Bright Lights, No City
Reviewed onThis slender volume of eight stories is the result of a storytelling project undertaken by the Centre for Stories, and is a joint publishing project in conjunction with Margaret River …
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Step Up, Mrs Dugdale
Reviewed onWhen Henrietta Dugdale gathers her three young sons to her in the spring of 1867 and runs away from her bigamist husband, she puts into motion events that will lead …
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Nora Heysen: A Portrait
Reviewed onClarity, drive and focus are the hallmarks of both the subject and author of this excellent biography of Nora Heysen. Anne-Louise Willoughby has presented a superbly researched and thoroughly readable …
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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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Without a Doubt
Reviewed onIt would be easy to believe that cattle rustling is a crime of yesteryear, but this idea is challenged in Fleur McDonald’s latest novel Without a Doubt. Readers of Fleur …
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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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Catch a Falling Star
Reviewed onIf the mark of a great book is that it makes the reader laugh, makes them cry, makes them think, and teaches them something new, then Catch a Falling Star …
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Arthur’s Story
Reviewed onThe treasure of finding family heritage can never be overrated. Arthur’s Story is the account of one man and also a collection of facts that those in pursuit of local history will …
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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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