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Creators’ Christmas Crackers – and one Publicist’s Pick!
From Cate Whittle: If you want to go as far back as 1986, The Nativity, illustrated by Julie Vivas remains one of my faves, so full of joy and life and movement. Another favourite is A Christmas Story by Brian Wildsmith (1989), also beautifully brought to life by his gorgeous artwork. From Cassy Polimeni: Fave…
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The Festival of Lights: 21 Mighty Girl Hanukkah Books
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, which begins this year on December 25, is fast approaching! If your family will be joining in the eight day celebration, you can learn about our favorite Mighty Girl Hanukkah books in our blog post, “The Festival of Lights: 21 Favorite Mighty Girl Hanukkah Stories.” These empowering stories, full…
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60 Mighty Girl Christmas Books
With Christmas season here, what better way to get in the holiday spirit than curling up and reading a beloved Christmas story together with your children? To help you discover new Christmas stories to add to your family’s library, we’ve featured our favorite Mighty Girl books celebrating this special holiday, including several new releases, in…
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Clementine’s Christmas- Annie White
New South Books New Frontier October 2024 9781923145061 / AUD$26.99, NZD$32.99 Not so long ago I had the pleasure of seeing Annie’s skill with dogs in Julie Murphy’s Dog Beach and now she brings her popular canine character, Clementine, back for a humorous Christmas romp that your Smalls will enjoy greatly. The narrative is an easy and…
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The Christmas Garden – Caroline Tuohey. Illustrated by Sandra Severgnini
A Little Pink Dog Books Publication Exisle Publishing ISBN 9780648256342 2019 RRP; $24.99 For whatever reason, I had never seen this charmer until Sandra Severgnini brought it to my attention a week or so ago (so thank you Little Pink Dog for sending it to me). With echoes of the magic imbued in Samuel Clement…
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The Brightest Christmas Star – Laura Motherway and Deb Hudson
Hachette Australia Aug 2024 | 9780734423085 | RRP $19.99 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books One thing we educators endeavour to instil in our Smalls is that, despite differences – whether race, colour, creed, culture etc – we all have commonalities. And for those little ones it is simple things that underline this concept. We all smile. We all play. We…
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Cozy Christmas – Coco Wyo
Penguin Australia If you’ve grabbed Warning! These Jokes Will Annoy Everyone You Know to keep a bigger one occupied, while everyone snoozes post Xmas-lunch Christmas, and you need something for a Small, this is really cute and would suit any age from around 3/4 upwards. Put some chunky crayons or some new pencils or –…
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Jingle Belly – Jacinta Froud. Illustrated by Gabriella Petruso.
Distributed by Simon & Schuster Imprint: Larrikin House 2021 I know it’s not ‘new’ but it’s new to me. I hadn’t seen it previously and, very kindly, author Jacinta Froud sent me this copy (as well as a couple of others which I’ll post after my Xmas/NY break). Pets are notorious for their creating a…
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Socks: a Kid’s Christmas Lament – JD McPherson Anika Orrock
Walker Books Australia Imprint: Walker Books US October 2024 ISBN13:9781536237023 Australia RRP:$19.99 New Zealand RRP:$24.99 Unsurprisingly, I’d not heard of this American singer/songwriter but apparently he’s a big hit in the world of blues/roots. His Christmas album, Socks, was highly praised by Rolling Stone magazine. Now the lyrics have been presented in a picture book…
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Mr Santa – Jarvis
Walker Books Australia October 2024 ISBN13:9781529511574 Australia RRP:$24.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 Yep, we’ve all known those kids who have a seemingly endless supply of questions and this little person has many for Santa, when she catches him delivering gifts. Mr Santa, want to hear me play? Do the reindeer talk? And can I ride your sleigh? When…
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