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Latest Book Reviews
Monkey's Great Adventures: Afloat in Venice by Tina Wilson. Music by Matt Ottley. |
Feeling Blue by Trevor Todd, Images by Mark Eatwell. |
We Children and the Narrow Road to the Deep North by Libby Hathorn, Ill. by Samadi Konchi. |
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Monkey was going on a holiday. He was given a very special present to take with him. He’d never been on a holiday before or owned a camera. Monkey begins packing immediately for a journey like no other. A story of adventure and friendship. For ages 3 - 7.
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‘What’s wrong?’ asked Mrs. Wren. ‘You look very, very sad today.’ Mr. Wren is feeling sad but Mrs. Wren knows how to cheer him up. A new way of bringing a traditional story to life, and a great introduction for younger readers to some of our amazing Australian birds. For ages 3 - 5.
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Award winning Australian author Libby Hathorn is passionate about poetry. So it’s not surprising she’s teamed up with renowned watercolour painter and portraitist Sadami Konchi, to create this beautiful story about Haiku and the 17th Japanese master Matsuo Basho. For ages 7 - 10
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Latest Original Stories
The Fearless Five: Halloween Superheroes |
Bee and Flea and Me |
They're back! Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis are back with another Fall Writing Frenzy competition for 2021. To enter, go to Lydia's Wordpress site, choose an image and write a 200 word story about that image, and follow the instructions to submit between October 1 - 3. It's loads of fun and a great way to hone your writing skills and make every word count.
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 Shelter. © Yelena Wysling 2021. Used with permission.
Do you ever sit quietly, waiting for something to happen? Do you ever wonder what that something will look like when it does? Bee and Flea and Me sit together under their tree doing just that - waiting - for something, anything to happen. When it does, they marvel at the wonderfulness in their 'ordinary' day. A story of friendship and gratitude.
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Too many books, not enough space!
It seems spring is the time for new releases here in Australia and there have been so many beautiful books come onto the market. My bookcase is starting to overflow. Think I'm going to have to have it extended! I've included some of my favourites below. There are also quite a few writer competitions and publisher openings both here and overseas to dive into which I've listed here. Happy reading and writing wherever you are!
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“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
- Jhumpa Lahiri