In June, I read eighteen books, bringing me to ninety-three overall for the year, and forty-six for the Australian Women Writer's challenge, which has comprised at least fifty percent of my reading totals so far this year. Several books were for work, so I didn't review those on the blog. Others that haven't been reviewed… Continue reading June Reading Round Up 2019
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May 2019 Round Up
I managed to read fifteen books in May, so I'm still keeping my monthly average. Of these, about 11 were by Australian women - one was for work, so I haven't reviewed it, but have reviewed all the others, and some of the reviews were published in June, as I finished the books as the… Continue reading May 2019 Round Up
The Cat with the Coloured Tail by Gillian Mears, Illustrated by Dinalie Dabarera
Title: The Cat with the Coloured Tail Author: Gillian Mears, Illustrated by Dinalie Dabarera Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2015 Format: Hardcover Pages: 80 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Mr Hooper and The Cat with the Coloured Tail travel through the countryside in their ice-cream van. They enjoy looking for heart shapes (their favourite… Continue reading The Cat with the Coloured Tail by Gillian Mears, Illustrated by Dinalie Dabarera
A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald
Title: A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) Author: Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $7.99 Synopsis: Ella and Olivia are going to a native animal park! But are they prepared for their own wild adventure? ~*~ Sisters Ella and Olivia - aged… Continue reading A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald
Book Bingo 13 – a book with non-human characters
Book bingo Saturday again - round two, post thirteen of the year for the challenge. To mark off the non-human characters square, I have gone to a book I wrote a quiz for as part of my quiz writer job with Scholastic that fits the category of a book with non-human characters: A book with… Continue reading Book Bingo 13 – a book with non-human characters
A Home for Molly by Holly Webb
Title: A Home for Molly Author: Holly Webb, illustrated by Sophy Williams Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Published: 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 126 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: On holiday at the seaside, Anya is excited when she meets a friendly family with children her own age — playing with them and their gorgeous puppy Molly is… Continue reading A Home for Molly by Holly Webb
Other Worlds 1: Perfect World by George Ivanoff
Title: Other Worlds 1: Perfect World Author: George Ivanoff Genre: Science Fiction, Children's books Publisher: Random House Australia/Penguin Random House Published: 26th February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages:192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Keagan finds a key . . . It opens a doorway . . . He steps through . . . Into a weird world of… Continue reading Other Worlds 1: Perfect World by George Ivanoff
Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Title: Grandpa, Me and Poetry Author: Sally Morgan, illustrated by Craig Smith Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Omnibus/Scholastic Published: 1st May, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Melly likes poems that rhyme with words like frog, bog, doggedy-dog. And when the school holds a poetry competition, Melly has her eye on the prize, with… Continue reading Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Monty the Sad Puppy by Holly Webb
Title: Monty the Sad Puppy Author: Holly Webb, illustrated by Sophy Williams. Genre: Animal Stories, Children's Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Published: 12th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 126 Price: $15.98 Synopsis:Is going from no dogs to two dogs as perfect as it sounds? Amelie has always wanted a dog, but she never dreamed she’d end up… Continue reading Monty the Sad Puppy by Holly Webb
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