There’s A Bear On My Chair
There’s A Bear On My Chair

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Ross Collins

The end pages of this book are blank, except for an empty chair with a cushion. One gets the feeling that it is not an important part of the nursery...
Splosh
Splosh

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Ros Moriarty, illustrated by Balarinji

The cover of this book will be a magnet for children. The colours and the shiny paper, the animals and their tracks will attract many little hands. I find it...
Summer Rain
Summer Rain

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Ros Moriarty, illustrated by Balarinji

Summer Rain is a beautifully written and illustrated children's picture book. It conveys an enormous wealth of meaning, understanding and joyfulness throughout. The Aboriginal appearance and art work is delightful,...
Tashi
Tashi

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Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble

This 20th anniversary edition of Tashi has all the wonderfully familiar features, which bring instant recognition. The front cover consists of the single word TASHI, with the original picture of...
The Cloudspotter
The Cloudspotter

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Tom McLaughlin

This is a very gently coloured, gently told story about clouds and friendship and persistence. The end papers at the beginning show just clouds; at the end they show clouds...
Phyllis Wong and the Waking of the Wizard
Phyllis Wong and the Waking of the Wizard

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Geoffrey McSkimming

This is the third book in the series of Phyllis Wong, magician and amateur sleuth. It contains all the best elements of a book of its genre, and presents them...

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Abi Elphinstome

This fantasy story for young readers contains all the elements of a fantasy genre, put together in an excellent and cohesive manner. Moll, the gypsy girl who knows that she...

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Martha Mumford; Ill.Ada Grey

As the title suggests, this book shows the Royal William, Kate and Baby George welcoming their new son and brother, pre-empting the real event.  Although the story could be about...

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Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti

It has always been said the at there is more to the traditional fairy tale than just the story about good and evil, but when Neil Gaiman gets hold of...

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Adam Rex

In this long awaited equal to The Meaning of Smekday we again meet up with Gratuity and her alien off-sider J. Lo as they set out to once again right...

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Adam Rex

Originally released in 2007 this latest reprint coincides the Dreamworld Production titled ‘Home’, an adaptation of what has turned out to be a ‘cult following ‘of Gratuity and her best...

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L.A. Campbell

This is the second Cartboy book in what hopefully will become a substantial series. Hal is Cartboy, so named because his family couldn't afford an expensive backpack for school and...