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 and 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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Filthy Fergal
Reviewed onWhat do you do when you are the filthiest and most repugnant thing in town? So much so that the rats leave town and the Mayor proclaims your stench as …
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Chip the Lifeguard
Reviewed onIn this delightful follow-up to Chip, the irrepressible and resourceful seagull sets his sights on becoming a lifeguard. Undeterred by an officious guard dog named Nugget who chases him away …
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Monster Party
Reviewed onA group of monsters come out of the ground and start a party at Dora Lake. Eating chips and cake, galumphing, hopping, prowling and growling, these monsters get up to …
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