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Picture Book Month bonus: Hometown – Shaun Tan
Allen & Unwin September 2026 ISBN:9781761180811 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $35.00 Some reviews just demand to be written straight away and this is one. I read this glorious, sumptuous, provocative, thoughtful, philosophical book last night and absolutely revelled in its beauty and magicality. I am still miffed that I missed out on…
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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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Handbooks for Little Humans: Fairness and Friendship – Zanni Louise. Art by Maja Veselinovic.
Affirm Press Simon & Schuster $19.99 Fairness May 2026 ISBN13: 9781923293229 Friendship May 2026 ISBN13: 9781923293212 Zanni’s extremely valuable series of Handbooks for Little Humans continues with these two new instalments and just how important are these two topics for Smalls?! Whether as educators or parents, we have all dealt with those issues that crop…
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The Big Switch: #2 It’s a Twin Thing – Kristin Darell. Illustrated by A. Yi
Penguin Australia August 2026 ISBN: 9781761353611 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $14.99 From the super switched-on and sparky twin, Kristin Darell, comes the second in her terrific new series about twins, Abi and Brook. These girls are so likeable and their posse of friends, along with the readers, would agree. They are smart and funny, they are clever but not…
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