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Willa and Woof #5: Let the Games Begin! – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia July 2023 ISBN: 9781761048920 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $12.99 Adorable Willa is back in a new adventure which will again resonate with her young fans. Willa is very excited, though incredibly nervous, about her upcoming very first ‘real’ gymnastics competition. Her anxiety is not helped by her nemesis Evie’s constant jibes and taunts. Along with her team,…
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Monster Island – George Ivanoff
Penguin Australia May 2023 ISBN: 9781761047244 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Soooooooo, take a little Jurassic Park, a pinch of Big Foot, a handful of Little Shop of Horrors, a smidgin of mad scientists, a scoop of Bass Strait Triangle [like the Bermuda one, but closer] and an actual drop bear, and stir vigorously with some George Ivanoff –…
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Kensy and Max #10: Time’s Up – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia May 2023 ISBN: 9781761043307 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Fasten your seatbelts for one last rollercoaster ride with the intrepid twin spies, in their most difficult and worrying adventure/mission yet! When their closest family members begin disappearing – apparently kidnapped – the twins become increasingly isolated and anxious. With no ransom notes or other explanations, the snatching…
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All Four Quarters of the Moon – Shirley Marr
Penguin Australia July 2022 ISBN: 9781760899554 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 On the last day of her old life, Peijing makes moon cakes with Ah Ma for the Autumn Festival. The following Peijing and her family, Ba Ba, Ma Ma, little sister Biju and Ah Ma, move to Australia and their new lives begin. Moving house is always…
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Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia January 2023 ISBN: 9781761043338 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $12.99 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 –…
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Christmas Goodies
Zola and the Christmas Lights – Melina Marchetta/Deb Hudson Penguin Australia October 2022 ISBN: 9780143777649 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 For the entirety of the delightful What Zola did On… series, Melina Marchetta consistently delivered such beautiful and meaningful messages to young readers around diversity, community, empathy, friendship and family, all without once becoming preachy or tedious. It…
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So long Picture Book Month 2022
Well it was a bit of a mammoth effort and one I haven’t undertaken for a few years but a new PB review posted each day of the month – whew!! Thanks for anyone who played along with me :-). Hope you discovered some treasures for your collections!! and of course, thanks to the publishers…
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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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