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Flamingo Boy – Michael Morpurgo
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9780008134648 ISBN 10: 0008134642 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB On Sale: 26/02/2018 RRP $19.99 With his expected flair Michael Morpurgo takes some history and transforms it into a fascinating and poignant narrative blending modern day and World War II. Young Vincent is about to take his final exams and is finding it difficult to focus and…
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The Adventures of Pipi the Pink Monkey – Carlo Collodi. Retold and expanded by Alessandro Gallenzi and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Alma Classics ISBN 9781847495594 RRP $19.99 July 2016 What’s that I hear you ask? Carlo Collodi? You mean the Italian guy who wrote Pinocchio? Yep, that’s the one I mean. And no, I didn’t know he wrote anything else either! By the way, if you have never read the original story…
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Malkin Moonlight – Emma Cox
Bloomsbury September 2016 ISBN 97881408870846 RRP $12.99 I actually finished reading this a couple of weeks ago and the writing of this review has taken so long because this is so different and so charming I have found it difficult to find the right words. I could just say it’s an animal adventure story but…
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Fabish: the Horse that Braved a Bushfire – Neridah McMullin/Andrew McLean
ISBN: 9781925266863 Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children August 2016 RRP $24.99 When we read of the most calamitous events in history it is the displays of courage and heroism that lift us up from despair and provide us with hopefulness for the future. In many cases it is the bravery of…
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My Dog Dash – Nicki Greenberg
ISBN: 9781760110673 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A & U Children May 2016 RRP $24.99 This is an absolute hoot of a book and I can’t wait to read it aloud (with Small in the house and Miss Mouse sleeping over, it will be a great opportunity this weekend)! If you’ve ever owned a…
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Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat – Emily McKenzie
Category:Picture books ISBN:9781408860489 Allen & Unwin Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:February 2016 RRP $15.99 Stanley is most definitely not your average moggy. He doesn’t do any of the usual cattish things like chasing mice or having hassles with dogs. He’s not even lazing around sleeping in the sun all day. In fact, he’s always busy…
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Lulu Bell collections – Belinda Murrell
Lulu Bell’s Amazing Animal Adventures – Belinda Murrell – illustrated by Serena Geddes ISBN: 9781925324358 Published: 01/02/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $19.99 Lulu Bell and the Birthday Unicorn Lulu Bell and the Cubby Fort Lulu Bell and the Tiger Cub Lulu Bell and the Pyjama Party Lulu Bell’s Fantastic Holiday Fun – Belinda Murrell –…
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Please Open This Book – Adam Lehrhaupt/Matthew Forsythe
Simon & Schuster Australia List Price AU$ 24.99 NZ$ 27.99 The expression ‘more fun than a barrel of monkeys’ has never been as evident as in this crazy chaotic new picture book from the duo who brought you Warning, Do Not Open This Book!. Completely giggle-making for young readers, a bunch of monkeys plus…
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Not a book – a movie
Many of you will have read articles particularly fairly recently about the real life bear who inspired A. A. Milne’s classic stories about Winnie-the-Pooh. A recently published picture book sparked some of these. I was so delighted to pick up the DVD of the movie ‘A Bear Named Winnie’ at the local Km*** last Friday…
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Awesome Animal Stories for Kids – Aleesah Darlison
ISBN: 9780857989680 Published: 01/12/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 208 pages – RRP $14.99 One thing we know as teacher-librarians is that you can never have too many animal stories. Younger readers especially eat up such tales whether crazy, realistic, whimsical or humorous. This new collection from Aleesah Darlison covers all those bases and with a text that…
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