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A Very Dinosaur Birthday – Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Christopher Nielsen.
Harper Collins Australia July 2023 ISBN: 9781400242054ISBN 10: 1400242053 Imprint: Thomas Nelson US RRP: $24.99 We know most kids are wild about dinosaurs. Certainly The Kid, and her mother before her were besotted with them as littles, but right up to loving every gritty, Velociraptor moment of the Jurassic Park franchise. And who wouldn’t want to have a…
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This Spells Trouble – Paul Collins/Sean McMullen
Ford St Publishing July 2023 ISBN:9781922696311 RRP: $17.95 This is just a riotous, joyful comic adventure from the very first page, and, I tell you now, your kids from middle school to upper will eat it up with relish! 14 year old Winton is apprenticed to a very dodgy wizard named Faramond – a lazy,…
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Pugnacious & Scuttlebutt #2: S.M.Ellybutt Strikes Back – Adam Wallace/Wayne Bryant
Larrikin House May 2023 ISBN: 9781922804495 RRP: $14.99 This is definitely not your feel-good, cute and fluffy dog story, not that you would imagine it to be, knowing Adam’s rather – let’s say – quirky brand of creativity. Following on from the heroic pound rescue (#1 book), these two dysfunctional doggos are cruising the streets,…
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How to Train Your Dragon 20th Anniversary Edition: Book 1 – Cressida Cowell
Hachette ISBN : 9781444973006 Publisher : Hachette Children’s Group Imprint : Hodder Children’s Books RRP: $26.99 When this first arrived, aside from the fact that I was totally blown away by the gorgeous, shiny gold dust jacket, I thought – what the…? 20 years?? surely not! But then I stopped and realised that The Kid was five years old when the…
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Hello Twigs series : Andrew McDonald/Ben Wood
Hardie Grant Imprint: Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing August 2023 RRP: $9.99 If you have the littles constantly wanting to borrow graphics, then this series will be a godsend to you. From the dynamic creative team that brought us The Real Pigeons, these new books tick a lot of boxes: develop reading skills, encourage a love…
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The Monkey Who Fell from the Future – Ross Welford
Harper Collins March 2023 ISBN: 9780008544744 ISBN 10: 0008544743 Imprint: HarperCollins GB List Price: 16.99 AUD A new Ross Welford novel is always a treat, and this is no exception. His time-travelling escapades are always full of adventure, tension and humour, and at the same time, they are thought-provoking. This one ticks all those boxes again. In 2425 the…
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Monster Island – George Ivanoff
Penguin Australia May 2023 ISBN: 9781761047244 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Soooooooo, take a little Jurassic Park, a pinch of Big Foot, a handful of Little Shop of Horrors, a smidgin of mad scientists, a scoop of Bass Strait Triangle [like the Bermuda one, but closer] and an actual drop bear, and stir vigorously with some George Ivanoff –…
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Huda was Here – H. Hayek
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781761068430 Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $15.99 This is a really fun read but more than that, it’s a delightful look at family relationships and community interactions. When their dad loses his job as the neighbourhood security guard, Huda and Akeal set out on a campaign of mischief, with the goal of…
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Two Dogs – Ian Falconer
Harper Collins Australia November 2022 ISBN: 9780008399863 ISBN 10: 0008399867 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $24.99 Vale Ian Falconer. 25/08/1959 8/03/2023 I think it’s actually quite ironic that I had put off reviewing this charmingly hilarious book. The news of Falconer’s death two weeks ago came as quite a shock to many and we are all the poorer for…
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