Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Little Rabbit and the Moon – Inda Ahmad Zahri. Claire Wee.

    Simon & Schuster Little Book Press September 2025 ISBN: 978-1-923141-12-4 RRP: $24.99 I’m not sure if Inda created this based on the ‘rabbit in the moon’ idea. I know one of my girls always talked about the moon rabbit – that is she saw the crater shadows on the moon as a reclining rabbit. I also…

  • Helping Little Star – Sally Morgan and Blaze Kwaymullina. Illustrations by Sally Morgan.

    Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760658700 Australia RRP:$16.99 New Zealand RRP:$18.99 August 4 is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day so what a better to mark that than with some reviews of some wonderful new titles. What an absolutely charming story this is for Smalls! It is essentially quite simple but could easily develop into…

  • Peppa Pig: A Trip to the Moon

    Penguin Australia September 2022 ISBN: 9780241610664 Imprint: Ladybird RRP: $16.99 I think it’s safe to say that Peppa’s popularity just does not diminish! I shared this one with a delightful class of Preppies and before reading, when I asked who likes Peppa, there was a forest of hands shooting up and much excited chatter. The kiddos really enjoyed…

  • The Astronaut’s Cat – Tohby Riddle

    Allen & Unwin March 2020 ISBN 9781760524944 RRP: $24.99 Tohby Riddle comments that he could not have predicted just how apt  his new book would be given our current circumstances but it really is going to be a perfect story to share and discuss with your readers. Given how many cats have come and gone…