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Lexie Moon and the Word Burgling Bungle

May 10, 2025

Melissa Garside (text) and Lauren Mullinder (illustrator), Lexie Moon and the Word Burgling Bungle. Riveted Press. January 2025, 128 pp., […]

crime, family, first book in a series, humour, illustrated chapter books, imagination, Inventions, Mystery, Science, Younger Readers

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Hidden Treasure

May 9, 2025

Jessie Burton, Hidden Treasure, Bloomsbury, March 2025, 320 pp., RRP $24.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781526662897 Bo lives with her mum and

adventure, danger, family, friendship, Poverty

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Wombat Poos are Square

May 8, 2025

Sophie Gillies (text) and Karen Erasmus (illustrator), Wombat Poos are Square, CSIRO Publishing, April 2025, 32 pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk),

animal poo, animal scats, factual picture book, humour, information book, native wildlife, picture book, rhyming text, Younger Readers

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CBCA Short Listed Highly Recommended Older Readers Reviews

A Wreck of Seabirds

May 7, 2025

Karleah Olson, A Wreck of Seabirds, Fremantle Press, March 2024, 320 pp., RRP $22.95 (pbk), ISBN 9781760996505 It seems more

2025 BOTY, 2025 Short Lists, coastal gothic, family, friendships, grief and loss, hope and healing, literary fiction, Missing Persons, older readers, romance, set in Western Australia, young adult

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

The Inside Dog

May 7, 2025

Pip Harry (text) and Carolyn Davis (illustrator), The Inside Dog, Lothian Children’s Books, February 2025, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk),

Anxiety, big feelings, comfort zone, early childhood book, encouraging, family, guidance, picture book, success of achievement, support, trying new things, unfamiliar spaces

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The Bee Squad: Boosting Biodiversity in your Neighbourhood

May 6, 2025

Judy Friedlander, The Bee Squad: Boosting biodiversity in your neighbourhood, NewSouth Publishing, February 2025, 208 pp., RRP $27.99 (pbk), ISBN

australian flora and fauna, biodiversity, citizen science, Community, Environmental preservation, native species, practical tips, project for scientists, sustainability

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The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery

May 5, 2025

Antony Elworthy, The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery, Walker Books Australia, November 2024, 176

adventure, ambition, birds, body switch, family, humour, illustrated chapter books, intergenerational friendships, magic, mayhem and chaos, mischief, Younger Readers

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All the Ways Mum Will be There for You

May 4, 2025

Sarah Ayoub (text) and Kate Moon (illustrator), All the Ways Mum Will be There for You, HarperCollins, February 2025, 24 pp.,

big feelings, early childhood book, mother child bond, Mother's Day, Mums, picture book, rhyming text, Unconditional love

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Small Acts

May 3, 2025

Kate Gordon and Kate Foster, Small Acts, Walker Books, September 2024, 247 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760803018 Josh is

2025 notable book, acts of kindness, autism, Belonging, coping strategies, friendships, inclusion, Mystery, neurodiversity, Younger Readers

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Peppermint and Popcorn Days: A book of verse for children

May 3, 2025

Anna Myra Notley (text) and Anna Falconer (illustrator), Peppermint and Popcorn Days: A book of verse for children, Putto Press,

Australian Poetry, encouraging empathy, illustrated anthology, poems, poetic techniques, 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