So Stories! Let’s jump right in here and start with So Wrong! You mentioned that as reluctant readers as kids you and Wayne Bright, your illustrator, wanted to create a book that would entice children to read. Tell us about its inception and inspiration please. So Wrong started with…
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Peter in Peril: Courage and Hope in World War Two – Helen Bate
Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781910959572 Imprint: OTTER-BARRY BOOKS September 1, 2016 Australian RRP: $27.99 There is always a need for memoirs or biographical texts in a simpler format for younger students. There is also always a great demand, in my experience, for true stories of bravery especially during times of conflict. The enduring popularity of true stories around…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably? – Leigh Hodgkinson
ISBN: 9781408864821 Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens May 2016 RRP $25.99 Sometimes it’s difficult to find just the right cosy spot in which to read. The little guy in this book is having just that problem. With loads of onomatopoeia to describe his rejected places he continues to search for that just perfect space. Hello there! Are…
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