Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Handbooks for Little Humans: Integrity and Inclusivity – Zanni Louise. Illustrated by Jingting Wang.

    Simon & Schuster Imprint: Affirm Press February 2026 Integrity ISBN13: 9781923293205 LIST PRICE: AU$ 19.99 / NZ$ 24.99 Inclusion ISBN13: 9781923293199 LIST PRICE: AU$ 19.99 / NZ$ 24.99 Following up on the earlier two in this series we have two more titles to add to your kitbag for inclusion in your circle time or social…

  • Inside the Dyslexic Mind – Laughton King

    Exisle Publishing May 2023 9781922539427  RRP: $34.99 …:A resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves After majoring in language and literacy, and teaching for 30 years I could say I know a little about dyslexia. And certainly, I have gained insight after hearing luminaries such as Jackie French speak of their own struggle with this…

  • Engaging Adolescents- Michael Hawton

    Exisle Publishing May 2017 ISBN  9781925335408 RRP $29.99 You know those shows on TV about history’s worst jobs? I reckon parenting teenagers should be heavily featured! Yes, I’ve raised three girls – only with moderate success, doing the best I could, with what I had and lots of tantrums/screaming matches/exhausting emotions – and now, raising…

  • Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World

    Tanith Carey Allen & Unwin Imprint: Icon Books Published: March 2015 ISBN 9781848318205 RRP $19.99 Tanith Carey  has had a long successful career as a journalist working with a wide variety of some of the world’s leading newspapers and journals. She is also a highly successful author of books particularly several related to parenting, the…