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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Hooray for Puffin’s 80th Anniversary!

    Yes yes! the celebrations are well and truly underway – as you will have detected with some recent posts 🙂 but it’s not just about the always-fantastic titles, both classic and new. It’s time for excitement and give-aways too! Did you know that if you buy two Puffin books from participating bookstores you too can…

  • More Puffin Littles!

    Penguin Australia These new Puffin collections for the younger readers in your mob are just terrific! Not so long ago I reviewed Puffin Little Cook: Snacks which took its place with our cookbooks to aid The Kid in her learning to be self-sufficient. These would be just as useful in her home school program as…

  • The World of Roald Dahl – with illustrations by Quentin Blake

    Penguin Australia September 2020 Imprint: Puffin ISBN: 9780241447970 $19.99 Another stunning book from Puffin as the anniversary celebrations roll out and let’s face it, Roald Dahl is a gift that keeps on giving. I know I wouldn’t be the only one to need to keep replenishing RD books as they become increasingly battered due to much borrowing…

  • Puffin’s 80th Anniversary!

    Generations of children have grown up with Puffin Books and I am one of those. I was a voracious reader from the age of three but my first memory of Puffins is around my 7th birthday when I received my copy of Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass. I still have it, albeit,…