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Fox and Sons Tailers by Paddy DonnellyThis idea seems so original to me. Tailers who make tails! You are sure, also, to enjoy all the tiny details in the...
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Fly Me Home by Polly Ho-YenIn 2017 one of our large chain book stores added this book to their shelves and there it languished until May 2024 when I picked it up for...
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The Kindness Project by Deborah AbelaThis is perhaps a minor aspect of The Kindness Project but the teacher has such a powerful role in the lives of the four...
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I'll Keep you Close by Jeska Verstegen translated by Bill Nagelkerke"I'm sick of the silence. ... Even when you don't speak, you're still saying something." I picked up this book in a Melbourne...
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Love Birds by Jane Yolen illustrated by Anna WilsonJon is an observer and a listener. He rarely talks but he does listen to the sounds in his new neighborhood and most of all he listens to...
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Tree Hole Homes by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Amy HevronThe subtitle of this book is 'Daytime dens and Nighttime Nooks' Publisher blurb: Imagine this: one day you’re walking through...
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A Small Collection of Happiness by Zana Fraillon illustrated by Stephen Michael King"Hattie's father had told her then that full-moon wishes were the most powerful wishes of all ... Ever since that night,...
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Thank You by JarvisThere are some truly special lines in this book. Some are deep and others are fun: "I thank the bowl for the jelly. Thank you, too,...
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Manxmouse by Paul GallicoThis book has twelve chapters and each reads like a short story. We first meet Manxmouse as he is created by a ceramic artist who...
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Circle Round by Anne Sibley O'Brien illustrated by Hanna ChaJust when you think there surely are no new ideas for books you find a book that surprises you! There are children playing in all the...
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Happy all Over by Emma QuayImage source: Emma Quay This book would be a perfect gift of a young child. It is a book that explores happiness in...
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Stitch by Padraig KennyStitch and his friend Henry are creations of an old Professor. Stitch is indeed stitched together from various human body...
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The Boy who Grew a Tree by Polly Ho-Yen illustrated by Sojung Kim-McCarthyA little girl and her grandfather visit the library each week. They read books together and then the little girl asks her...
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Somewhere for Little Bear by Britta TeckentrupPublisher blurb: Little Bear lives happily in his cozy cave deep in the woods. He loves picking berries in the day, listening to the...
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Listen, Hippo! by Gabriel Evans"Billy was having a bad day. ... Billy wished there was someone he could talk to." He tells his friend Hippo that he is feeling...
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K.O.A.L.A shortlist 2024 and other Children's Choice awardsI recently discovered this interesting article from IBBY Chile which explores twenty-eight children's choice awards. Our own KOALA...
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Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel"You head up your soft mushroom stair and read a book in your big mushroom chair." For the first few pages of this lullaby, we...
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Wild Berries by Julie FlettBookseller blurb: Spend the day picking wild blueberries with Clarence and his grandmother. Meet ant, spider, and fox in a...
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The Fix-it man by Dimity Powell illustrated by Nicky JohnstonI had not seen this book from 2017. I picked it up at the library where I volunteer at Westmead Children's Hospital. The little...
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Dee Huxley (1947-2024)Illustrator, teacher and artist whose creative work will be forever enjoyed. SMH May 25th, 2024 Dee (Deirdre...
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The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q RaufAudrey lives with her mum (Mam) and twin younger siblings. Things are very tough for the family and Audrey knows it is her...
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The Truth about Old People by Elina EllisWho decides when you become old? The other day I jumped onto a very crowed bus. There were seats towards the back but before I...
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The Shelterlings by Sarah Beth Durst"Each of them had left their home, trekked to the very top of Cloud Mountain and drunk from the Moon Mirror - a pool as perfectly...
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Chengdu could not would not fall asleep by Barney Saltzberg"It was late, and it was quiet, and everyone in the bamboo grove was sleeping ..." Everyone except - Chengdu! He tosses and...
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Lulu or Lola series by Anna McQuinn illustrated by Rosalind BeardshawI first talked about Lulu loves stories back in 2018. I borrowed one book from this series (Lola gets a Cat)...
