Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Dear Beach – Jacinta Boyd

    Publisher:Boolarong Press ISBN:9781923321250 September 7, 2026 Imprint:Boolarong Press RRP: $29.99 Yes, it has taken a while to get to this one but what better book to kick off this year’s Picture Book month than one that is a message of love to the beach – given we live a 3-minute walk from ours and the…

  • My Country – Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina

    Fremantle Press January 2026 ISBN: 9781760996260 $19.99 GST This great favourite of many which has been in its original format and a board book, is now in a sweet-sized smaller hardback edition, just perfect for little hands who are beginning to enjoy their books. This is exactly the right size for toddlers especially to hold, turn the…

  • Rain on the Rock – Jodie Toering. Illustrated by Valerie Brumby.

    Hardie Grant January 2025 ISBN:9781760509880 Price:AU$27.99, NZ$30.99 Imprint:Hardie Grant Children’s PublishingPublish Date:Jan 29th, 2025 Rising above the desert plain, Uluṟu stands,ancient feet planted deep within the dry red earth.For much of the year, Uluṟu bakes in the kuḻi.But on rare days when rain-song beats,waterfalls cascade down the rock,creatures stir …and Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa burst…

  • Our Country: Ancient Wonders – Mark Greenwood/Frané Lessac

    Walker Books February 2022 ISBN: 9781760652241Imprint: Walker Books AustraliaAustralian RRP: $26.99New Zealand RRP: $28.99 What a talented partnership this couple is and how grateful am I that I’ve had the opportunity to meet and talk with them both, as well as see them present. Now this first in a new series from the always remarkable Walker house will be…

  • The Gum Family Finds a Home – Tania McCartney/Christina Booth

    Publisher:   National Library of Australia Edition:   1st Edition ISBN:   9780642279255 Publication Date:   01 August 2018   Tania McCartney is not only one of my very favourite author/illustrators but also one of my favourite humans. This impossibly talented woman is clever, stylish, generous, beautiful inside and out and passionate about our unique country. It took a while…

  • Binge Reading Jackie French

    The upside of injuring both your legs badly at the same time is that you have a very legitimate excuse to stay in bed reading a lot. And fortunately my lovely friends at Harper Collins must have had some kind of premonition because the day before my accident I had received a plethora amazing books…