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Lani and the Universe – Victoria Carless
Harper Collins Australia January 2024 ISBN: 9781460716168 ISBN 10: 1460716167 Imprint: HarperCollins RRP: $12.99 I really enjoyed Victoria’s earlier book, Gus and the Starlight, so the invitation to write teaching notes for this new one was a great pleasure, and, of course, gave me a very early read of another fresh, funny and poignant MG novel. It’s been…
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Christmas Days in the Sunshine – Byll & Beth Stephen. Illustrated by Simon Howe.
Harper Collins Australia September 2023 ISBN: 9780733342745 ISBN 10: 0733342744 Imprint: ABC Books AU RRP: $22.99 Singing sisters Teeny Tiny Stevies, ARIA winners in 2020 for Best Children’s Album, are now on their 4th picture book for Littles. This simple but easily recognisable celebration of Christmas Aussie style, will resonant with even tiny kids who will make connections…
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The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas – Matt Lucas. Illustrated by Forrest Burdett.
Harper Collins Australia October 2023 ISBN: 9780008519926 ISBN 10: 0008519927 Imprint: Farshore Fiction GB RRP: $16.99 To be completely honest, when I first got this one I thought – uggh, another “celebrity” book – so many, most disappointing IMO. But with Xmas coming up, I was determined to give it a go to add to my rather scanty…
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Juniper’s Christmas – Eoin Colfer.
Harper Collins Australia November 2023 ISBN: 9780008475543 ISBN 10: 0008475547 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $19.99 It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Eoin (well, me at least) but this one was definitely worth a wait. I absolutely think it’s one of the most original Christmas MG novels I’ve ever read, and I loved every word of it.…
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Picture Book Month 2023 is a wrap!
November is Picture Book Month, a tribute to the enduring importance of the picture book form. Dianne de Las Casas (author & storyteller) and her team co-founded the month-long celebration to champion the power and beauty of picture books: In this digital age where people are predicting the coming death of print books, picture books (the print kind) need love. And…
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Being a Cat: a tail of curiosity – Maria Gianferrari. Pictures by Pete Oswald
Harper Collins Australia August 2023 ISBN: 9780063067929 ISBN 10: 0063067927 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $24.99 It seems that for most people it’s either one or the other. Cats or Dogs (always one of my most popular weekly ‘This or That’ votes in my libraries!) For me, it’s cats. I’ve owned dogs and loved dogs but I find it…
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How to Write a Poem – Kwame Alexander & Deanna Nikaido. Art by Melissa Sweet.
Harper Collins Australia October 2023 ISBN: 9780063060906 ISBN 10: 0063060906 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $29.99 I really think this is one of the ‘prettiest’ picture books I’ve seen this year. I actually received it months ago but it was far too early to post a review so I’ve had it sitting in drafts for yonks! So then I…
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If Our World Were 100 Days – Jackie McCann/Aaron Cushley
Harper Collins Australia September 2023 ISBN: 9780008599287 ISBN 10: 0008599289 Imprint: Farshore Non-Fiction GB $19.99 For the nerdy child in me, this is fabulous. For the boomer-brain in me, it was a little hard to wrap my head around. I’m guessing because as an older person, I’m quite OK with thinking about the concept of time, but I’m…
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What’s in a Dumpling, Grandma: Linda Meeker. Illustrated by Sandra Eide.
Harper Collins Australia November 2023 ISBN: 9781400244225 ISBN 10: 1400244226 Imprint: Thomas Nelson US RRP: $24.99 Earlier this year, I spent a day learning to make Tibetan momos – dumplings. And not only was it fun, but it made me think about dumplings in general, and how many different cultures have these delicious little parcels of yumminess in…
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