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Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee

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Title: Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin travels the globe with her family helping solve monstrous problems in this fun fantasy adventure from the multi-award-winning author… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee

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Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge

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I came across this challenge a week or more after it started, so have decided to take this one casually, as I don’t think I will get all prompts filled by the 15th of January. Whilst I am posting the books and putting the #StellaSummerChallenge on the posts, I am not putting pressure on myself… Continue reading Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge

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December 2023 Reading Round Up

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This month’s reading round up is coming to you early – I usually do this in the first week of the following month, but have chosen to do it earlier this month. In December I read 13 books, as some took me a little longer than others and I was trying to get through a… Continue reading December 2023 Reading Round Up

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Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon

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Title: Temora and the Wordsnatcher Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 1st May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Murphy is eleven years old. She lives in a world where she never really fits. The other girls make fun of her. She's not the "right" sort of girl for… Continue reading Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon

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The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023

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The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023 So it is that time of year when people make their top ten books of the year lists, or their best reads of the year and rank them. This is something I have never been able to do because I can’t always choose a top… Continue reading The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023

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The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffenson

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Title: The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu Author: Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffenson Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Hardie Grant Australia Published: 13th December 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Take a walk with Uncle Kuu in The Trees, a picture book about caring for Country and respect for Indigenous knowledge.Looking after the trees… Continue reading The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffenson

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Cool Christmas Reads

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It’s December, which means it is time to crack out some Christmas reading! There are always so many to choose from, whether it is the classics everyone knows to new ones, picture books, novels, and all sorts of things. Over the years, I have collected many Christmas books, some in multiple editions, and I always… Continue reading Cool Christmas Reads

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The Diemen Alexander by Marie Heitz

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Title: The Diemen Alexander Author: Marie Heitz Genre: Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 16th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 316 Price: $32.95 Synopsis: When tender-hearted geeky teenage Luke rescues a lizard in a thunderstorm on kunanyi, he has no idea it will have a mind of its own. Or eat quite… Continue reading The Diemen Alexander by Marie Heitz

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Reblog: Rarity of Reviews of Australian Children’s Books

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Reblogging this because I think it is important and we need lots of voices to make change in this area. As many as possible working together to shine a light on Australian children's books and do what we can to give them the love and attention they need. https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2023/10/21/rarity-of-reviews-of-australian-childrens-books/?page_id=16511

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November 2023 Reading Round Up

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I read 15 books in November, all review books, and a mix of Australian and non-Australian books. I did this in between writing a few other things and have been trying to catch up on the review books I have – I hope to get everything done before Christmas and get it out the way… Continue reading November 2023 Reading Round Up