In June Omnibus Books for Scholastic Australia published the most magical picture book by author and illustrator Elise Hurst. Imagine A City is the most stunning and engaging picture book I have seen produced so far in 2014. More than a book, it is a work of art – that is engaging for both children…
If you go down in the woods today, You’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down in the woods today, You’d better go in disguise. Dangerous games are played in the woods near Emily’s house but how dangerous? No one knew until Emily’s dad carried a beautiful young girl into their home,…
Hi gang, We’re back after a long break and ready to bring you more reviews on the books available this year. I have sent out some wonderful new books from Scholastic, Walker Books and Random House Australia to reviewers who are excited to bring you their opinions. The first book up for 2014 is the…
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…
This weekend I found myself at the National Young Writers Festival which was just an eclectic array of everything you could possibly hope to get from an event with the words festival, writers, national, young in it. As I paced the room labeled ‘pop-up book shop’ my eyes were drawn instantly to the only picture…
It came to my attention a few weeks ago that a friend of mine’s mother had released a children’s book and I was filled with excitement. Lynn Ward, local author and poet released her first children’s book this year ‘The Big Beet’. Illustrated by Adam Carruthers this book is a wonderful piece of Australian Children’s literature.…
July sees more fantastic books hit the shelves from Scholastic and it was hard to pick a favorite out of so many new and enjoyable books. Appearing in my top 3 was definitely Nick Bland’s (author of last months picture book review ‘King Pig‘) new addition to his Very Cranky Bear adventures ‘The Very Brave Bear’.…
Featured in Scholastic’s March Wombat book club ‘10 Green Geckos‘ by Phillip Gwynne is one to keep your eye out for. Hitting shelves in February this year ‘10 Green Geckos’ is a retelling of ‘Ten Green Bottles‘ that is both entertaining and fun with cheeky geckos, but also a way to help young children count backwards without realizing it. …
‘Daisy & The Puppy‘ is a beautiful book by Lisa Shanahan written for children of 3 years of age and older. It is a heart-warming story of a little girl who wants a puppy, with a real portrait of family life and the implications of adding a puppy to the equation. The family Lisa portrays…
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