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The Crayons Love Our Planet – Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
Harper Collins Australia March 2024 ISBN: 9780008560898 ISBN 10: 0008560897 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $24.99 The crayons are funny and make an impact on kiddos every time they pop up in a new adventure. It is remarkable how utterly imbued each one is with a distinctive personality. In this most recent story, the Crayons are showcasing the wonders…
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Sarah Speedie – double the fun!
Boss Cat Harper Collins Australia June 2024 ISBN: 9781460764046 ISBN 10: 1460764048 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $24.99 With Sarah’s bouncy text and Tom Jellet’s always humorous and distinctive illustrations, this is just pure fun – how very refreshing!! All of our circle knows well enough that our last remaining animal of The Kid’s former zoo, is Whiskers –…
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1: The Frost Fair- Natasha Hastings. Illustrated by Alex T. Smith
Harper Collins Australia April 2024 ISBN: 9780008496067 ISBN 10: 0008496064 Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks RRP: $16.99 I had read about the Frost Fairs in London some time ago, after a mention of these in another book and they really must have been quite a spectacle. An authentic Frost Fair will never happen again – read here to find out why…
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Begin Again: The Story of How We Got Here and Where We Might Go – Our Human Story. So Far. – Oliver Jeffers
Harper Collins Australia November 2023 ISBN: 9780008579593 ISBN 10: 0008579598 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $29.99 Oh yes, I know it’s taken me some time to get to this one, but it was quite deliberate. I’d heard a lot about it – though I haven’t read any actual reviews. I knew it was going to be profound and powerful,…
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The Sea Captain’s Wife – Jackie French
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9781867243489 ISBN 10: 1867243482 Imprint: HQ Fiction AU $32.99 It really is a given, that a new Jackie French book means that all other books are put on hold (even if half-read!) until I have devoured the newest. And that’s exactly what has happened over the past few days. Just under 500 pages flew…
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Information Overload!
Every now and then it happens. There’s been a gradual build-up on the review shelves, which I doggedly work through but then there’s a sudden rush of many parcels arriving (my postie and I are such good friends after him delivering to my last two houses!), and things go completely catawampus. So despite all my…
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Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
Harper Collins Australia October 2023 ISBN: 9780008352226 ISBN 10: 0008352224 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $29.99 Featuring: Macbeth, illustrated by Dapo AdeolaThe Taming of the Shrew, illustrated by Joelle AvelinoRomeo and Juliet, illustrated by Peter BaileyThe Tempest, illustrated by BarrouxTwelfth Night, illustrated by Ian BeckHenry V, illustrated by Christian BirminghamA Midsummer Night’s Dream, illustrated by Alona MillgramHamlet, illustrated by…
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Frog Squad: #1 Dessert Disaster- Kate and Jol Temple
Harper Collins Australia May 2024 ISBN: 9781460764428 ISBN 10: 1460764420 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $16.99 People who know me are well aware of my love of wordplay, especially puns, so this hilarious new series is right up my alley. You might say I almost jumped for joy and honestly, your kiddos will find it un-frog-ettable as well. The…
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