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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Bluey: Big Pop-up Book

    Penguin Australia This one is another big and bold and very simple one. There are five pop-ups each telling its own little story. From fairies in the garden to playtime at the creek. Each pop-up scene is a double spread, as you can see with a couple of lift-the-flaps for extra fun. LOVE the pesky…

  • Roobee Roo x Two

    Hachette Australia Imprint; Lothian Children’s Books Roobee Roo: My Big Bedtime Book Jul 1, 2025 | 9780734422354 | RRP $14.99 Roobee Roo: My Magic ABC Pouch Jul 1, 2025 | 9780734422323 | RRP $14.99 It’s two more cuties in this adorable series from Nico and Candy Robertson [aren’t we lucky they decided to come live in the best country in the world?]. With…

  • We’re going on a Treasure Hunt – Martha Mumford. Laura Hughes.

    lift the flaps and find the treasure! Bloomsbury Australia June 2025 ISBN: 978152627384 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Series: The Bunny Adventures RRP: $16.99 We’re going on a treasure hunt. Yo! Ho! Ho!Help us find the golden coins … Arrrrr! Off we go! Well, it’s rabbits so of course I’m in! But seriously, how cute are the Bunnies?…

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas Tree by Eric Carle

    Penguin Random House Whatever you do, don’t miss this one for a Smallest of All in your circle!! It is just the cutest thing ever!. With a super simple, rhyming text and big bold illustrations, and exciting lift-the-flap interactivity, little ones can have the fun and excitement of discovering which character is under each flap.…

  • Peppa Pig: Peppa’s 12 Days of Christmas

    Penguin Random House October 2023 We all know that Peppa’s popularity remains undiminished and that Littles just never get tired of the Pig family. Continue the fun with another lift-the-flap book that will delight your slightly older Smalls particularly. Starting on Christmas Day (of course) with opening presents and then all the excitement in the…

  • For the Tiny Humans

    Find Spot: an Australian Adventure Penguin Australia July 2023 Your littlest people will love this colourful new board book with a fresh Spot adventure, especially as it’s set in Australia. Mum, Dad and Spot are camping and as they explore billabong and surrounds, they encounter some lovely Australian wildlife like an echidna, thorny devil, bats…

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Bug Hunt: a lift-and-learn book

    Penguin Australia April 2022 ISBN: 9780241553503 Imprint: Puffin Format: Board Book RRP: $14.99 Your littlest readers are going to love this. Every page is pure classic Carle and the fact that there are several flaps on each spread will just send them into paroxysms of squealing joy. Aside from finding the mini-critters, you can focus on some prepositions and…

  • Two for Littlies – lift-the-flap board books

    Where’s George’s Dinosaur? a lift-the-flap book Penguin Australia January 2022 ISBN: 9780241543542 Imprint: Ladybird Format: Board Book RRP: $14.99 We all know two sure things – little ones love lift-the-flap books – and the thirst for Peppa Pig and family never diminishes! George’s dinosaur is missing – where can it be? – so Mummy and Peppa help him look…

  • A batch of board books

    My Best Friend is a Dragon – Rachael McLean Penguin Australia August 2020 ISBN: 9780593093993 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $13.99 The first of this batch of books for the tiniest reads is this delightful and gloriously vibrant lift-the-flap story. What could be better than having a magical dragon as your best friend? This little boy romps through the pages…

  • Where’s Spot? 40th Anniversary edition – Eric Hill

    Penguin Australia ISBN: 9780241446850 May 2020 $16.99 The cover image does not do this beauty justice – you need to see it for yourself in all its shiny ruby glory!! It’s almost my Jen’s birthday – she would have been turning 40 on 22nd of this month and how apt it is to be able to…