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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Mr. Men [Little Miss] in Australia – Roger Hargreaves

    Penguin Australia November 2021 ISBN: 9781761044342 Imprint: Mr Men RRP: $16.99 These characters are so enduring and still so well-loved fifty years after their creation, that this book will make a fun addition to your collection and, indeed, to your classroom unit on Australia, if you are building up a solid title list for that purpose. The gang…

  • 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…

  • The Supernatural Survival Guide – George Ivanoff

    Penguin Australia September 2021 ISBN: 9781761043635 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 Here is the third in George’s Survival Guides and it’s not just in our house that each has been so anticipated. This one is totally going to tick boxes for a lot of your readers – and dare I say it, the geeky, the preppers, the curious, the…

  • The What on Earth Institute of Wonder – Lisa Nichol

    You can read my review of the The What on Earth Institute of Wonder now at Kids Book Review!!

  • Mr Men: Mr. Tickle 50th Anniversary Edition – Roger Hargreaves

    Penguin Australia March 2021 Imprint: Mr Men ISBN; 9781761042157 RRP: $16.99 In 1971 Roger Hargreaves wrote the first of what was to become one of the most well-known and iconic book series for children, after his small son asked him what a tickle would look like. No doubt in the beginning, particularly having found it difficult to…

  • Ginger Meggs – Tristan Bancks and Jason Chatfield

    Penguin Australia May 2021 ISBN: 9781760894818 Imprint: Puffin Format: Hardback Pages: 192 RRP: $24.99 When I was a kid, growing up in Sydney, my favourite part of the weekend was reading the Sunday comics. I started about four years old, when my Dad opened his Telegraph, and handed me the colourful insert and I was pretty much still reading them…

  • Hello and Welcome – Gregg Dreise

    Penguin Australia March 2021 ISBN: 9781760898328 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 With absolutely spot-on timing for Harmony Day 2021, multi-talented Gregg Dreise’s new book – which is a stunning companion to My Culture and Me – once again celebrates our First Australian people. In joyful celebration, as all are welcomed to corroboree, this gorgeous book provides insight and understanding…

  • Early One Morning – Mem Fox. Illustrated by Christine Davenier

    Penguin Australia March 2021 ISBN: 9781761040030 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 It’s always a delight to see a new Mem Fox book and this one for very little people is no exception. Your littlest humans will thoroughly enjoy this little boy’s mission to collect his breakfast, as he walks around the farm in search of the source. There is…

  • Kensy and Max #7: Take Down – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Australia March 2 2021 ISBN: 9781760898533 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 The countdown to Take Down is on! The kiddos are going to be wild with excitement to read this new adventure with the spies-in-training, as they set off for the World STEM championships in exotic Singapore. The team from the Central London Free School are thrilled to…

  • KBR: Moonlight Mums – Laura Stitzel

    Read my review of this beautiful new picture book on Kids Book Review now 🙂