Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • You Can’t Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car – Patricia Cleveland-Peck and DavidTazzyman

    Bloomsbury Publishing August 2022 ISBN 9781526635402 Imprint Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $14.99 We all know that kiddos love absurd humour and this book fits that bill to a T. I shared this one with a Prep class who were all pretty much shrieking with laughter all the way through it. This is a hilarious look…

  • Jinny & Cooper – Tania Ingram

    Penguin Random House 9780143308751 February 1, 2016   $14.99 This is my first taste of the Jinny & Cooper series but it certainly won’t be my last! And it’s already on my ‘read aloud’ list for Miss Small, my library and relief teaching days! When Tania’s young daughter first asked her to write about a…

  • 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…

  • Please Open This Book – Adam Lehrhaupt/Matthew Forsythe

    Simon & Schuster Australia List Price AU$ 24.99 NZ$ 27.99   The expression ‘more fun than a barrel of monkeys’ has never been as evident as in this crazy chaotic new picture book from the duo who brought you Warning, Do Not Open This Book!. Completely giggle-making for young readers, a bunch of monkeys plus…

  • Awesome Animal Stories for Kids – Aleesah Darlison

    ISBN: 9780857989680 Published: 01/12/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 208 pages – RRP $14.99 One thing we know as teacher-librarians is that you can never have too many animal stories. Younger readers especially eat up such tales whether crazy, realistic, whimsical or humorous. This new collection from Aleesah Darlison covers all those bases and with a text that…

  • The Vanilla Slice Kid – Adam Wallace & Jack Wodhams. Illustrated by Tom Gittus

    Ford St Publishing ISBN: 978-1-925272-02-4 Publication date: 1 October 2015 Extent: 144 pages Price: AUD$14.95 Well it’s clear we have our own contender to usurp Roald Dahl in the list of favourites for readers who love wacky and fantastical stories! When Archie Cunningham is born, it is apparent to his parents – a disgustingly greedy…

  • Samurai vs Ninja (#1 & #2) – Nick Falk & Tony Flowers

    Samurai vs Ninja 1: The Battle for the Golden Egg – Nick Falk & Tony Flowers ISBN: 9780857986054 Published: 01/04/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages Samurai vs Ninja 2: The Race for the Shogun’s Treasure ISBN: 9780857986368 Published: 01/04/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 96 pages RRP: $9.99 From the dynamic duo that brought us the Billy is a…