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Sparky the Wonder Puppy

March 24, 2021

Craig Sheather (text), and Eloise Short (illustrator) The incredible true story of Sparky the Wonder Puppy, Australian Geographic, February 2021, […]

Australian author, Australian illustrator, Bushfires, grief and loss, natural disasters, Pets, survival

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

Hello Jimmy!

January 8, 2021

Anna Walker, Hello Jimmy!, Puffin, September 2020, 40 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760893422 The spare text and soft, expressive

acceptance, family, Love, Pets

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

My Dog is a Winner

October 31, 2020

Elizabeth Fensham, My Dog is a Winner, University of Queensland Press, September 2020, 200pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780702262951 Whenever

animal behaviour, dogs, humour, Pets, series of books, siblings

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Reviews Younger Readers

Aussie Kids: Meet Dooley on the Farm

October 30, 2020

Sally Odgers (text) and Christina Booth (illustrator), Aussie Kids: Meet Dooley on the Farm, Penguin, September 2020, 64 pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760893682 Aussie Kids is a

farm life, graphics, humour, Maps, Pets, reluctant readers, rural setting

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Reviews

One Runaway Rabbit

July 16, 2020

David Metzenthen (text) and Mairead Murphy (illustrator), One Runaway Rabbit, Allen & Unwin, July 2019, 24 pp., RRP $19.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760523558 This book is a worthy entry on the Shortlist for

animals, foxes, Pets, Rabbits, survival, Teacher Notes, visual literacy

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Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

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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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

When Billy was A Dog

June 25, 2020

Kirsty Murray (text) and Karen Blair (illustrator), When Billy was A Dog, June 2019, Allen & Unwin, 32 pp., RRP $ 24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760631826 Billy is a pre-schooler who loves dogs

Boys, dogs, imagination, Imaginative Play, Neighbours, Pets

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Younger Readers

My Dog Socks

December 19, 2017

Robyn Osborne (text), Sadami Konchi (illus.), My Dog Socks, Ford Street, 1 Oct 2017, 32pp., $24.95 (hbk), ISBN: 9781925272826 ‘Most

dogs, imagination, Imaginative Play, Loyalty, Pets, Trust, Unconditional love

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Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Picture Books

Our Dog Knows Words

January 11, 2016

Peter Gouldthorpe (text), Lucy Gouldthorpe (illus.), Our Dog Knows Words, Lothian/Hachette, 27 Oct 2015, 24pp., $24.99 (hbk), ISBN: 9780734416339 CBCA award-winning

animal behaviour, communication, dogs, Early Language Skills, Early Literacy, Pets

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