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I Need a Parrot

October 23, 2020

Chris McKimmie, I Need a Parrot, Ford Street Publishing, November 2019, 32pp., $24.95 (hbk), ISBN 9781925804287 I Need a Parrot […]

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awards Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

Baby Business

October 23, 2020

Jasmine Seymour, Baby Business, Magabala Books, June 2019, 32pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781925768671 Baby Business is Jasmine Seymour’s first

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CBCA Short Listed Highly Recommended LGBTQIA+ Older Readers Reviews

How it Feels to Float

August 13, 2020

Helena Fox, How it Feels to Float, PanMacmillan Australia, April 2019, 384 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk) ISBN 9781760783303 You’ll learn not to float completely away…you’ll be able to bring yourself back

family, Father, friendship, grief, LGBTQIA+, loss, mental health, Suicide, Trauma

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Reviews

One Runaway Rabbit

July 16, 2020

David Metzenthen (text) and Mairead Murphy (illustrator), One Runaway Rabbit, Allen & Unwin, July 2019, 24 pp., RRP $19.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760523558 This book is a worthy entry on the Shortlist for

animals, foxes, Pets, Rabbits, survival, Teacher Notes, visual literacy

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CBCA Short Listed Older Readers Reviews

The Boy Who Steals Houses

July 12, 2020

C.G. Drews, The Boy Who Steals Houses, Hachette Australia, April 2019, 300 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781408349922 Fifteen-year-old Sammy Lou steals

abuse, autism, Belonging, family, grief, homeless, Orphans, relationships, siblings, Teenagers

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CBCA Short Listed Older Readers Reviews

When the Ground is Hard

July 11, 2020

Malla Nunn, When the Ground is Hard, Allen & Unwin, June 2019, 272 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760524814 Adele Joubert

Boarding school, friendship, Missing Persons, Mystery, school, Suspense, Swaziland, Teenagers

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CBCA Short Listed Intermediate Readers Older Readers Reviews

The Dog Runner

June 30, 2020

Bren MacDibble, The Dog Runner, Allen & Unwin, February 2019, 248 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760523572 Bren MacDibble burst onto the children’s literary scene

Australian author, bravery, courage, dogs, Dystopian, Mystery, Sci-Fi, siblings, survival, thriller

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

When Billy was A Dog

June 25, 2020

Kirsty Murray (text) and Karen Blair (illustrator), When Billy was A Dog, June 2019, Allen & Unwin, 32 pp., RRP $ 24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760631826 Billy is a pre-schooler who loves dogs

Boys, dogs, imagination, Imaginative Play, Neighbours, Pets

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Reviews

Goodbye House, Hello House

June 24, 2020

Margaret Wild (text) and Ann James (illustrator), Goodbye House, Hello House, Allen & Unwin, July 2019, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781743311103 I was lucky enough to hear

Dealing with Change, family, Moving house, series of books

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