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You Can’t Pat a Fish – Ruth Paul
Walker Books Australia March 2025 ISBN13:9781760656973 Australia RRP:$25.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 Okay so it’s not a saltwater fish – but remember Don’t Trust Fish! – they can be either salt or fresh water. This one is a fun rhyming book that will add greatly to your collection of ‘pet’ books. If it’s wet, it isn’t…
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Little Axel’s Axolotl – Juliette MacIver. Illustrated by Christopher Nielsen.
Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760656195 Australia RRP:$25.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 Anyone who has owned an axolotl, or indeed even just seen one, knows that they are such quirky little animals, they are begging to have stories written about them. I loved this picture book which is pure fun and kookiness. With it’s bouncing rhythm…
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Sarah Speedie – double the fun!
Boss Cat Harper Collins Australia June 2024 With Sarah’s bouncy text and Tom Jellet’s always humorous and distinctive illustrations, this is just pure fun – how very refreshing!! All of our circle knows well enough that our last remaining animal of The Kid’s former zoo, is Whiskers – the kitten her mother gave K in…
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Being a Cat: a tail of curiosity – Maria Gianferrari. Pictures by Pete Oswald
Harper Collins Australia August 2023 It seems that for most people it’s either one or the other. Cats or Dogs (always one of my most popular weekly ‘This or That’ votes in my libraries!) For me, it’s cats. I’ve owned dogs and loved dogs but I find it hard to live without a cat. Although,…
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Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia January 2023 It makes me very happy that my first review for 2023 is for my lovely friend, and über-talented creator, Jacqueline Harvey for #3 in her latest sensational series. Jacqueline has a sublime knack for creating character with whom readers can immediately connect, empathise and love, and Willa – along with her…
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A Little Fishy-ness
Peppa at the Aquarium [a lift-the-flap book] Penguin Random House June 2020 ISBN: 9780241411797 Imprint: Ladybird RRP: $14.99 This is another gorgeous board book which will delight your littlest readers as they discover all kinds of surprises under the flaps on each page – some of them with more than one! Peppa is worried about her goldfish. Poor…
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I Need a Parrot – Chris McKimmie
Ford St Publishing September 2019 9781925804287 RRP: $24.95 Another one that got missed on my review shelves which of course is completely remiss of me as it is both a Notable and a Short List title in the 2020 CBCA Awards list. I think we’ve all been there. When the kid repeatedly asks for a…
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The Bookworm – Debi Gliori
Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781408893036 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books What could delight a teacher-librarian’s heart more than a book about a bookworm? Little Max really really wants a pet of his own but his parents are not very keen. They reject his suggestion of a puppy or a kitten because they chew things…
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Animal Crackers
Now that the pile of review novels is finally getting to a stage that could be described as semi-tamed, it’s time to get stuck into plethora picture books. So here are some animal-focused ones to get into – because we all know that our little readers just love a great animal story and…
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