Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Christmas Garden – Caroline Tuohey. Illustrated by Sandra Severgnini

    A Little Pink Dog Books Publication Exisle Publishing ISBN 9780648256342 2019 RRP; $24.99 For whatever reason, I had never seen this charmer until Sandra Severgnini brought it to my attention a week or so ago (so thank you Little Pink Dog for sending it to me). With echoes of the magic imbued in Samuel Clement…

  • Everything Anxiety Ever Told You is a Lie

    *Well, almost everything! Exisle Publishing June 2024 ISBN: 9781922539991 RRP: $37.99 Just a week or so ago, we went to see Inside Out 2. We loved the first one and had been waiting on this one even more, especially The Kid because she was keen to see how Anxiety was handled. We are a family to…

  • When Grandma Burnt her Bra – Samantha Tidy and Aśka

    Exisle Publishing/EK Books September 2023 ISBN: 9781922539465 $24.99 The 60s revolution was certainly an eye-opener for many, and some of us are old enough to remember it (to which my groaning knees will attest!). That being so, this was terrifically good fun to read as a feisty Grandma, still with a finely-tuned social conscience, recounts her…

  • Meet Mim – Sandra Severgnini

    Exisle Publishing August 2023 ISBN: 9781922539557 Imprint: EK Books RRP: $24.99 After a slow delivery to get this one, what an absolute joy it is to finally see it. As you might imagine with us living by the ocean, and with The Kid spending many weekends in the surf, we are pretty keenly interested in marine…

  • Toy Mountain – Stef Gemmill and Katharine Hall

    Exisle Publishing  9781925820966 EK Books RRP: $24.99 With Christmas literally around the corner this is a timely reminder about promoting sustainability, moderating our consumerism and caring for both our belongings and our earth. Sam has much-loved toys with which to play and share with baby Max, some of them being handed down from his grandma…

  • Tree Beings – Raymond Huber and Sandra Severgnini [with a foreword by Jane Goodall]

    Exisle Publishing October 2020 ISBN 9781925820539 RRP $34.99 I think it fair to say that if Dr Jane Goodall is lending her endorsement to a book then you know it must be of the highest quality. This is a beautiful volume packed with information and richly illustrated which addresses the growing desire among children to…