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How to be Invisible (Bunny and Bird #2)

October 26, 2024

Nick Bland, How to Be Invisible (Bunny and Bird #2), HarperCollins Publishers, March 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN […]

animals, book in series, friendships, humour, Invisibility, Kindness, picture book, twisty

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Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Picture Books Reviews

Is That You?

October 8, 2024

Gregg Dreise, Is That You? Magabala Books, July 2024, 9 pp., RRP $14.99 (board), ISBN 9781922613301 Designed for very young

animals, babies and toddlers, board book, early childhood book, great read aloud, interactive, picture book

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The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage (Sugarcane Kids #2)

September 21, 2024

Charlie Archibold, The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage, Text Publishing, July 2024, 224 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922790996

Action, Animal conservation, animals, book in a series, Diversity, environmental protection, family, friendship, Mystery, North Qld setting, Suspense, Teamwork, tension, Younger Readers

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

Jeff Giraffe: The Great Escape

July 9, 2024

Amelia McInerney (author), and Alexandra Colombo (illustrator), Jeff Giraffe: The Great Escape, Larrikin House, March 2024, RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922804655

animals, early childhood book, escapes, friendship, humour, picture book, rhyming text, zoo

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Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

I Hear a Búho

July 4, 2024

Raquel MacKay (text) and Armando Fonseca (illustrator), I Hear a Búho, Scribble, April 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN

animals, bilingual, mother child bond, picture book, rhyming text, Spanish language

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Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry (How We Came to Be)

June 15, 2024

Sami Bayly, Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry (How We Came to Be: Amazing Animal Stories), Lothian Children’s Books, 32 pp.,

2024 Notable books, animals, camouflage, factual picture book, information book, picture book, Science, Younger Readers

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Picture Books Reviews

Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?

April 13, 2024

Jane Godwin (text) and Terry Denton (illustrator), Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?, Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing,

2024 Notable books, acceptance, animals, CBCA Shortlist 2024, critical thinking, early childhood book, gifts and talents, humour, picture book, Questions, silly stories, uniqueness

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Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica

December 11, 2023

Andrew Pettie & Conrad Quilty-Harper (text), Valentina D’Efilippo (infographics), Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica, Britannica Books, October 2023, 325 pp., RRP $59.99