Without sharing too much of my personal life on the world wide web 2015 was a chaotic year of failed romance but the motto on a lot of people’s lips at the moment ‘New Year, New You’ has pushed me into action. So, here I am to bring you a rather relevant review of a…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
To celebrate the launch of Weirdo from best-selling author Anh Do we invite you to enter this fun competition. To enter simply tell us something weird about yourself or a friend of yours in 25 words or less. Email us at competitions@scholastic.com.au and you could win an awesome KLUTZ prize pack valued at $100. THANKS SCHOLASTIC! Its…
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…
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