There’s Something Weird About Lena
Reviewed onThe author/ illustrator team who created the gleefully grotesque My Dead Bunny has returned with a second supernatural rhyming romp. There is a new girl at school and not only …
Read more
Monkey Mind
Reviewed onPiper’s monkey is playful but very naughty, and he often prevents her from doing the things she enjoys the most. Despite a plethora of advice from those around her, nothing …
Read more
The Werewolves Who Weren’t
Reviewed onThis magical adventure story is the second book in the series that started with T.C. Shelley’s debut novel, The Monster Who Wasn’t. The main character, Sam, is a likeable soul, …
Read more
Let’s Count Wildflowers
Reviewed onLet’s Count Wildflowers is an educational board book packed with colourful eye-catching illustrations. From shining wattle blossoms to waving kangaroo paws, Tracey Gibbs vividly counts you from one to ten with …
Read more
What Do You Call a Baby?
Reviewed onDid you know that a baby echidna is called a puggle? Or that a baby goanna is a hatchling? Featuring soft pastel colour illustrations of Australian animals moving alongside their …
Read more
How to Make a Bird
Reviewed onMeg McKinlay and Matt Ottley’s exquisite collaboration How to Make a Bird will not equip you to create an avian creature. But through the hypnotic poetry of McKinlay’s text and …
Read more
Ngaginybe Jarragbe: My Story
Reviewed onShirley Purdie comes from a long line of Gija artists from the remote community of Warmun in the East Kimberley. Ngaginybe Jarragbe: My Story is her story. The author/illustrator tells …
Read more
At the Dog Park
Reviewed onDog lovers especially will adore this new book from Moira Court, and anyone who has ever passed a dog park is certain to recognise the canine personalities depicted in these …
Read more
We Love You, Magoo
Reviewed onMeet Magoo – a loveable family dog with a larrikin streak. Pet owners will recognise our hero’s exuberant behaviour as he gets into everything he shouldn’t. Poor Magoo wants to …
Read more
Little Jiang
Reviewed onMei Ling Pang hopes her luck will change when her family moves from China to Australia. However, things don’t look promising in the town of Honeywood. Mei has no friends, …
Read more