Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Aussie 12 Days of Christmas – Brentos

    Simon & Schuster August 2025 Publisher: Affirm Press ISBN13: 9781923135413 LIST PRICE: AU$ 22.99 / NZ$ 27.99 It’s a whole new vibe for the Aussie 12 Days of Xmas we may all know and personally I love it. The subdued pastel palette employed by Brentos in all his work encourages us all to view our…

  • Meerkat Mayhem – Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

    Penguin Australia You will find numerous posts here referencing Mem Fox, going back almost the entire decade of the blog’s existence, including an insightful Q&A posted back in 2019. My joy in Mem’s work and her presence goes back many years. Possum Magic was a book I bought to share with The Kid’s mum as…

  • The Big Book of Australian Nursery Rhymes – Frané Lessac

    Walker Books Australia March 2024 ISBN13:9781760655099 Australia RRP:$26.99 New Zealand RRP:$28.99 Frané once again brings her extraordinary talent to a new picture book that epitomises joy in our Australian wildlife and landscapes, this time for the very smallest of Smalls. For those of us with long experience in literacy and teaching, we know that exposing…