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Kittens DO NOT Care for Baths

May 24, 2025

Ali Rutstein (text) and Niña Nil (illustrator), Kittens DO NOT Care for Baths, Bright Lights, October 2024, 24 pp., RRP […]

2025 notable book, Bath time, bubblebath, early childhood book, father and daughter, humour, picture book

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

The Garden of Broken Things

May 24, 2025

Freya Blackwood, The Garden of Broken Things, HarperCollins AU, May 2024, 32 pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922539991 Freya Blackwood’s

2025 BOTY, 2025 notable book, 2025 Short Lists, companionship, curiousity, Gardens, grief and loss, intergenerational friendships, Memory, picture book, recycling, resilience, transformation, up-cycling

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Information Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Creature Corridors

May 19, 2025

Billie Rooney (text) and Anke Noack (illustrator) Creature Corridors, CSIRO Publishing, February 2025, 32 pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781486318100

adaptation, animal corridors, Australian animals, Environmental preservation, factual picture book, human and animals co-existing, information book, loss of habitats, picture book, Younger Readers

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Intermediate Readers Picture Books Reviews

The Steadfast Tin Soldier in the Land of the Yōkai

May 14, 2025

Jules Ober and Pierre-Jacques Ober, The Steadfast Tin Soldier in the Land of the Yōkai, Little Soldier Stories, April 2025,

danger, Fairy Tale Retelling, Japanese culture, Japanese setting, jealousy, middle fiction, photographic images, picture book, showing bravery, survival, Younger Readers

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

A Day on the Brine (A Big Blue Boat #2)

May 11, 2025

Susea Spray (text) and Emma Stuart (illustrator), A Day on the Brine (A Big Blue Boat #2), Spray Publications. February

adventure, early childhood book, Journey, Nautical, ocean life, picture book, Sailing, women sailors

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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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Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

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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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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The Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants

May 1, 2025

Suzanne Houghton, The Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants, CSIRO Publishing, April 2025, 32 pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781486319527 The

carnivorous plants, factual picture book, information book, Nature, rhyming text, Younger Readers

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Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story

April 30, 2025

James Foley, Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story, Fremantle Press, March 2025, 40 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760994983 The

conflict, Culture, Growth, History, humour, love story, nature of war, picture book, social issues, Tolerance, understanding

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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