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Aussie Native Plants A-Z – Joey Farrell. Jocelyn Gibson
ISBN: 9781922643551 ISBN-10: 1922643556 Published: 23rd October 2023 Publisher: Boolarong Press This gorgeous book was sent to me kindly from Boolarong Press some time ago – though not as long ago as its publishing date! It has been waiting patiently for Picture Book Month though and it’s timely to sit with some of these others on our rich nature…
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Neighbourhood Nest – Sarah Jane Lightfoot
Publisher: Affirm Kids (September 30, 2025) Simon & Schuster Australia ISBN13: 9781923046818 RRP: AU$ 24.99 / NZ$ 29.99 It’s pretty apt I think that on the first day of this year’s Aussie Bird Count (time of writing 20/10) I should pick up this one to review. Mind you, I am a daily bird watcher. My…
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Save the Gum Trees, Bees and Big Blue Seas – Luke John Matthew Arnold.
Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760264970 ISBN-10: 1760264970 June 2025 RRP: $26.99 It’s big and bold and beautiful and essentially, it’s a call to arms for even the Smalls to step up and be protective of our precious environment. I love that the artwork – and I’m not familiar with this visual artist’s work – is so striking and…
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Another Year Around the Sun – Katrina Germein. Alice Lindstrom
Affirm Kids (September 30, 2025) Simon & Schuster Australia Length: 24 pages ISBN13: 9781923022911 RRP: AU$ 22.99 / NZ$ 27.99 Meeting Katrina in person on our trip to Adelaide was such a delight for me, especially as I had reviewed some of her books, known more and written resources for One Little Duck. Now it’s…
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When the Mountain Wakes – Matt Shanks
Affirm Press Simon & Schuster August 2025 ISBN13: 9781923419056 RRP: $AU$ 29.99 / NZ$ 36.99 Somewhere, towards the beginning of time, a mountain rose from the ocean and came to rest above the clouds.Life sang a lullaby, and the mountain slept for many millions of years.Until one day, when the world became too silent for…
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Where the River Runs Free – Vikki Conley. Jedda Robaard.
Windy Hollow Books July 2025 ISBN: 9781922998217 AUD$29.95, NZD$34.99 This spring weather is just glorious and a perfect time for a family walk out in the beauty and calm of nature. Why not follow the example of this family as they take an adventurous walk along the local river. What might they see? A frog?…
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Just So Stories’ Picture Book Month 2025
Picture Book Month has long been celebrated in November, and though in many locations it is now marked in other months, here at Just So Stories I still dedicate this month to the joy and wonder of picture books – if it’s good enough for the Carnegie Library, it’s good enough for me, thank you…
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The Ickabog: The bestselling fairytale, now illustrated by Ben Mantle – J. K. Rowling
Hachette Australia Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Sep 2025 | 9781510202795 | RRP $22.99 Remember when The Ickabog first came out during the gloom of covid days and all of us HP fans were SO excited! My kiddos were so hyper that I never got my hands on it to read it – though I did admire…
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