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My First Book of Zen: simple wisdom for children – Tracy Gallup
New South Books Tuttle Publishing 9784805318980 September 2025 AUD$29.99 As you might expect, this one very much speaks to my Buddhist soul. It is gentle and soothing, a tranquil taste of what it means to be both mindful and meditative in our daily lives. Over the years I’ve had several books that were focused on…
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How Big is the Sky? -Kimberly Brown
Simon & Schuster Publisher: Affirm Press July 2025 ISBN13: 9781923046368 RRP: LIST PRICE: AU$ 24.99 / NZ$ 29.99 While this one fits perfectly into today’s theme in a titular way, it is not about the sky at all. It is, in fact, about a whole lot of different concepts and it is a book which…
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Between – Anna Walker
Scribe Publications Imprint: Scribble September 2025 ISBN: 9781761381591AUD$27.99 (Hardback) Anna Walker has created a book that is a pure symphony of thoughts, that swirl around like gossamer on a breeze. I only wish I could give you some idea of how utterly beautiful and soothing it is. It is almost a meditation in print and…
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One Day – Shirley Marr. Michael Speechly
Walker Books May 2025 ISBN13:9781760659790 Australia RRP:$27.99 New Zealand RRP:$29.99 Two acclaimed creators collaborating? Of course, it was bound to be sensational. And it is all that and more. According to Frog, Mayfly will be eaten up by the world, but what will it matter if she only lives for one day in any case.…
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Be the Bus! The Lost and Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon (as told to Mo Willems)- Mo Willems
Walker Books Australia November 2024 ISBN13:9781760659806 Australia RRP:$19.99 New Zealand RRP:$22.99 As mentioned previously [probably more than once because that seems to be a thing at my age!] I’ve been a fan of Mo’s work from the start. While my favourite is still Nanette’s Baguette, really they are all fabulous. You have only to remind…
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Hitler’s Daughter 25th Anniversary – Jackie French
Harper Collins Australia July 2024 When I took this out of the parcel I was aghast – at the fact of it being 25 years since I first read this, one of Jackie’s most loved MG books. I sent her a message saying so and she replied that she found it hard to believe as…
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Clarice Bean Smile – Lauren Child
Harper Collins Australia April 2024 Yesterday was a very grumpy day. Although there was lots of good stuff in it, I was extremely annoyed to find out that someone has literally passed my own words off as their own, and, not for the first time, used my work to put focus on their own, without…
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Begin Again: The Story of How We Got Here and Where We Might Go – Our Human Story. So Far. – Oliver Jeffers
Harper Collins Australia November 2023 Oh yes, I know it’s taken me some time to get to this one, but it was quite deliberate. I’d heard a lot about it – though I haven’t read any actual reviews. I knew it was going to be profound and powerful, and I wanted to not just read…
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Seeds – Carme Lenniscates
Candlewick Press March 2020 Imprint: Candlewick Studio ISBN 9781536208443 Another timely book – certainly for us – as we’ve been re-invigorating and re-planting our veggie patch after a long hot summer. Magical seeds are popping up in the propagator on our front verandah waiting until they are sturdy enough to be planted out in the…
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