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Christmas in the Big Woods – Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Renée Graef
One of my 21st birthday presents from my darling Mum, was the complete set of Little House books [illustrated by Garth Williams]. Though I had been a voracious reader since the age of 3, these books had never come my way, though clearly they are considered classic American children’s books. I think perhaps the TV…
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Pony – R. J. Palacio
My review of this utterly fabulous book is now live at Kids Book Review – check it out and make sure you get a copy – you won’t be sorry!
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek – Tonya Bolden
Bloomsbury Australia Published: 01-08-2018 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781681196992 Imprint: Bloomsbury YA RRP $14.99 The wonderful thing about well-written, well-researched historical fiction is that you don’t just learn new information but that you can immerse yourself in the period and gain a far greater understanding than dry textbooks will offer. I openly admit that I…
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The Eureka Key (Secrets of the Seven) – Sarah L. Thomson
Bloomsbury Published: 04-04-2017 ISBN: 9781681190617 Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Series: Secrets of the Seven If you’ve ever watched Nic Cage in the National Treasure movies (and who hasn’t?) I would liken this to those – except for youngsters. While I think our Australian readers will be at a slight disadvantage not knowing a great deal if…
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