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Review :: DRY :: Neal & Jarrod Shusterman
The drought – or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it – has been going on for a while now. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t…
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Review :: The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker :: Lauren James
What if death is only the beginning? When Harriet Stoker dies falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers – shape-shifting, hypnosis, or even…
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kidlit :: Dogography :: Maree Coote
I absolutely adore Maree Coote’s amazing typographic books. I just think they are so clever and fun – they are perfect for littlies just learning their letters, and also wonderful entertainment for older…
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KIDLIT :: The Pony Question :: Jackie Merchant
I’m pretty sure I’m already on record here somewhere talking about how much I love a pony story – in fact I read a bunch of horsey middlegrade last year (and raved about…
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Kidlit :: The Good Hawk :: Joseph Elliot
Middlegrade fantasy is my favourite thing to read at the moment. There are just so many great stories coming out in this category at the moment. One of the things I’m loving is…
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Kidlit :: The Threads of Magic :: Alison Croggon
Something about the cover of Alison Croggon’s new middlegrade/upper primary fantasy novel – The Threads of Magic – caught my attention the very first time I saw it, so I jumped at the…
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77 Saturday :: The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliot
Ok, so this week I meant to join in with 77 Saturday and completely forgot because it was the second day in a row that the temperature was over 40C and I think…
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Kid lit :: Letter Art Books by Maree Coote
Today I wanted to share a couple of gorgeous books that have been some of our favourites in the second half of this year, and that I think would make lovely gifts for…
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kidlit :: Dream Riders: Storm :: Laura Bloom and Jesse Blackadder
I really enjoyed Dream Riders: Frankie, the first book in the Dream Riders series, when I read it during my Aussie Middlegrade binge in May so I was really pleased when the team…
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kidlit :: The Secret Lives of Unicorns
Now that we’re inside of 50 days to go until Christmas I wanted to start sharing some books that I think would make beautiful gifts for kids, starting with the gorgeous The Secret…