Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures – Sami Bayly

    Hachette September 2022 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books ISBN 9780734421364  RRP $19.99 A delightful 1/2 class, at a local school which has a special focus on all things ‘ocean’, as it is located right on the very seafront, and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the depths of the brine with Sami. Dive on in and find out…

  • Let’s Go Under the Sea – Petr Horacek

    Walker Books Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781406388800Imprint: WalkerAustralian RRP: $12.99New Zealand RRP: $14.99 I’ve had the joy of some truly lovely board books recently and this one is another that will prove a favourite with any tiny human with whom you share it. While very simple in its text the vibrant illustrations accompanied by the ‘peep through’ interaction will…

  • 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…