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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The Greatest Thing
Reviewed onThe teen years are a stressful time for many: the pressures of school, the exploration of who you uniquely are, and the dark thoughts that can sometimes accompany this layered …
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Wildflower
Reviewed onIt’s 1979. Eleven-year-old Jane Kelly is being bullied at school and faces a friendless, lonely summer until Acacia Miller moves next door. The two quickly become inseparable, but not everything …
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Worse Things
Reviewed onThe beauty of verse novels is that they can articulate complex feelings and strong emotions in just a few words and Sally Murphy is a master of this genre, as …
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Willy-Willy Wagtail: Tales from the Bush Mob
Reviewed onBold illustrations and beautiful book design contribute to the appeal of this endearing story book. This is the first in a series of Western Australian bush creature stories from the …
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Ollie and Augustus
Reviewed onOllie and Augustus, the first picture book Gabriel Evans has both written and illustrated, is a whimsical homage to dogs and the power of friendship. Despite their obvious differences – ‘Ollie …
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Maddie in the Middle
Reviewed onYear Six can be a difficult time, especially when your lifelong best friend who has always been the other half of “The Rule of Two, since year two” suddenly seems …
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