Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Holiday Helper – Kristin Haynes. Art by Anna Thompson

    Published by Kristin Haynes December 2025 It’s never any fun feeling left out and just as kiddos very often want to be part of the action and ‘help’, so does Hendrix want to be involved in the family Xmas preparations. But, nobody seems to want or need him. Mum is busy with lists and lights,…

  • BumbleBunnies #4: The Balloon – Graeme Base

    Harper Collins Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9781460754030 ISBN 10: 1460754034 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 16.99 AUD Graeme Base’s whimsical illustrations are always a joy and combined, as they in this series for very small humans, with a simple plot and engaging text are a total winning package. There’s a bit of a panic in the garden when…

  • Hattie Helps Out – Davina Bell & Jane Godwin/Freya Blackwood

    ISBN:9781743435434 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:A & U Children Pub Date:March 2016 RRP $24.99   This is a delightful story to which young readers will easily relate. Hattie loves to help out and she thinks she is very good at it. Baby Lottie is not so much of a help but that’s not her fault. One…