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Pizza and Taco who's the best by Stephen ShaskanMy friend and I have a Pinterest of books which feature Unlikely Friends . Pizza and Taco sure are very unlikely friends who...
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Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D SchmidtInside the front cover of this book there are seventeen powerful endorsements for this book. Here are a few: "Schmidt...
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Go Home, Cat! by Sonya Hartnett illustrated by Lucia MasciulloLet's begin with the cover. I really like the way the way the cover illustration stretches across the front and back with the boy walking...
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Floof by Heidi McKinnon"Floof is floofy. Floof is very floofy. Floof is the floofiest! Good morning, Floof." Floof (the book and the...
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Meet me at the Moon Tree by Shivaun PlozzaThis is a highly emotional story that follows the journey of grief taken by a family after their father dies quite suddenly....
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This is a poem that heals fish by Jean-Pierre Siméon illustrated by Olivier Tallec translated by Claudia Zoe BedrickArthur thinks something is wrong with his fish. Is he bored or is he about to die. Mum suggests the fish needs a poem! But where can...
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Last: The story of a white rhino by Nicola DaviesThis is such an important book which should be added to every school library collection. In March, 2018 the last male Northern White...
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The Golden Swift by Lev GrossmanIn the first train adventure Kate and her young brother Tom meet all sorts of endangered animals and along the way they learn about the...
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This Old Thing by Cassandra Webb illustrated by Tony FlowersToday is ANZAC DAY here in Australia. I do hope teachers try to read an ANZAC book with their students when school returns...
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Waiting for Anya by Michael MorpurgoThe setting for this book is the village in Lescun in France. This is a small town located near the...
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Sydney Morning Herald article "Children are forgetting the joy of reading books"Children are forgetting the joy of reading books by Catherine Naylor Sydney Morning Herald This was the...
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserThe Vanderbeeker family (Dad, Mum, twins Isa and Jessie aged 12, Oliver aged 9, Hyacinth aged 6, Laney aged 4 and their three...
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Sunshine by Marion Dane BauerWhen Ben was just three years old his mother left. One day she was there the next she was gone. Ben has spent his life...
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Ducky's backyard by Ulrich Hub illustrated by Jorg MuhleDuck has a wonky leg so he uses a crutch. He is perfectly, perfectly happy living in his safe yard until ... Yes you knew...
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Marvellous Margot by Lou Peacock illustrated by Ingela P ArrheniusMargot has made a marvellous cake. She has a plan to share it with her good friend Oscar. Margot knows Oscar loves cake! Margot puts the...
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National Simultaneous StorytimeNational Simultaneous Storytime began here in Australia in 2000. The Australian Library and Information Association select a picture...
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Mary Poppins illustrated by Lauren Child adapted from the book by PL TraversIf you want to share Mary Poppins with your child or grandchild I highly recommend this scrumptious illustrated edition. Mary...
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The Dragon on the Train by Ben Brooks illustrated by George Ermos"They'd taken his Spark. They'd closed in on him and stolen the music from inside his head. After that, the colour had gone...
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The Branford Boase Award 2019-2022The Branford Boase Award was set up in the memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase....
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Mice in Picture BooksSomeone asked this question on a Facebook forum this morning and 350 people replied! Suggestions for a picture book about a mouse...
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The Letterbox Tree by Rebecca Lim and Kate Gordon"We've been so wrong about everything for so long - pulling them all out to make way for houses and roads that look exactly the same...
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Meet the illustrator Briony May SmithBlurb: Hodge, an adorable bunny, is minding his own business... well, he's stealing some carrots from Mrs Sprat's...
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Poppy and Rye by Avi illustrated by Brian FlocaIn my last post I talked about Poppy by Avi which is the first book in this series from 1995. Books from this...
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Poppy by Avi illustrated by Brian FlocaPoppy, a deer mouse, lives on the edge of Dimwood forest with her parents and many siblings and relatives. Their area is...
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Raven Child and the Snow Witch by Linda Sunderland illustrated by Daniel EguéusYou might like to begin with this spellbinding animation of Raven Child and the Snow Witch. Anya's mother sets off at the...
