Pop the Pig
Pop the Pig

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This colourful game is well presented in a sturdy box and suitable for 4 years and over. It is not recommended for younger children because of the small pieces made...
The Ballad of Melodie Rose
The Ballad of Melodie Rose

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Kate Gordon

The Ballad of Melodie Rose moves into a different time at Direleaf Hall, a different group of girls and of course a different challenge to be solved to when we...
The Boy and the Moonimal
The Boy and the Moonimal

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Debi Gliori

The delicate shades of colour that enhance The Boy and the Moonimal hard back picture book ensure that the story will be mellow as well. This is a story about...
The Incredibly Busy Mind of Bowen Bartholomew Crisp
The Incredibly Busy Mind of Bowen Bartholomew Crisp

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Paul Russell. Illustrations Nicky Johnston.

The Incredibly Busy Mind of Bowen Bartholomew Crisp does a great job of recognising children who see the world differently. Bowen Crisp struggles to answer questions put to the class...
Baby’s First Train Robbery
Baby’s First Train Robbery

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Jim Whalley. Illustrations Stephen Collins.

Baby’s First Train Robbery will bring a smile to the face of the reader. Written in verse, which is quirky and amusing, the illustrations are wonderfully complementary to the story....
Do You Love Dinosaurs?
Do You Love Dinosaurs?

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Matt Robertson.

Do You Love Dinosaurs is a brightly coloured picture book begins with rules for dinosaur enthusiasts. Rule number one says, “Never turn your back on a hungry hunter.” The following...
Who Fed Zed?
Who Fed Zed?

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Amelia McInerney, illustrated by Adam Nickel.

This well illustrated, hardback picture book Who Fed Zed is hilarious. I suspect that the reader, as well as the listener will finish up in giggles. Part of the humour...
Music for Tigers
Music for Tigers

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Michelle Kadarusman

Once again Michelle Kadarusman has crafted an epic story, Music for Tigers around conservation, acceptance and friendship set in a remote bush camp in the Tasmanian rain-forest, the Tarkine, a...
Cardboard Cowboys
Cardboard Cowboys

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Brian Conaghan

He is a boy on the edge of adulthood struggling to fit into a world that only sees perfection: He is a man who been damaged by life living down...
Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest
Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest

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Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler, illustrated by Emma Long

Walking In Gagudju Country is set as a journey; the family set off to take a walk around the billabong. As they walk along, they realise that they have no...
Freaky, Funky Fish
Freaky, Funky Fish

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Debra Kempf Shumaker. Illustrations Claire Powell.

Odd Facts about Fascinating Fish Fish live in the oceans and rivers of the world and just like every other species, they have their quirks, their individuality if you like,...
Growing Pains
Growing Pains

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Alison McLennan. Illustrations Melissa Johns.

This whimsical little story from Alison McLennan and Melissa Johns, Growing Pains uses the analogy of planting a small tree to tell the story of growing up and how the...