Big Brown Bear
Reviewed onYou don’t have to know that the author of this book is just 10 years old to be enchanted by its story. Brown Bear loves playing hide-and-seek with his friends …
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Open Your Heart to Country
Reviewed onThis magical story, written and illustrated by award-winning author Jasmine Seymour, is a First Nations book with a text written in both Dharug and English. It’s an inspiring delight, teaching …
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The Shop Train
Reviewed onThis wonderful collaboration is based on the Tea and Sugar Train that operated between 1917 and 1996 to provide supplies and services for people living in remote communities between Port …
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Bush Magic
Reviewed on‘Ziggety-zoo kangaroo!’ So goes the rather adorable catch-cry of this book’s heroine, the adventure-ready Jarrah, whose favourite day of the week is ‘Bush Adventure Day’ with Grandpa. But alas, when …
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Alex and the Alpacas Ride Again
Reviewed onPlants are shrivelling and bugs are dying. Something has gone wrong with the binding spell Alex used to trap Kiala, the ancient sprit of destruction, and she knows it’s her …
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Wombat Can’t Sing
Reviewed onWhen we are young the world is at our feet and we’re told we can become anything we wish; that anything is achievable. Wombat Can’t Sing gently dispels that myth …
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My Amazing Animal Alphabet Alliteration
Reviewed onLike a sumptuous bowl of word soup, this book is brimming with lush language and flavoursome fun. ‘Defiant dogs drag daisies to the dam’, while ‘gangly grasshoppers gallop in the …
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Charlie’s Swim
Reviewed onSome stories need no embellishment, no hyperbole. They are the truest kinds of stories – the ones that tell of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in unimaginable circumstances. Charlie’s Swim …
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Everything You Want To See
Reviewed onBabies and toddlers will giggle with delight at this charming new offering from Kyle Hughes-Odgers, the award-winning artist, author and illustrator known for such works as Ten Tiny Things, Can …
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The Sweetest Egg of All
Reviewed onWritten and illustrated by Dr Helen Milroy, an award-winning author and descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region, The Sweetest Egg of All is a vibrant picture book …
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