Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Ollie’s Odyssey – William Joyce

      Simon & Schuster Australia Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 304 pages ISBN 9781442473553 April 2016 RRP $27.99   This is a Hans Christian Andersen-style tale of magic and wonder that echoes of the same tenderness as works such as The Velveteen Rabbit. When Billy is just a baby he has a problem with his heart which…

  • How to Stop an Alien Invasion Using Shakespeare – Nick Falk & Tony Flowers

    ISBN: 9780143780328 Published: 28/03/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s   RRP $14.99 Hast thou ever feared the imminent arrival of strange googly-eyed alien monsters? Dost thou fret over total destruction of the known world by hideous extra-terrestrials of extraordinary ugliness? You may rest assured that the solution is at hand. Join Sid, his little sister Wendy and evil-genius…

  • Marmaduke the Very Popular Dragon – Rachel Valentine/Ed Eaves

      Marmaduke the Very Popular Dragon – Rachel Valentine/Ed Eaves ISBN:9781408862667 Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:June 2016   There would be very few children – or indeed adults – who have not been in the same position as Marmaduke at some time. Marmaduke and Meg are the very best of friends and the envy of…

  • Introducing Teddy: a story about being yourself – Jessica Walton illustrated by Dougal MacPherson

      Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408877630 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Pub Date: June 2016   This is a really lovely, though unexpected story. Errol and his teddy Thomas are the very best of friends who do many fun everyday things together – riding bikes, eating sandwiches in their tree-house or having tea parties.…

  • Goblin Mafia Wars [City of Monsters #2] – DC Green

    Ford St Publishing April 2016 ISBN 9781925272208 RRP $18.95 You would think that as a royal hume dude your life would be one of complete luxury not to mention stressfree. Think again! PT (Prince Thomas of Monstro City) and his Dead Gang friends are embroiled even deeper in nasty situations and deadly – or is…

  • The Cloudspotter – Tom McLaughlin

    Allen & Unwin Australia Bloomsbury March 2016 ISBN 9781408854976 RRP $15.99 Franklin is always alone but never lonely because he always has his clouds. That’s why he’s known as the Cloudspotter. When he is with his clouds he can be anywhere and anyone, do anything and imagine endlessly. When Scruffy Dog comes along, Franklin is…