Title: The Best Witch in Paris Author: Lauren Crozier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd September 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Winner, Text Prize for Young adult and Children’s Writing, 2023 Luna rides a battered old broom that keeps crashing itself into the school pond. She has a witch’s hat and… Continue reading The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier
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August 2024 Reading Round Up
We’re over halfway through the year now, and I have met my overall reading goal, but still have a few challenge prompts to tick off across the board. I have books planned for these prompts and will hopefully get to them all by the end of the year. My reading has gone down a bit… Continue reading August 2024 Reading Round Up
The Grown-ups Guide to Picture Books by Dr Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Timothy Ide and Lorena Carrington
Title: The Grown-ups Guide to Picture Books Author: Dr Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Timothy Ide and Lorena Carrington Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Midnight Sun Publishing Published: 1st September 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 64 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A picture book is a book with pictures, but it’s so much more than that! This A-to-Z guide helps… Continue reading The Grown-ups Guide to Picture Books by Dr Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Timothy Ide and Lorena Carrington
This Is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio
Title: This Is Not a Sad Book (But It's OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times Author: Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 27th August 2024 Format: Softcover Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: This Is Not a Sad Book is… Continue reading This Is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio
Hester Hitchins and the Falling Stars by Catherine Norton
Title: Hester Hitchins and the Falling Stars Author: Catherine Norton Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st July 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 256 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Navigation skills have many uses, but can they help Hester find her place in the universe? Fans of The Fortune Maker will be sure to love Catherine Norton's enchanting new… Continue reading Hester Hitchins and the Falling Stars by Catherine Norton
The Readings Children’s Prize 2024 shortlist
There are quite a few shortlists and winner lists coming out lately for the book world, and it can be quite hard to know what is happening when, as there always seems to be something happening. Readings, an independent bookstore in Melbourne has recently released their Children’s Prize Shortlist for 2024. This is a prize… Continue reading The Readings Children’s Prize 2024 shortlist
CBCA Book of the Year 2024
Yesterday, the 16th of August, the CBCA Book of the Year Awards for 2024 were announced. Here were some fantastic winners and Honour Books this year from an amazing list shortlist and some brilliant notables. The blurbs have been taken from the CBCA website, which is linked above. Book of the Year: Older Readers Entries… Continue reading CBCA Book of the Year 2024
The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
Title: The Medusa Situation Author: Gabiann Marin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: The Medusa Situation joins the Greek goddess Hera and her Olympian family as they accept their forced divine retirement and live out their immortality in the Aussie suburbs. Their once exciting, all-powerful,… Continue reading The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
Title: What’s Murder Between Friends Author: Meg Gatland-Veness Genre: Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 4th June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: ‘I think it was one of us,’ Walter says … ‘We had the perfect opportunity. Everyone’s thinking it, I’m just saying it.’ The last thing Hallie and her drama classmates expect… Continue reading What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
July 2024 Reading Round Up
I didn’t get around to reading as many books in July, but still managed to read sixteen, and have reviewed most of them – some reviews to come in later months. I also completed the mains prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge, and am getting lose to finishing my other reading challenges as well. I… Continue reading July 2024 Reading Round Up
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