childhood illness Archives

Alice’s Shoe

September 14, 2023

Julie Thorndyke (text) and Jennifer Harrison (illustrator) Alice’s Shoe, MidnightSun Publishing, 32 pp., July 2023, RRP $29.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922858139 […]

based on a true story, bravery, childhood illness, deafblind, Disabilities, empowerment, family, Historical, inspiring, resilience

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CBCA Short Listed Older Readers

The Other Side of Tomorrow

August 17, 2023

Hayley Lawrence, The Other Side of Tomorrow, Scholastic Australia, February 2022, 295 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760976453 The Other

cancer, CBCA Short Listed, childhood illness, death and dying, family, friendships, grief and loss, older readers, young adult

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Picture Books Reviews

Pear of Hope

July 28, 2021

Wenda Shurety (text) and Deb Hudson (illustrator), Pear of Hope, EK Books, May 2021, 32 pp., RRP $25.50 (hbk), ISBN

Australian author, Australian illustrator, childhood illness, Hope, illness, resilience

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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