Title: Those Girls Author: Pamela Rushby Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartimeThe poster had a picture of a tanned, healthy girl, wearing a regulation uniform hat and shorts… Continue reading Those Girls by Pamela Rushby
Tag: Australian stories
Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Title: Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree Author: Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Nature StorybooksEvery wonderful word is true!In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground.Over hundreds of years, the… Continue reading Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
Title: Tearaway Coach Author: Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When Fenton and his father catch the coach to Geelong, they have no idea that their driver of the team of powerful horses is the famous Edward Devine -… Continue reading Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
The Frog Squad: Dessert Disaster by Kate and Jol Temple
Title: The Frog Squad: Dessert Disaster Author: Kate and Jol Temple, Shiloh Gordon Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Step into a top-secret world where frogs don't just eat flies, they eat danger! This is FROG SQUAD! Frog Squad comes to the rescue of a… Continue reading The Frog Squad: Dessert Disaster by Kate and Jol Temple
Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara
Title: Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky Author: Tylissa Elisara Genre: Adventure Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Described as an Indigenous Blinky Bill meets Winnie the Pooh, this heart-warming and beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel from 2021 black&write! fellow Tylissa Elisara follows Wurrtoo the wombat on… Continue reading Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara
DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024
The inaugural DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners have been announced, and the three books that have won in 2024 are: Picture Book Come Over to My HouseWritten by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-BarnettPublished by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Chapter Books MakuBy Meyne WyattPublished by Pan Australia Middle Grade The Wintrish GirlBy Melanie La’BrooyPublished by… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024
Blog Tour: Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
Title: Our Shellharbour Author: Karen Hendriks Genre: Fiction Publisher: Little Shell Books Published: November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 36 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: Join Lani and Oli as they explore Shellharbour’s natural wonders.Let’s go to magical places – From the mountains to the sea, come and explore Shellharbour with the me. Let’s go somewhere magical!Our Shellharbour… Continue reading Blog Tour: Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin, illustrated by Shaney Hyde
Title: Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny Author: Caz Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Little Matilda has one toy that she loves more than anything—her bunny. She takes it everywhere, even on a nature walk with her friend, Jack. When they get home,… Continue reading Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin, illustrated by Shaney Hyde
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
Title: The Book of Chance Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey.Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges,… Continue reading The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara
Title: Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Hana, her twin sister, Mina, and their cousin Zora are the best of friends. Now they share something more than a fierce family bond: The three are also… Continue reading Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara
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