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Croc Candy – Claire Thompson. Illustrated by Deborah Brown.
The True Story of a Rising Star, Angus Copelin-Walters Woodslane Press January 2025 9781922800817/$27.99 Claire Thompson and I connected when she asked if I could help her to develop some professional resources to partner both her forthcoming book and also a writing with kids gig she was undertaking. It has been an all-round pleasure I…
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Florence & Fox The Pet Mouse – Zanni Louise. Illustrated by Anna Pignataro
Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760655525 Australia RRP:$25.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 Well if this isn’t just too cute for words, I don’t know what is! It is both charming and sweet, and I’m already in love with these little characters, as will be your Smalls – guaranteed! When Fox asks Florence if she wants to…
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: the junior novelization – Bernard Waber
Harper Collins Australia September 2022 To be perfectly honest, until the trailers for the movie came out, I had never really heard of this series, although I think I’ve had at least one of the picture books (the original one?) in my collection at some point. Maybe because sometimes American children’s books are eclipsed, for…
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Princess Cora and the Crocodile – Laura Amy Schlitz & Brian Floca
ISBN: 9780763648220 Imprint: Candlewick Distributor: Walker Australia-HEDS April 1, 2017 Australian RRP: $19.99 New Zealand RRP: $22.99 Newbery medallist Laura Amy Schlitz and Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca have teamed up to produce this absolutely delightful easy chapter book about a sweet little princess and a rather roguish crocodile. Most little girls would love to be a princess but they would…
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