Until recently I knew very little about the town of Villers-Bretonneux. All I knew was that there was a village in France whose citizens continued to keep a promise, made almost a century ago, to never forget the Australians who saved them in World War I… It has become very clear to me that more…
Love is in the air, everywhere I look around. Love is in the air, every sight and every sound… This gorgeous book comes with a CD copy of John Paul Young’s “Love is in the Air”. A book for young readers and parents as well! While the readers follow the story of a young Polar…
What would happen if a Spoonbill or a Pelican or even an osprey came to your house? Fun and Mayhem, that’s what! Thanks to Scholastic Narelle Oliver offers a quirky introduction to some of Australia’s native birds, and what might happen if we invited them into our everyday lives… MAYHEM! The scrapbooks cut out illustrations…
“Just Joking” is perfect for a laugh! It provides hours of entertainment for the whole family; containing over three-hundred jokes from knock, knock to riddles to Q&A and many more as well as eight fun activities including a fill-in the-blank, maze, crossword, pick-a-path and crack-the-code for the kids to enjoy. Unlike most joke books…
From all the team at WaggaBloggas we hope you had the most amazing Christmas and that you have an excellent new years. We’ve been flat out putting together the second issue of PRISM, a litmag we started this year, set to come out mid Jan. We’d love if you checked it out. http://prismontap.com/ We’re excited…
Hayes’ debut novel reads like a perfect kick from the 50 metre line straight through the centre of the goal posts. In The Whole of my World Hayes has encapsulated the rollercoaster ride of adolescent relationships, grief, joy, loss and what it takes to be a football fan. The whole of Shelley’s world is footy, Aussie…
At age 13 I discovered Tamora Pierce, an author who helped me wait patiently while the next Harry Potter book was being written; and to this day I still follow her amazing stories. This New York Times bestselling author returns to her magical world of Winding Circle with the latest installment Battle Magic. (Set before…
As a blogger I am constantly forgetting to put aside time to regularly write, having a team of reviewers has been the most wonderful relief and a source of fantastic new ideas and opinions. Demi Spencer is an English student at CSU Wagga and friend who I am thrilled to welcome to the WaggaBloggas team.…
“My dad has to go to something called a war,” she explains. “It’s in a place called Viet Nam. Where is Viet Nam? He will be gone a year. How long is a year? I don’t know what anybody’s talking about.” The author of the ‘Hunger Games’ series brings us a picture book that looks…
From the very first chapter in Brandon Mull’s Spirit Animals: Wild Born I was hooked. What’s not to love really? Four children on a dangerous quest to save Erdas, with the help of their spirit animals – in the case of Conor, Abeke, Meilin and Rollan their animals are Fallen Beasts returned to the realm…
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