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All the Beautiful Things

January 14, 2025

Nannestad, Katrina, All the Beautiful Things, HarperCollins Publishers, October 2024, 352 pp., RRP $22.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780733343148 We first meet Anna and […]

differences, Disability, Empathy, family, friendship, Germany, growing up, Historical, Historical fiction, impacts of war, intermediate readers, Secrets, World War II

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Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Picture Books Reviews

Lethal Lizards (Scales and Tails)

January 11, 2025

Gregg Dreise, Lethal Lizards (Scales and Tales), Magabala Books, September 2024, 32 pp., RRP $27.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922777294 This is

Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal stories, Australian animals, challenges, Creation Myths, imagination, lizards, picture book, Reptiles

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Australia’s Baby Animals

December 30, 2024

Jess Racklyeft, Australia’s Baby Animals, Affirm Kids, October 2024, 48 pp., RRP $29.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781923022812 This is a wonderful

Australian animals, Australian fauna, baby animals, biomes, Environmental preservation, factual picture book, information book, life cycles, native species, Nature

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Cloud Atlas

December 26, 2024

Sarah Zambello (text), Susy Zanella (illustrator) and Emma Mandley (translator) Cloud Atlas, Thames & Hudson, September 2024, 80 pp., RRP

Clouds, highly recommended, imagination, information book, picture book, Science, Weather

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The Christmas Star

December 21, 2024

Michelle Conn, The Christmas Star, Affirm Press, August 2024, 32 pp., $22.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922930309 This stunning picture book

celebrations, Christmas, friendship

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The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C. C. Cecily

December 20, 2024

Richard Ayoade (text) and David Roberts (illustrator), The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C.Cecily, Walker Books, October

Fairy Tales, fans, humour, illustrated chapter books, Letters, middle fiction, Puns, Younger Readers

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Thunderhead

December 18, 2024

Sophie Beer, Thunderhead, Allen & Unwin, October 2024, 384 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761180958 Thunderhead is the non de

chronic illness, contemporary, deafness, Disability, Diversity, family, friendship, Identity, journaling, music, playlists, Secrets

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Zoom

November 28, 2024

Dannika Patterson (text), Ross Morgan (illustrator), Zoom, Ford Street Publishing, Sep 2024, 32 pp., RRP $27.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922696434 Tom

disappointment, Metaphor, mother and child, Perspective, Reflection, sadness, silver linings, stormy feelings

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Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants

November 26, 2024

Tania McCartney, Flora: Australia’s most curious plants, National Library of Australia, October 2024, 48 pp., RRP $29.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922507716

Australian flora, Australian plants, highly recommended, information books, picture books

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Great Read Alouds Highly Recommended Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Grandma Murphy’s Pussycat

November 12, 2024

Maura Finn (text) and Lucinda Gifford (illustrator), Grandma Murphy’s Pussycat, Affirm Press, September 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN

cats, Halloween, humour, nocturnal animals, picture book, rhyming text, twisty, Witches, Younger Readers

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Hello my name is Ruby Philpott, my mother is Cath Pownall, Eve Pownall is my great grandmother. Thank you for…

This book is one of the best books I've ever read. Scarlett's story is heartbreaking yet heartwarming all at the…

I really like this book

i am reading this book for home work and it is so intriguing and i want to be like scoop…

It was a really good book I loved reading it