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Wear a Purple Poppy: remembering animals in war – Fiona White. Illustrated by Kathleen O’Hagan
Hachette Australia JAN 31, 2024 | 9780734421630 | RRP $24.99 I feel certain that there are many who will remember clearly the AWM publication M is for Mate, which was produced to coincide with the A is for Animals exhibition at the AWM, was short-listed for the 2010 CBCA Eve Pownall Award and distributed to schools. It was a…
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G.O.A.T – Kate & Jol Temple. Illustrated by Rebel Challenger.
Scholastic Australia Novembeer 2023 ISBN: 9781761292989ISBN-10: 1761292986 RRP: $18.99 You already know if it has the Temple names on it, it’s going to be a fab and funny book that your kiddos will love. And I love their books as well, for off-the-wall absurdist humour and no need to go digging deep (though I’m sure some will…
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Raised by Moths – Charlie Archbold. Michelle Conn
ISBN: 9781922858184 | $29.99Picture Book | MidnightSun Publishing | October 2023Distributed by NewSouth Books I really can’t remember when I’ve read a picture book, with a central theme of adoption, quite as fanciful and positively playful as this one. When Willow shares a ferris-wheel car with a little boy, she does not expect the fantastical…
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How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry – Sami Bayly
Hachette SEP 27, 2023 | 9780734421371 | RRP $19.99 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books Sami Bayly‘s books are always something special and this new one will completely fascinate your young readers with another cavalcade of weird and wonderful creatures. In this new natural history excursion, kiddos will discover a range of cleverly evolved creatures who can camouflage themselves by various…
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Do Penguins’ Feet Freeze? The Natural History Museum
CSIRO Publishing August 2023 ISBN: 9781486317820 RRP: $27.99 Ok, so technically, this is not about penguins per se, following up my last two posts, but given the title it was the obvious choice as next cab off the rank – or penguin off the floe, as the case may be. This is actually one of…
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Downtown Sewertown – Tull Suwannakit
Ford St Publishing March 2023 ISBN: 978192296250 RRP: $17.99 What to do when your home is destroyed? There is nothing, except to take what belongings you can,and try to find a new place to live. The woodland creatures are forced to flee when their homes and woods are flattened for new urban housing. They try…
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Wildlife Compendium of the World – Tania McCartney
Hardie Grant May 2023 ISBN9781741177473 Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore RRP: $32.99 I can safely say without hesitation that Tania’s gorgeous picture books are only surpassed by her utterly glorious non-fiction books. You may disagree – but you’d be wrong in my opinion! I have always loved informational books – yes, I was the nerdy kid…
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The Rabbit’s Magician: Shae Millward/Andy Fackrell
Ford St Publishing August 2022 ISBN: 9781922696083 RRP: $16.99 From firsthand experience, I can assure you that having a sensitively written, beautifully crafted book to help a child deal with loss is a very valuable commodity. I used several when we lost The Kid’s mum but this one is a very welcome addition to that…
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You Can’t Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car – Patricia Cleveland-Peck and DavidTazzyman
Bloomsbury Publishing August 2022 ISBN 9781526635402 Imprint Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $14.99 We all know that kiddos love absurd humour and this book fits that bill to a T. I shared this one with a Prep class who were all pretty much shrieking with laughter all the way through it. This is a hilarious look…
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