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Catfish Rolling

June 3, 2023

Clara Kumagai, Catfish Rolling, Bloomsbury, February 2023, 432 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781804544600 Japan as we know it is […]

earthquakes, family, friendship, grief and loss, Japan, LGBTI, Mystery, Timeslip

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Picture Books Reviews

When the Sakura Bloom

June 12, 2021

Narisa Togo, When the Sakura Bloom, Berbay Publishing, March 2021, 32pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9780648953319 This delicately illustrated picture

Japan, Nature, Seasons

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Reviews Younger Readers

Aussie Kids: Meet Matilda at the Festival

November 4, 2020

Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern (text) and Tania McCartney (illustrator), Aussie Kids: Meet Matilda at the Festival, Penguin, September 2020, 64 pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk),

Culture & Diversity, festivals, friendship, Japan, reluctant readers, series of books

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Younger Readers

Dolls of Hope

July 13, 2018

Shirley Parenteau, Dolls of Hope, Candlewick Press/Walker Books Australia, 1 May 2018, 336pp., $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781536200263 When village girl

bullies, change, courage, dolls, growing up, Japan, peace, school

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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