Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Wednesday: A Novelisation of Season One

    Penguin Australia If you happen to be one of the handful of people in the civilized world who hasn’t watched Wednesday (1 & 2), you will definitely want to read this ahead of your kids. That way, at least you’ll be up to speed and be able to converse intelligently and compare notes. And for…

  • Nothing Ever Happens – Heidi McKinnon

    Scholastic November 2023 ISBN:   9781761298561 RRP: $19.99 Be careful what you wish for is almost always good advice. In this instance, it most definitely is. The text is simplicity itself, but the illustrations are what tell this most hilarious story. ‘Nothing ever happens!’ ‘Every day is always the same.’ ‘Same old rock. Same old shell.’…

  • The Skull: a Tyrolean folktale – Jon Klassen

    Walker Books Australia July 2023 Imprint: Walker Books ISBN13:9781529509571 Australia RRP:$32.99 New Zealand RRP:$35.99 I’ve been in love with Jon Klassen’s work since I Want my Hat Back (2011!! can you believe that??), and have read it aloud too many times to count, each time to the accompaniment of howls of shock and laughter at…