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The Getaway : Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12 – Jeff Kinney
Penguin Australia 9780143782797 November 7, 2017 Puffin 224 pages RRP $14.99 Well as if there isn’t always enough going on for the Heffleys on a regular day-to-day basis their holiday plans go completely awry and full on pandemonium ensues! The Heffley parentals have decided that they are going to completely avoid the stress…
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Paper Cranes Don’t Fly – Peter Vu
Ford St August 2017 ISBN 9781925272765 RRP $19.95 Exquisitely poignant and so beautifully written this is a young adult book which will touch the hearts of every reader. There have been other books that look at the lives of young people with life-threatening or terminal illnesses but this is the first I’ve read that really…
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Opposite Land – Charlotte Rose Hamlyn
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780143780816 July 31, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s $14.99 Having a really bad first day at a new school and mother/daughter conflicts are nothing new but this new graphic novel for younger readers presents these in a completely fresh style. Readers who enjoy cartoons of the Adventure Time ilk will really…
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Chook Doolan series – James Roy. Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
Walker Books Sometimes it can be tricky finding those transition type books for the little ones who are ready to take on their first chapter books. I have found the Chook Doolan series to be ideal for this and I know that many people will already have some in their collection. Now we have…
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When We Go Camping – Sally Sutton. Illustrated by Cat Chapman
Walker Books ISBN 9781921977787 Imprint: Walker Books Australia October 1, 2016 Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 This is another one that had slipped through the cracks and shouldn’t have! It’s a really fabulous read aloud that will have little ones bouncing in their seats and joining in the choruses. With lots of rhyming and onomatopoeia…
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The Shop at Hoopers Bend – Emily Rodda
Harper Collins ISBN: 9781460753668 ISBN 10: 1460753666 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU On Sale: 24/07/201 List Price: 16.99 AUD When you go to bed feeling a little tired and start reading a new book and then just keep reading it until you’re finished, you know it’s a terrific piece of writing. It’s been a while since…
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Truly Tan: Trapped! (Truly Tan, Book #6) – Jen Storer
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780733334122 ISBN 10: 0733334121 Imprint: ABC Books – AU 01/05/2017 RRP 16.99 AUD Confession time: Truly Tan is up to number 6 and I’ve not read any. In my defence, they are never on the library shelves long enough to snaffle one and since I taught my students how to…
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Pippa’s Island #1: The Beach Shack Café – Belinda Murrell
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780143783671 July 3, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP: $14.99 Belinda Murrell, one of our best loved authors, has cracked it again with a splendid new series once again celebrating family, friendships, community spirit and girl power :). Throw in a simply gorgeous tropical island setting and you have a…
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Eve and Elly – Mike Dumbleton/Laura Wood
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780857988515 May 2016 Random House Australia Children’s $16.99 I have always admired Mike Dumbleton’s ability to take a simple story line or idea and turn it into a gorgeous and relevant picture book for little ones. This one is no exception. If, as a parent, you have ever been in a…
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