Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Little Rabbit and the Moon – Inda Ahmad Zahri. Claire Wee.

    Simon & Schuster Little Book Press September 2025 ISBN: 978-1-923141-12-4 RRP: $24.99 I’m not sure if Inda created this based on the ‘rabbit in the moon’ idea. I know one of my girls always talked about the moon rabbit – that is she saw the crater shadows on the moon as a reclining rabbit. I also…

  • Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep? – David Metzenthen. Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley.

    Allen & Unwin August 2023 ISBN:9781761066160 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $19.99 We know that little kids love wordplay (who doesn’t?), and this will be an ideal book to showcase the fun we can have with language. It will be a riotous read-aloud romp but also a completely comprehensive classroom curriculum companion….*grin*. Take…

  • Good Night, Ivy Bright – Ben Long/Andrew Plant

    Ford St Publishing April 2021 RRP: $16.99 ISBN: 9781925804720 What I didn’t realise while I was writing this story was the importance of the moose.Everyone needs a moose. We all have times when we’re challenged – when we are tired,troubled, or in tears. And it’s at those times when we need someone to sit down…

  • Sleep Sense – Dr Katharina Lederie

    Exisle Publishing May 2018 9781925335736 RRP $29.99 In this, her first book, international sleep expert Dr Lederie has given readers a highly accessible overview of not only the importance of sleep but the ‘mechanics’ of how our body utilises sleep and its various functions.  This is not a book designed to baffle the layperson but…