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The Golden Cowbell Book AwardThe Golden Cowbell Book Award was created by the SGIS (Swiss Group of International Schools) Librarians as a means of...
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Silver Linings by Katrina NannestadNettie (Lynette) Sweeny lives with her three sisters and her dad on a farm. The year is 1952 and in a few months Princess...
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In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood Hargrave"The queen, though tiny in comparison to her wolf, still possessed an enormous presence. Her hair was tightly braided,...
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Faelan the Wolf Book One: Odd Wolf Out by Juliette MaciverBefore I talk about this book I do need to give you a warning - this is Book One in a planned three book series and the first...
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Meet the illustrator Mark WilsonImage source: Kids' Book Review Begin here with Mark Wilson's web page . Mark Wilson generously donated a piece of...
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Never Let Go by Geraldine McCaughrean illustrated by Jason Cockroft"In the whole of realm of Fairyland and in the all the sunlit world there was no man so handsome as Tamlin. He could have captured the...
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Queenie in Seven Moves by Zanni LouiseLet's begin with the title of this book. I thought it would be a book about chess. Yes, that famous game is mentioned, but Queenie is...
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Meet the illustrator Freya BlackwoodThe CBCA Judges said; This wordless book is a deeply emotional, tender, poignant and quietly affecting story which sings on so...
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El Deafo by Cece BellI am late coming to this book which was published in 2015. I really appreciated the raw honesty of this story but of course you might...
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Focus on one Author or IllustratorBob Graham illustration from Let's get a Pup A question was asked on a Facebook forum: If you could purchase a complete set...
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Fox series by Corey R TaborMore than three years ago I talked about Fox the Tiger . A few weeks ago, I borrowed three more books from...
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Bruno by Catharina Valckx illustrated by Nicolas Hubesch translated by Antony ShugaarIt would be fun to read this book to class when the children return to school perhaps. Teachers sometimes set the dreaded "what did you...
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Victor: The wolf with worries by Catherine Rayner"Wolves are BRAVE and BIG and FIERCE. They are very wolfish! Wolves do not worry about anything." "This is...
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Hat Cat by Troy Wilson illustrated by Eve CoyAn old man lives alone. His only companions are the local squirrels. Each day he puts peanuts on his hat and then he sits still on his...
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Spies in the Sky by Beverley McWilliams illustrated by Martina HeiduczekBefore you read this book I suggest you might try to find these picture books and also do some reading about the Dickin Medal...
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Ruby's Repair Cafe by Michelle Worthington illustrated by Zoe BennettRuby loves to repair things and her family have a repair store. People bring broken toasters, kettles, radios, guitars, crockery and...
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Happy New Year from IBBY around the worldIBBY Australia Matt Ottley, 2024 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, created and donated the artwork for this very...
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Celebrate Special Days in 2024More on this topic in a future post - read more here as an introduction My local magazine Tawny Frogmouth...
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End of Year Summary 2023Momotimetoread began in 2008 and now it is 2023. This has been an interesting reading year. I blogged nearly every day and thanks to...
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Catching a Story Fish by Janice N Harrington'You'd talk the whiskers off a catfish,' Grandpa says, 'and the shine off a new penny.' I like to talk. I like to...
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Cornbread and Poppy at the Museum by Matthew CordellEach year at this time Betsy Bird (School Library Journal) posts 31 lists over 31 days. This is such a generous series of posts and a...
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Wait! Wait! by Hatsue Nakawaki illustrated by Komako Sakai translated by Yuki KanekoA young child sees a fluttering butterfly. We hear the off-stage voice saying Wait! Wait! On the next page the child lifts their arms...
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Hiding Edith by Kathy KacerBook seller blurb: In 1938, Edith and her family joined the many Jewish people forced to leave their homes to escape the Nazis. In...
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Tru and Nelle by G NeriAbout Tru: Truman Capote was born on 30 September 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, originally named Truman Streckfus Persons. He...
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Read-Aloud rhymes for the very young selected by Jack Prelutsky illustrated by Marc BrownI picked this up at a recent Lifeline charity book fair for only $2. It is no longer in print because it was first published in 1986,...
