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
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Book Bingo Seven – A Book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters.
Week seven of the 2018 Book Bingo, and I've managed to mark off 20 of the 25 squares already! This week there are two squares to include in this post: a book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters. First, my book with non-human characters is Monty the Sad Puppy, where… Continue reading Book Bingo Seven – A Book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters.
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
Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
In my fifth Book Bingo post for the year, I can report that I have a BINGO! The final row going down, row five, is complete, with three out of the five squares being filled with Australian Women Writers. The text version of the row is below: Row #5 (Down) - BINGO A Foreign Translated… Continue reading Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
Tales from the Camp Fire by May Gibbs and Jane Massam
Title: Tales from the Camp fire Author: May Gibbs and Jane Massam Genre: Children’s Fiction/Picture Book Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st November, 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 (32 Self-ended) Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Join Snugglepot and Cuddlepie round the camp fire for stories of friendship and adventure in the Australian bush. Around the camp fire, they… Continue reading Tales from the Camp Fire by May Gibbs and Jane Massam
Tales from The Billabong by May Gibbs and Jane Massam
Title: Tales from the Billabong Author: May Gibbs and Jane Massam Genre: Children’s Fiction/Picture Book Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: September 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: ‘Go, Snugglepot!’ Cuddlepie was at the sidelines, cheering wildly for his friend. Snugglepot was in the lead! ‘Whee!’ Snugglepot exclaimed, tingling from the top of his head… Continue reading Tales from The Billabong by May Gibbs and Jane Massam
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