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Picture Book Review: Moo, Purr and Roar, by Alison Lester
Reviewed by Sally Murphy |
Three cute books for littlies.
Children's Book Review: The Bushfire Brumby, by Delwyne Stephens
Reviewed by Dale Harcombe | A sure winner for young readers.
Children's Book Review: Noodle Pie, by Ruth Starke
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | Life is very different in Vietnam.
Children's Book Review: Ruby Rosemount and the Doomsday Curse, by Jodie Brownlee
Reviewed by Sally Murphy |
The third story in the Ruby Rosemount series.
YA Book Review: The Long Patrol, by Richard Plunkett
Reviewed by Sally Murphy |
Exploring Australia's links with East Timor.
Children's Book Review: The Spell of Undoing, by Paul Collins
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | The first in the new Quentaris series.
Picture Book Review: The Gobbling Tree, by Mark Carthew
Reviewed by Kathryn Duncan | A delightful book.
Picture Book Review: Love is Helping and Happiness is Sharing, by Peter Whitfield, illus by Nancy Bevington
Reviewed by Kathryn Duncan | Simple messages for young children.
Children's Book Review: The Flying Machine of Lombardy, by Bruce Whatley & Rosie Smith
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | The second in the Danny da Vinci series.
Children's Book Review: Battle for Quentaris, by Michael Pryor
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | The final adventure in the Quentaris Chronicles.
Children's Book Review: The True Story of Stuff, by James Valentine
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | A funny look at how things are made.
Nonfiction Book Review: Does Your Love Life Add Up? by Max Coppa
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | How numbers can reveal your love potential.
Children's Book Review: Vampires of Quentaris, by Paul Collins
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | Can a ragtag army overcome vampires?
Book Review: The Tattooed Man, by Alex Palmer
Reviewed by Sally Murphy |
A gripping crime novel.
Children's Book Review: A Nation of Swaggies and Diggers, by Jackie French
Reviewed by Thomas Murphy | The fifth in this series.
Children's Book Review: The Vanishings, by Michael Panckridge
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | There is a special bond between twins, even when they are separated by more than distance.
YA Book Review: the indigo girls, by Penny Russon
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | Both Zara and Tilly know Point Indigo will be different without Meike.
Children's Book Review: Sunny Side Up, by Marion Roberts
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | Life is a pizza, topped with variety as well as spice.
YA Book Review: Short, edited by Lili Wilkinson
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | A collection of short stories, poems and more.
YA Book Review: She's With the Band, by Georgia Clark
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | Life in the city is not quite as Mia imagined.
YA Book Review: Pact of Wolves, by Nina Blazon (translated by Sue Innes)
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | A mystery set in an international boarding school in Europe.
YA Book Review: Media Savvy, by Jim Schembri
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | When you are as beautiful as Cobey is, you can never trust what people tell you.
Picture Book Review: Give Me A Home Among The Gum Trees, Bob Brown & Wally Johnson, illustrated by Ben Wood
Reviewed by Claire Saxby |
A new look for a familiar song.
YA Book Review: My Life & Other Catastrophes, by Rowena Mohr
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | Everything in Erin’s life is upside-down and back-to-front. Why doesn’t anyone else notice?
YA Book Review: Always Mackenzie, by Kate Constable
Reviewed by Claire Saxby | Year ten is a minefield and of course none of the mines are marked.
Book Review: Eating Lolly, by Corrie Hosking
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | Beautiful.
Picture Book Review: Kangaroo's Visitor Gets a Surprise, by Peter Taylor
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | An excellent read-aloud offering.
Children's Book Review: The Australia Book, by Eve Pownall
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | An Australian classic brought back to life.
Children's Book Review: Mahtab's Story, by Libby Gleeson
Reviewed by Sally Murphy |
An important book.
Nonfiction Book Review: Key Guide to Australian Mammals, by Leonard Cronin
Reviewed by Sally Murphy | | An outstanding guide.
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The Floatingest Frog, by Sally Murphy, illustrated by Simon Bosch
Available now from Dymocks or Amazon
Pemberthy Bear, by Sally Murphy, illustrated by Jacqui Grantford
Available NOW from Dymocks
Pemberthy Bear now has his very own blog. Stop by and see what he has has to say.
Assembly, by Sally Murphy
Performance poetry for the classroom. Available now from Ready-Ed Publications.
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