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What Zola Did on Thursday

July 6, 2021

Melina Marchetta (text) and Deb Hudson (illustrator), What Zola Did on Thursday, Penguin Australia, February 2021, 96 pp., RRP $12.99 […]

Australian author, Australian illustrator, book in series, Community, Early Readers, friendship, grief, Kindness, sustainability

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Information Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Pandemic

January 30, 2021

Jackie French (text) and Bruce Whatley (illustrator), Pandemic, Scholastic Australia, November 2020, 24pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760976088 From the

Community, History, Kindness, Pandemic, quarantine

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Bindi

January 23, 2021

Kirli Saunders (text) and Dub Leffler (illustrator), Bindi, Magabala Books, November 2020, 144pp., RRP $16.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781925936667 As soon

Community, connection, Environmental preservation, friendship, spirituality, Verse novel

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

The Biscuit Maker

January 16, 2021

Sue Lawson (text) and Liz Anelli (illustrator), The Biscuit Maker, Walker Books Australia, September 2020, 32 pp., RRP $25.99 (hbk),

Baking, Community, friendship

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Reviews Younger Readers

Melina Marchetta (text) and Deb Hudson (illustrator), What Zola did on Monday, Puffin Books, June 2020, 96pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760895150 Zola is a young girl who tries but doesn’t always get things

Community, family, grief, single parent, sustainability

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Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Beauty

June 28, 2020

Sandra Kendell, Beauty, Windy Hollow Books, October 2019, 32 pp., $25.99 (hbk),  ISBN 9781922081810 Sandra Kendall is ticking all the boxes for me with a story celebrating nature, honouring single-parent families, and reminding us to value

Backyard, Community, natural environment, Nature, Neighbours, Pets, Science, Symbiosis, Trees

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