Title: The Lost Book of Magic Author: Amelia Mellor Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 24th September 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: It's 1895, Melbourne is in crisis, and Pearl and Vally Cole's father has suggested the unthinkable: it might be time to close the grandest bookshop in the world.When a… Continue reading The Lost Book of Magic by Amelia Mellor
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Maisy and Daisy Move House by Michelle de Robillard, illustrated by Amanda Letcher
Title: Maisy and Daisy Move House Author: Michelle de Robillard, illustrated by Amanda Letcher Genre: Fiction Publisher: Berry Bee Publishing Published: 17th April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 36 Price: $25.95 Synopsis: Maisy and Daisy Move House is a delightful picture book that explores the universal experience of moving house for a young girl, Maisy, who… Continue reading Maisy and Daisy Move House by Michelle de Robillard, illustrated by Amanda Letcher
Gymnastics Diaries: Beam Queen by Georgia Godwin, Laura Sieveking and Amanda Erb (illustrator)
Title: Gymnasitcs Diaries: Beam Queen Author: Georgia Godwin, Laura Sieveking and Amanda Erb (illustrator) Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Georgia is 10 years old and loves gymnastics. She wants to be an international gymnastics star and this is her diary. Join Georgia as she… Continue reading Gymnastics Diaries: Beam Queen by Georgia Godwin, Laura Sieveking and Amanda Erb (illustrator)
A Teaspoon of Light by Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom
Title: A Teaspoon of Light Author: Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom Genre: Fiction Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published: May 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.95 Synopsis: A story about making and saving loving memories. Marley’s dream cloth reminds her of the people she loves, and of safe and happy times. When times get tough… Continue reading A Teaspoon of Light by Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom
Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand
Title: Some Families Change Author: Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand Genre: Fiction Publisher: EK Books Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Some Families Change tenderly guides children through various models of changing families with gentle verse and inclusive imagery. ‘You may not have thought much about it, but did you… Continue reading Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand
Marshmallow Puffins at the Window (Kip’s Guide to Sleep: Nighttime Fears) by Robert Boddington and Jack Robertson, illustrated by Yoon Park and Matt Hughes
Title: Marshmallow Puffins at the Window (Kip’s Guide to Sleep: Nighttime Fears) Author: Robert Boddington and Jack Robertson, illustrated by Yoon Park and Matt Hughes Genre: Fiction Publisher: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Published: 1st August 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Help your child with night-time fears and worries Hana’s scared of strange… Continue reading Marshmallow Puffins at the Window (Kip’s Guide to Sleep: Nighttime Fears) by Robert Boddington and Jack Robertson, illustrated by Yoon Park and Matt Hughes
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
Title: Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: ABC Books Published: 27th October 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ... Wood splinters and… Continue reading Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
Title: Squidge Dibley Destroys the School Author: Mick Elliott Genre: Fiction Publisher: Lothian Children's Books Published: 25th June 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 175 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Squidge Dibley is the new kid at Craglands South Primary ... and the school might not survive him. The start of a hilarious new series about a very strange… Continue reading Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook
Title: Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook Author: Judy Revenson Genre: Movie scrapbook, fantasy, popular culture Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Published: 1st December 2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $29.99 Synopsis:Every year, students clamber aboard the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 3/4 and make their way back to Hogwarts for the start of another school year. In the… Continue reading Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook
The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars by Jaclyn Moriarty (Kingdoms and Empires #2)
Title: The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th October 2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 528 Price: $22.99 Synopsis:An enchanting and whimsical spell-filled fantasy novel from Jaclyn Moriarty, the highly-acclaimed author of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone and the award-winning author of Feeling Sorry for Celia and A… Continue reading The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars by Jaclyn Moriarty (Kingdoms and Empires #2)
