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Tulips for Breakfast

March 17, 2023

Catherine Bauer, Tulips for Breakfast, Ford Street Publishing, October 2022, 200 pp., RRP $19.95 (pbk) ISBN 9781922696199 The early childhood […]

danger, family, Holocaust, Nazi, older readers, survival, Suspense, War story, World War II

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Waiting for the Storks

March 4, 2023

Katrina Nannestad (text) and Martina Heiduczek (illustrator), Waiting for the Storks, HarperCollins Publishers, November 2022, 352 pp., RRP $19.99 (hbk), ISBN

CBCA Notable Book, Ethics of war, Historical, Polish History, Trauma, World War II

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Information Books Older Readers Picture Books Reviews

Wartime Nurses: Care and Compassion (Australia Remembers #6)

February 20, 2023

Jacqui Halpin Wartime Nurses: Care and compassion (Australia Remembers #6), Big Sky Publishing, October 2022, 72 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk),

Australians at war, book in a series, factual picture book, First World War, History, information book, non fiction book, Nurses, wartime, World War II

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The Happiest Boy on Earth

December 3, 2022

Eddie Jaku (text) and Nathaniel Eckstrom (illustrator), The Happiest Boy on Earth, Pan Macmillan, August 2022, 64 pp., RRP $26.99

adapted book, discrimination, factual picture book, Historical, non fiction book, World War II

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Charlie’s Swim

August 25, 2022

Edith Wright (text) and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (illustrator), Charlie’s Swim, Magabala Books, March 2022, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922613103

bravery, First Nations, Indigenous author, Indigenous illustrator, true story, World War II

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The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan

July 30, 2022

Felice Arena, The Unstoppable Flying Flannagan, Penguin Random House Australia, March 2022, 192 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761044366 Its

Australian author, female protagonist, Football, gender stereotypes, Historical fiction, World War II

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Information Books Reviews

Len Waters: Boundless and Born to Fly

March 27, 2022

Catherine Bauer, Len Waters: Boundless and Born to Fly (Australia Remembers #3), Big Sky Publishing, September 2021, 60 pp., RRP

Australian author, Australian history, Australian illustrator, Indigenous history, Len Waters biography, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II

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Picture Books Reviews

Jacqueline, A Soldier’s Daughter

February 23, 2022

Pierre-Jacques Ober and Jules Ober, Jacqueline, A Soldier’s Daughter, Ford Street Publishing, October 2021, 104 pp., RRP $34.95 (hbk), ISBN

adventure, Australian author, Australian illustrator, family, illustrations, inspired by a true story, World War II

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

November 19, 2021

Katrina Nannestad, Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief, HarperCollins Publishers, October 2021, 320 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780733341465 Rabbit, Soldier, Angel,

Australian author, grief and loss, Hate, inspired by a true story, Love, Perseverance, relationships, World War II

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