Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Whispers – Greg Howard

      Penguin 9780241367087 January 22, 2019 Puffin $14.99   Riley has not been coping so well since his mother disappeared. Neither his father nor his brother seems as concerned as he is. Even his much loved grandparents appear to be disengaged from his urgency to solve the mystery. His seemingly never-ending meetings with the police…

  • Collecting Sunshine – Rachel Flynn & Tamsin Ainslie

    Penguin Random House 9780143785187 September 3, 2018 Imprint: Viking   RRP: $22.99 Like all small children Mabel and Robert love to collect things on their walks (ahh yes, the days when I had to take snap lock bags with me for Small’s treasures) and they pick up all kinds of marvellous finds: beautiful stones, interesting…

  • Pages & Co : Tilly and the  Bookwanderers –Anna James

      Harper Collins ISBN: 9780008229887 ISBN 10: 0008229880 Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks On Sale: 18/09/2018 List Price: 9.99 AUD Ever since Tilly’s mum disappeared when she was tiny, her home has been with her Grandma and Grandpa in their house/bookshop Pages & Co. Inevitably, given that circumstance, Tilly is the ultimate bookworm and constantly loses herself deep in a book, particularly her…

  • Dogs Galore!

    A handful of doggy books for the canine lovers amongst us all… My Dog Socks – Robyn Osbourne/Sadami Konchi Ford St Publishing ISBN: 9781925272826 (hardcover) 9781925272833 (paperback) Publication date: October 2017 (hardcover) March 2018 (paperback) Price: AUD$24.95 (hardcover) AUD$16.95 (paperback)   Although it has taken me a while to get to this book that does not diminish…

  • The Dream Bird –  Aleesah Darlinson/Emma Middleton

    Wombat Books ISBN: 9781925563337 Release: 1 April 2018 Price: $19.99 Hardback   For a family of insomniacs no explanation is needed about the difficulties sometimes of going to sleep – no matter how busy the day, or the level of tiredness. Young and old in my crew this is something we deal with constantly. Over…

  • Watch Out for Muddy Puddles – Ben Faulks/Ben Cort

    Allen & Unwin ISBN :9781408867204 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Pub Date: October 2016 RRP $14.99 Being Aussie I was not familiar with Ben Faulks’ name but UK readers will recognise it from his very popular television presence. This is his first picture book and is colourfully illustrated by Ben Cort, who also did the…

  • Grandparents are the Bomb!

      Random House Australia Of course I can be a little smug since Small so often tells me  lovingly that I am ‘the best Gran in the whole world’. This little person and I have always had such a close bond and that was made even closer when Mummy became so critically ill and K…

  • The Cloudspotter – Tom McLaughlin

    Allen & Unwin Australia Bloomsbury March 2016 ISBN 9781408854976 RRP $15.99 Franklin is always alone but never lonely because he always has his clouds. That’s why he’s known as the Cloudspotter. When he is with his clouds he can be anywhere and anyone, do anything and imagine endlessly. When Scruffy Dog comes along, Franklin is…

  • The Adventures of Miss Petitfour – Anne Michaels

    Bloomsbury: Tundra Books PenguinRandomHouse Australia December 2015 ISBN 9781770495005 RRP $19.99 This beautifully presented hardback is packed with all things to delight girls from around 7 up as they begin their chapter book journey. The quirky Miss Petitfour lives with her cats – all sixteen of them – and is always having adventures in between her…