Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Bad Habits – Flynn Meaney

    Penguin Australia February 2021 ISBN: 9780241407196 Imprint: Penguin Format: Paperback RRP: $16.99 Hands down, this is the funniest and most enjoyable YA novel I’ve read in ages! Naturally, the super stunning cover is a real drawcard but when I tell you that I’ve ripped through it over just the last couple of nights, you can guess it was just…

  • Kensy and Max #7: Take Down – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Australia March 2 2021 ISBN: 9781760898533 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 The countdown to Take Down is on! The kiddos are going to be wild with excitement to read this new adventure with the spies-in-training, as they set off for the World STEM championships in exotic Singapore. The team from the Central London Free School are thrilled to…

  • Friday Barnes #9: No Escape – R. A. Spratt

    Penguin Australia February 2021 ISBN: 9781760895761 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $15.99 R. A. Spratt (aka Rachel) said to me ‘NO spoilers’ when I mentioned I was about to review this new Friday Barnes instalment and given she is both fit and feisty albeit small, I am not about to quibble! So here’s my rather ‘different’ review ;-). A) Friday…

  • KBR Review: October, October – Katya Balen

    You can read my review of this wonderful new book at Kids’ Book Review now! I love Katya’s writing so much!

  • Turtle Boy on KBR

    You can read my second review for KBR now…….. Turtle Boy – M Evan Wolkenstein – don’t miss it because this is a truly wonderful book for middle schoolers!

  • Pages & Co #3: Tilly and the Map of Stories – Anna James

    Harper Collins Australia October 2020 ISBN: 9780008229948 ISBN 10: 0008229945 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB List Price: 19.99 AUD This series is so utterly charming and original that it has been such pleasure to read and review each of them. Tilly and Oskar continue their adventures with the ongoing quest to thwart the horrible Underwoods who have usurped the British…

  • The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home – Joanna Nell

    Hachette Trade Paperback: OCT 27, 2020 | 9780733642869 | RRP $32.99 While the wind howls wildly and the rain is falling constantly this is the perfect read to take a break from the busyness of Christmas preparations and just relax. Light-hearted and witty the antics of this group of senior citizens will entertain you and demonstrate that old age…

  • The Tree – Graeme Base

    Penguin Australia November 2020 ISBN: 9781760897048 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 Yet again Graeme Base gives us the most beautiful picture book with a charming story that cloaks a hugely important message for all. This is the story of a cow, a duck and a very big tree. When two friends discover an enormous tree both are thrilled especially…

  • Bear in Space – Deborah Abela. Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

    Walker Books Australia August 2020 ISBN: 9781760651510Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $25.99New Zealand RRP: $28.99 Encouraging our little readers to be not just accepting of differences but to embrace them is arguably one of the greatest gifts we can offer. And to be able to do this through the enjoyment of a wonderful and vibrant story is a…

  • Go for Gold! (Pea and Nut #2) – Matt Stanton

    Harper Collins Australia August 2020 ISBN: 9780733340680 ISBN 10: 0733340687 Imprint: ABC Books – AU List Price: 17.99 AUD The second in the Pea + Nut series is another rowdy rambunctious read that will have your kiddos in fits of laughter and with swimming season upon us there will no doubt be many connections made. Pea the panda really…