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Picture Book Month Bonus: The Cockatoo Crew #1 and #2 – Lora Inak. Illustrations by Kruti Desai.
UWA Publishing RRP: $15.99 This is a brilliant new JF series that all kids will eagerly engage with and enjoy. The whole is set in Cockatoo Hill English Language School and casts a group of eight culturally diverse, enthusiastic and delightful refugee kids as main characters. Despite their differences in experiences, cultural backgrounds, language and…
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Sundays Under the Lemon Tree – Julia Busuttil Nishimura. Myo Yim.
Scribble Books November 2025 9781761381485 RRP: $24.99 I readily put up my hand to admit I didn’t know of the author as either a writer or a cook, despite – it would seem – several published cookbooks, and a great success with them. This first picture book outing is such a delightful combination of family…
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Artichoke to Zucchini: an alphabet of delicious things from around the world – Alice Oehr
Scribe Publications November 2023 Imprint: Scribble ISBN: 9781761380617 RRP: $24.99 Two things of which you can be guaranteed: 1) kiddos love vibrant picture books 2) kiddos love food. This gorgeous book, therefore, is guaranteed to be a hit. Alphabet books are eternally popular, both for teaching purposes and just for the fun of reading, but this…
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Chloe’s Lunar New Year – Lily LaMotte. Illustrated by Michelle Lee
Harper Collins Australia January 2024 While I’ve always celebrated Lunar New Year in my libraries, one in particular, where we had a significant Asian population, it was always a huge, colourful and exciting event. Having new books to share, as well as the older ones, is always welcome. This is the second new book on…
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Plume-lollapalooza!!
The series teaching notes are now available!! Enjoy all things Plume and penguin with your Smalls.
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Plume: Christmas Elf – Tania McCartney
Hardie Grant Australia October 2023 ISBN: 9781741177923 RRP: $24.99 You would be hard-pressed to find a more sparkling author/illustrator than the ever-elegant, super-stylish, tremendously-talented Tania McCartney, and, therefore, how utterly appropriate that this beautiful new Plume story is just as sparkly as its creator. I have been in love with Plume since first meeting, having…
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Plume [#2]: Global Nibbler – Tania McCartney
May 2022 Hardie Grant, Hardie Grant Explore, RRP $26.99 ISBN: 9781741177671 My friends are all very aware of my penchant for penguins. Surely, they are one of the cutest creatures in the world? Although, if you have ever participated in the penguin spotting research via live stream, you will appreciate that the little darlings are…
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Eyes that Speak to the Stars – Joanna Ho/Dung Ho
Harper Collins Australia March 2022 ISBN: 9780063057753 ISBN 10: 0063057751 Imprint: HarperCollins US List Price: 24.99 AUD Last year, in my old library, we fell in love with Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and so did our kiddos, many of whom could make connections with the cultural heritage of the characters. This beautiful companion book will be equally…
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