Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Ayla’s Christmas Wish – Pamela Jones. Lucia Masciullo

    NLA November 2023 ISBN: 9781922507617 RRP: $24.99 What a lovely lead into Christmas in Australia this new book is! Inspired by the now well-known Tarrington Hay Bale Art Comp, initiated in 2009 by Lutheran pastor,  Colin Huf in his bid to promote the tiny township, this picture book juxtaposes traditional European style Christmas icons with our…

  • Evie and Rhino – Neridah McMullin. Illustrated by Astred Hicks.

    Walker Books October 2022 ISBN13:9781760654207 Australia RRP:$18.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 It’s no secret to regular readers of this blog that I love historical fiction. I love it even more when it has its basis in fact, and doubly so if it is Australian history. Neridah McMullen stumbled upon a curious story from the past and,…