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The Storm Keeper’s Island – Catherine Doyle
Bloomsbury Australia August 2018 ISBN: 9781408896884 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP :$14.99 What a simply sparkling debut novel! It did take me two nights rather than my usual one (but I confess a little tiredness even after a week of holidays) but it was simply page-turning and thoroughly engrossing. Fionn Boyle and his older sister…
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Finch – Penny Matthews
Walker Books ISBN: 9781760650759 Release Date: August 1, 2018 Australian RRP: $16.99 Even in holiday mode it’s a big ask for me to read a book in one sitting but this one is a corker! At once a coming-of-age story and a beautiful reflection on accepting differences its country setting along with an environmental theme provides a strong…
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The Mulberry Tree – Allison Rushby
Walker Books ISBN: 9781760650292 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Release Date: July 1, 2018 Australian RRP: $17.99 New Zealand RRP: $19.99 Immy is not well pleased at moving to England from Sydney. Her mother has a new job which carries some prestige, but her father is floundering – his previous career as a GP slaughtered by a tragedy. Their…
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Who Hid the Socks? – Rosemary Coombs/ Lorraine Robertson & Warren Brown
Bullawai Books April 2018 9780994611819 9780994611826 RRP: $16.99 We all know the problem of disappearing socks. Miss Small favours odd socks but even with that un-complication we still seem to be scratching around for the little blighters often. So many children will get the giggles as they help search for the missing socks in the…
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Libby in the Middle – Gwyneth Rees
Bloomsbury Australia Published: 01-01-2018 ISBN: 9781408852774 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP $12.99 As my Kim would tell you being the middle of three girls is not a piece of cake for much of the time. Libby is finding this truer than ever. Her older sister Bella, who used to be great company, is now…
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Triple Treat: Jacqueline Harvey, Belinda Murrell and R. A. Spratt
Such fun to open parcels with books from the most popular authors in my library – and my literary circle! The titles from this trio are highly sought after among my readers and there is always much exchanging in the returns line up with ‘She had this but I want to borrow it next’.…
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To Siri, with Love – Judith Newman
Hachette AUG 29, 2017 | 9781784298319 | RRP $32.99 Subtitled: A mother, her autistic son and the kindness of machines, when I first looked at this I felt confronted because of the subject matter. For those who know, my Small has various issues some of which closely align to children on the spectrum. This was hilarious and poignant, lively…
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Raymond – Yann & Gwendal Le Bec
Walker Books ISBN: 9781406362428 May 1, 2017 Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 What an utterly charming debut to Walker Books from brothers Yann and Gwendal Le Bec! The plethora dog lovers both young and old who have often wondered what their dog might be like as a ‘human’ will enjoy the gentle humour, others will ruminate…
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Nanna’s Button Tin – Dianne Wolfer & Heather Potter
Walker Books ISBN: 9781922077677 June 1, 2017 Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 This is an absolutely charming story for young readers and a beautiful gentle lead in to the idea of memories, keepsakes and family story telling. When a special little girl needs a very specific button to repair a much loved teddy, Nanna’s button tin…
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