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Thank You, Teacher from The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Penguin Australia August 2022 ISBN: 9780241585566 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $12.99 They tell me Xmas is rapidly drawing closer – but what is even closer than that is the end of the school year. Most of us are now mid-term so that dreaded moment of finding a gift for your child’s teacher is nigh, and while, of course we…
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Busy Betty – Reese Witherspoon. Illustrated by Xindi Yan
Penguin Australia October 2022 Imprint: Puffin ISBN: 9781761047480 RRP: $19.99 Oh, I’m a huge fan of Reese!.. and I can easily imagine her as a little girl just like Busy Betty. This is pure good fun and kids will love the joyousness of it as much as they relate to the getting into scrapes – albeit,…
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My Baba is the Best – Bachar Houli. Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia
Penguin Australia August 2022 ISBN: 9781761046568 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 Read more in this piece from SBS Arabic24 This is simply just a joyous read filled with family and fatherly love. It is wonderful that we have an ever-increasing diverse representation of our Australian children in books, and, in particular, picture books. Bachar proves himself not just…
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Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Dragon Adventure
Penguin Australia August 2022 ISBN: 9780241575673 Imprint: Ladybird RRP: $14.99 We can always depend on Peppa and her family to provide us with warm fuzzies, plus imagination combined with happy reality. When George Pig doesn’t want to go to sleep, fearful of bad dreams, Daddy Pig tells a wonderful story about a dragon. Peppa and George enjoy…
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Spot’s Slide-and-Seek Farm
Penguin Australia January 2023 Publisher Penguin Random House Children’s Uk | Puffin ISBN 9780241560556 If you have little humans in your family or circle, they are going to love these new additions to the Spot collection. The very first Spot lift-the-flap, the classic Where’s Spot?, was published in 1980 and, as I’ve mentioned before when…
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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…
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Battle Mum – Zoë Foster Blake. Illustrated by Adele K. Thomas
Penguin Australia 1 November 2022 ISBN: 9780143779681 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 Look, I’ve gotta be honest – anything with Karate Kid moves or ninja references and I’m in! In my experience, the same applies for kids. Ok, so maybe not all of them are actually across the Karate Kid (clearly because their education has been neglected) but…
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Willa and Woof #2: Birthday Business – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia October 2022 ISBN: 9781761043321 Imprint: Puffin Willa happens to find out that it’s almost Frank’s birthday and it’s a super special significant one. She feels pretty sad when she knows that Frank’s family, son and his wife plus children, who live in England are unable to even be in touch on this special day so,…
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The Colourful World of Poppy Starr Olsen: A novel inspired by the life of the Australian Olympic skateboarder – Poppy Starr Olsen & Jess Black
Penguin Australia August 2022 ISBN: 9780143778837 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 From the opening pages this is just a joyful experience and one that I binged in just two sessions. I’ll be honest here. I didn’t know of Poppy (I don’t watch or follow the Olympics) and I know – well knew – zilch about skateboarding so I didn’t…
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