Wombat and Mudlark
Reviewed onThis collection for younger readers is told in the style of traditional teaching stories. In these instructive tales you will meet not only Wombat and Mudlark, but also a lonely …
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Barefoot Bea
Reviewed onMeet Beatrice Jones. She moves through her days at top speed and in bare feet – shoes just get in the way. Playful illustrations show a confident Bea playing tag, …
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Moonwalkers
Reviewed onMark Greenwood is an expert at turning historical events into exciting stories, thus making them accessible to young readers. Moonwalkers distils the essence of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and …
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Alex and the Alpacas Save the World
Reviewed onAlex’s mundane holidays accompanying her single mum on a visit to her grumpy grandfather’s Tasmanian farm soon become anything but. This incredible and original story quickly unfolds as a racy …
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Let Me Sleep, Sheep!
Reviewed onThis latest tale from award-winning duo Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge puts a delightfully original spin on the idea of counting sleep. The somewhat hapless Amos gets more than he …
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Little Bird’s Day
Reviewed onThis is a beautiful production from Magabala Books, from the eye-catching red foil depicting flowering gum trees on the cover to the images of the star-filled night sky in the …
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Violet and Nothing
Reviewed onViolet’s mind buzzes with ideas and curiosity. A conversation with her older sister sparks Violet’s interest in the concept of ‘nothing’. Is nothing real? Where can she find nothing? And …
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Rodney
Reviewed onFollowing on from the success of The Hole Story, Canby continues to stimulate imagination and abstract thinking with her latest picture book about Rodney, the tortoise. Rodney engages young readers with the concept …
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Lucky and Spike
Reviewed onReaders of Norma MacDonald’s earlier picture book Spinifex Mouse will love this latest adventure. Lucky and Spike are on a search for food in the desert. Once out of the …
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Fish Kid & The Lizard Ninja
Reviewed onBodhi is stuck on a boat with his marine-biologist dad, his underwater-photographer mum, and the skipper’s prank-playing daughter, Emely. Emely gives Bodhi a green smoothie with disgusting secret ingredients (sea …
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