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Cockadoodle Moo?! – Tanya Hennessy. Illustrated by Shiloh Gordon.
Allen & Unwin August 2026 RRP: $19.99 ISBN:9781761181603 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:Albert Street Books This past week I’ve rewatched the Shrek movies and realised again just how fun they are with loads of intercontextuality for adults as well as the plentiful humour for kiddos. And this terrific book echoes that premise exactly. In fact, I’d liken…
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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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The Most Interesting People You’ve Never Heard Of – Riley Knight
A Half-arsed History Book Allen & Unwin September 2026 ISBN:9781761472596 RRP: $34.99 I’m not particularly a podcast person but I’m certainly going to be seeking out Riley Knight’s Half-arsed History offering from now on. Not only because he’s a Sunshine Coast creator but also because this book was just a joy to read. Veering wildly…
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You Belong – Liv Downing.Illustrations by Mel Matthews.
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781761181702 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:Albert Street Books RRP: $24.99 What a delightful and meaningful book this is for Smalls with the clever cut-out echoing a globe! This simple text with its colourful and expressive illustrations encourages Smalls to take notice of their world, and others around them in their immediate communities as well…
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Why We Love Footy: an Aussie Rules History in 50 Great Moments – Martin Blake
Allen & Unwin August 2026 ISBN:9781761472930 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:Allen & Unwin RRP: $34.99 I freely admit as always that I’m a league girl, always have been and always will be, but that’s not to say I’m entirely ignorant nor uninterested in the aerial ping-pong version [ok, so I had to get that in somewhere!].…
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Reckless: the Saga of Australian Crawl – Jeff Apter
Allen & Unwin August 2026ISBN: 9781760879792 RRP: $34.99 I will openly admit I was not particularly a fan of Aussie Crawl back in the day. For one thing, I was more absorbed raising small children but my musical tastes, though eclectic as they still are, veered in other directions. But let’s face it, it’s basically…
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The Not So Quiet Life of Marcel Marceau – Jenn Bailey & Sherry Bushue. Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski.
Allen & Unwin June 2026 ISBN:9781761182945 Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $22.99 Mime is an art beyond words. It is the art of the essential. And you cannot lie. You have to show the truth. Marcel Marceau As a kid, aeons ago, I was completely entranced by Marcel Marceau whenever I saw him perform on…
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