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Because it’s Book Week…
There are not so many days I miss being full-time in my libraries but, yes, Book Week with the insane preparations and the fun of dressing up [at one of my schools a different costume every day of the week!] has been one in the last couple of years. But honestly, this year I’ve been…
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The Perfect Book – Jacinta Froud. Gökçe Yavaş Önal
Art Director: Ozan TortopPublisher: Jacinta FroudBooksmith: Tadaa Book March 2023 ISBN: 9780646866604 RRP: $23.99 The Book Cow Read about this book’s genesis – it’s a story of determination and self-belief. This one is an older title that the lovely Jacinta Froud sent me in a package a while back and it’s a lot of fun…
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Mim and the Mother Muddle: The Travelling Bookshop # 6 – Katrina Nannestad
Harper Collins Australia March 2025 Young fans of this delightful series will be excited for this new one, in which we finally get to meet Mim’s mother. The travelling bookshop has arrived in Salzburg, which was not their intended destination, but as usual Flossy, the Clydesdale, knows exactly where they ought to be. And, indeed,…
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We Know a Place – Maxine Beneba Clarke
Hachette AUG 30, 2023 | 9780734421579 | RRP $24.99 Imprint; Lothian Books To be fair, I probably should have reviewed this when it was Love Your Bookshop Day, but, of course, I have been hoarding picture books for this month. This is just a glorious expression of love for bookshops in general, and, specifically, Maxine’s own favourite bookshop. And,…
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Bookish Fun!
What a lovely way to finish our day! Visiting Quick Brown Fox bookshop for the first time (Grange for those nearby) and hanging out with a few other t-l’s plus the always exuberant Deborah Abela Author Zewlan Moor Zanni Louise and Sophie Beer – with wine!! and snacky-snacks! and the award-winning Jenny Stubbs too!!! super…
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Guest Blogger: Welcome Laura @ The Mad Hatters Bookshop!
It gives me such pleasure to introduce Laura from the cutest ever bookshop, The Mad Hatters at Manly. I take any opportunity I can to browse this glorious feast of literary delights and never, ever come away empty-handed! Laura and her team are so knowledgeable about children’s lit and even with my long history of…
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The Book of Wondrous Possibilities – Deborah Abela
Penguin Australia 2 August 2022 ISBN: 9781761044021 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 From the opening paragraph this brilliant book simply sparkles with magic and adventure – unsurprisingly, for those of us who have followed Deborah Abela’s writing career for years! My first encounter with this joyful creator was when, as the organiser of an extravaganza showcase at Marrickville Library,…
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The Magical Bookshop – Katja Frixe. Illustrated by Florentine Prechtel. Translated by Ruth Ahmedzal Kemp.
Bloomsbury September 2021 Imprint: OneWorld ISBN: 9781786075666 RRP: $14.99 Such a sweet and happy book this is! Translated from the German with great dexterity while retaining just the right amount of that quirkiness of expression that European children’s books often have, this is just a delight from start to finish. Mrs Owl’s bookshop is full…
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