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The Big Switch: #2 It’s a Twin Thing – Kristin Darell. Illustrated by A. Yi
Penguin Australia August 2026 ISBN: 9781761353611 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $14.99 From the super switched-on and sparky twin, Kristin Darell, comes the second in her terrific new series about twins, Abi and Brook. These girls are so likeable and their posse of friends, along with the readers, would agree. They are smart and funny, they are clever but not…
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Animalia: 40th Anniversary – Graeme Base
Penguin Australia September 2026 ISBN: 9781761622311 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $29.99 It’s a big year for anniversary editions – it seems so many have come along in 2026 – but I doubt there will be any bigger, bolder, bluer or shinier than this absolutely glorious foiled collector’s edition of Animalia. Forty years old!!! What the…?? I can hardly believe…
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Emma Memma: Hide-and-Seek lift-the-flap
Penguin Australia ISBN: 9781761355639 Imprint: Puffin Format: Board Book RRP: $14.99 I make no secret of how much I🧡 Emma Memma’s work – she was a fabulous Wiggle, even though we were long past Wiggle stage – but has continued to go from strength to strength with her outstanding contribution to both kids lit, children’s imaginations and, of course,…
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Oh No! – James Foley
Penguin Australia May 2026 ISBN: 9781761355073 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Thursday night last I had just the best time at Quick Brown Fox’ Term 2 Reading Between the Wines and quite honestly, I’ve never laughed so much at any of the other RBtW evenings I’ve attended because not only is James Foley as hilarious in real life as…
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Is This a Plum? – Dan & Finn Ojari
Penguin Australia May 2026 ISBN: 9780241814055 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 The first word that springs to mind with this debut book is charming, followed quickly by hilarious! Father and son team but not in the usual sense [thinking of examples like Anthony and Joe Browne] because this father mostly works in theatrical creativity (Aardman Animations) and this son…
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Drawing Nudes While Making Other Plans – Zoe Gaetjens
Penguin Australia May 2026 ISBN: 9781761358012 Imprint: Penguin $19.99 Sometimes it’s just so refreshing to read something that’s different and this was one of those. It’s not that I don’t enjoy reading the YA cosy murder mysteries and so on, but when you get a book that gives you a slice of real life set in your…
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You can’t help but notice..
Sometimes there is a slew of similar looking books, or titles, or even narratives or content. We all know there are trends in fashion, food, music, movies and even books – but it does sometimes seem that at times various authors, even across continents, simultaneously get the same thought. Other times it’s just seems to…
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