Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Singing Bones – Shaun Tan

    Allen & Unwin Imprint; Allen & Unwin Children October 2015 ISBN 9781760111038 RRP $35.00 Along with many others a new work from Shaun Tan sends a frisson of expectation and the promise of delighted awe through me and The Singing Bones is no disappointment. From the first ‘picking up’, feeling the sleekness of the stylish…

  • Friday Barnes #3: Big Trouble – R. A. Spratt

    ISBN: 9780857986993 Published: 03/08/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 272 pages RRP $15.99 Ace amateur super sleuth Friday Barnes just gets busier and busier! In the third of the series, young Friday finds a perfect swarm of mysterious goings on at Highcrest Academy. Firstly, there is the unexpected visit from her absentminded father when he brings the dreadful…