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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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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

The Werewolves Who Weren’t

January 15, 2021

T.C. Shelley, The Werewolves Who Weren’t, Bloomsbury, September 2020, 320 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781526600806 T.C. Shelley’s The Werewolves

adventure, family, fantasy, friendship, magic, Mystery

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

Ruby and Graham

December 22, 2020

Lucy Barnard, Ruby and Graham, New Frontier Publishing, September 2020, 28 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781921928758 Ruby and Graham is a picture book story with a lesson about embracing your innate

acceptance, friendship, Personality

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Tinsel

December 19, 2020

Sibéal Pounder, Tinsel, Bloomsbury, November 2020, 305 pp., RRP $17.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781526619273 If you’re anything like me and you cannot wait to see 2020 end,

Christmas, Fairy Tale Retelling, friendship, Orphans

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Older Readers Reviews

Tribal Lores

December 18, 2020

Archimedes Fusillo, Tribal Lores, Walker Books, August 2020, 432 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760651954 The reader meets Frankie Rescio as he and his family prepare for

family, friendship, Migrants, Racism, relationships

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Meesha Makes Friends

December 15, 2020

Tom Percival, Meesha Makes Friends, Bloomsbury, September 2020, 32 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781526612953 Meesha loves to make stuff but has trouble making friends. In classic kid-thinking,

emotional intelligence, friendship, making friends

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Aster’s Good, Right Things

December 5, 2020

Kate Gordon, Aster’s Good, Right Things, Yellow Brick Books, November 2020, 196 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780648492573 Eleven-year-old Aster is living with anxiety. She’s intent on doing a ‘good,

Anxiety, Depression, family, friendship, mental health, mental illness

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Aster’s Good, Right Things

December 3, 2020

Kate Gordon, Aster’s Good, Right Things, Yellow Brick Books, November 2020, 196 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780648492573 Tasmanian author Kate Gordon

Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, friendship, mental health, mental illness, Parental Separation, resilience

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What Zola Did on Wednesday

December 2, 2020

Melina Marchetta (text), and Deb Hudson (illustrator), What Zola Did on Wednesday, Puffin Books, September 2020, 96 pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760895174 This is the third book in the

adventure, family, friendship

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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