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Bravepaw and the Clawstone of Rotwood Mire: a Tail of Adventure. Bravepaw #2- L. M. Wilkinson. Art by Lavanya Naidu.
Allen & Unwin February 2025 ISBN:9781761180569 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:Albert Street Books RRP: $16.99 My newest favourite mouselings are back and their quest continues apace. Titch and Huckleberry have absolutely no idea how to reach the Heart of Alluria, where they are meant to repair the crack in the world. And even though Titch has the…
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Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story – R. A. Spratt
Penguin Australia October 2024 My deep admiration for Nanny Piggins has never been a secret but, like so many, what did I really know about her? Of course, I know she’s the epitome of glamour, [forget Miss Piggy, who really was such a try-hard], NP is the real deal when it comes to glitz and…
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The One and Only Ruby – Katherine Applegate
Harper Collins Australia June 2023 We first fell in love with Ivan and his friends over ten years ago (yes! I know!!), and I still defy anyone to read the gentle gorilla’s story with dry eyes. Then, the amazing Katherine Applegate followed up with The One and Only Bob, and again we were both amused…
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A Whale of the Wild – Rosanne Parry
Harper Collins Australia January 2022 ISBN: 9780062995933 ISBN 10: 0062995936 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $16.99 This is just a magical read – the lyrical text almost flows like the water Vega and her family inhabit – and was certainly for me last night, a really intriguing but also restful way to read myself ready to sleep. That’s not…
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Catvinkle and the Missing Tulips – Elliot Perlman
Penguin Australia 29 September 2020 ISBN: 9781760894382 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 If you, like me, loved the first Catvinkle book and couldn’t wait to share it with your kiddos, you will also love this new hilarious episode with all the crazy animal characters of the first plus some equally quirky new ones! Catvinkle and Ula love their human children…
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The Silver Arrow – Lev Grossman
Bloomsbury September 2020 ISBN 9781526629418 RRP: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 In my opinion it’s a rare middle-age novel that can transcend reading interests, age groups and genders but this is most definitely one that can. Certainly your middle grade readers will love it but it is just as appealing for older readers, including adults, as…
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The One and Only Bob – Katherine Applegate
Harper Collins Australia For all of us who fell in love with the story of Ivan and his friends, this is such an exciting new release – and all I can say is if you haven’t read The One and Only Ivan – what are you thinking?! Get to it now before the long-awaited movie…
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BumbleBunnies #4: The Balloon – Graeme Base
Harper Collins Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9781460754030 ISBN 10: 1460754034 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 16.99 AUD Graeme Base’s whimsical illustrations are always a joy and combined, as they in this series for very small humans, with a simple plot and engaging text are a total winning package. There’s a bit of a panic in the garden when…
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Easter Goodies – hopping your way!
This is a swag of lovely titles for little people just in time for Easter gifts. When my girls were little – and then with my grandies – their Easter gift was always heavier on the book gifts than the chocolate. (Of course a little bit of chocolate is always necessary at any age!). So…
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Just So Stories for Little Children: Rudyard Kipling’s stories retold. Illustrated by John Joven.
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9781474938051 ISBN 10: 1474938051 Imprint: Usborne – GB October 2019 RRP $24.99 Astute readers of this blog may have suspected that I have affection for the writing of Rudyard Kipling – yes, very old-fashioned I know – but it is what it is. Therefore I was rather delighted to have this lovely new revamp…
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