Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • CSIRO Publishing line up!

    I seem to have collected a few so here’s the round-up of all I have left for this year – every single one of utmost excellence as we know we will get from this publishing house, and all of them with subject matter that will engage, fascinate and inform kiddos. Every Rock has a Story:…

  • Parcel for Turtle – Shelley Knoll-Miller

    Penguin Australia How absolutely delighted am I that the first ‘Parcel for…’ title I review, so closely reflects our happy place – the beach, and some of its very nicest inhabitants – indeed, practically our neighbours. Each book in this series is a clever, but simply written guessing game for Littles, with absolutely gorgeous comic…

  • 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…