Review: Before You Were Born

Review: Before You Were Born

Before You Were Born is a celebration of new life; diverse, multicultural and inclusive. Stunning covers prepare readers for the content while understated end pages of delicate blue welcome. The book opens on an outdoor scene.  A baby shower is […]

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Review: Everything We Keep

Review: Everything We Keep

Agatha at thirteen, has been shuffled around from home to home for years with an orange suitcase that she takes everywhere with her. In and out of foster care, Agatha has accepted that nobody really understands her predicament. She believes […]

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Review: The Biggest Thing of All

Review: The Biggest Thing of All

The Biggest Thing of All is a delicate representation of love; an emotive picture book in which the seasons become metaphors for the circle of life.  Romina Galotta’s poignant, immersive translation keeps step with Kathryn Thurman’s excellent text in a […]

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Review: Cuckoo’s Flight

Review: Cuckoo’s Flight

Continuing in the same fantasy world as her two previous novels – Dragonfly Song and Swallow’s Dance, Cuckoo’s Flight’s main attraction is the shared prose and verse style that Wendy Orr employs to create vivid images that bring every scene […]

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Review: Upside Down Friday

Review: Upside Down Friday

The unexpected that comes with change can be a good thing, even for children. It means surprises, and buddies that bring balloons and friendship, and new things to learn and share. Is Hugo ready for all this? Mum is calling […]

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Review: Pawcasso

Review: Pawcasso

Summer break has just begun, but utter boredom continues for Jo. Her dad is away on business a lot. This causes her sadness. Her sister Tina, always angry at her, makes fun of Jo’s lack of friends which adds to […]

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Review: Life Skills

Review: Life Skills

Keilly Swift, author of How to Make a Better World, returns with Life Skills, a valuable and informative book on the important points of creativity, problem solving, mindfulness, empathy and teamwork; assets that cement the foundation of childhood learning and […]

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Review: The Hatmakers

Review: The Hatmakers

Actor Tamzin Merchant adds another feather to her cap – that of writer, with her debut novel, The Hatmakers. It is the first in an imaginative adventure series, that will thrill readers of magical fantasy. Set in London of the […]

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Review: Eliza Vanda’s Button Box

Review: Eliza Vanda’s Button Box

Master storyteller Emily Rodda , author of the incredibly imaginative and successful, His Name was Walter, has created another magical story.  Fantastic characters flow through sub-stories whose twists and turns deliver something new with each diversion. Milly lives in Tidgy […]

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