If I Were a Lion
If I Were a Lion

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Kitty Black. Illustrations and Giuseppe Poli.

Being brave and fierce and wild and free sounds a lot like a lion to me. The character in this Children’s picture book, If I Were A Lion wants to...
Birdie Lights up the World
Birdie Lights up the World

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Alison McLennan . Illustrations Lauren Mullinder.

ALISON MCLENNAN & LAUREN MULLINDER There are so many wonderful parts to this Children’s Picture Book, that it takes a second read to begin to see the beauty. Firstly, the...
Heavy
Heavy

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Dannika Patterson Illustrator: Davilyn Lynch.

Nina is puzzled by the amazingly strong women in her family. They all work tirelessly at the Animal Rescue Centre. Mum, Aunt Penelope, Gran and Nina’s sister Sarah all combine...
The Secret Science Society: In Space
The Secret Science Society: In Space

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Josie Montano and Kathy Hoopmann, Illustrations Ann-Marie Finn.

The cartoon like characters on the front cover The Secret Science Society.In Space give exactly the right feel for the story. A group of children have formed a science club...
Temora and the Wordsnatcher
Temora and the Wordsnatcher

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Kate Gordon

Temora Murphy is the main character in this fantasy novel from Kate Gordon which is quite complex and has many twists and turns which gradually reveal some strange outcomes. Temora...
Backyard Footy
Backyard Footy

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Carl Merrison. Illustrations Samantha Campbell.

Jy is a footy-crazy kid, who enjoys kicking, marking and scoring goals in his backyard. When the ball strays beyond the fence of his own home in the Kimberley, he...
Baller Boys Vs The Bulldozers
Baller Boys Vs The Bulldozers

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Venessa Taylor

Venessa Taylor has created a terrific series in mid-grade readers with the Baller Boys series, based around soccer, team work and life in general, which has a strong appeal to...
Game On: Shrinkle
Game On: Shrinkle

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Emily Snape

Game On: Shrinkle, is a story for the children who love adventure of the gaming kind. The brothers who are known as “Pranks,” and “Pants” have just come home from...
The Compulsion Cloud 
The Compulsion Cloud 

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Averi Ridge Castaneda. Illustrations Vicky Kuhn.

Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) struggle with the fact that they are different but really don’t understand why. Their brain tells them to do things in a very specific...
Harriet’s Hungry Worms
Harriet’s Hungry Worms

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Samantha Smith. Illustrations Melissa Johns.

Instantly, the appeal of Harriet’s Hungry Worms is evident. The title, and illustration on the front cover show what many consider to be a fascinating hobby. The end pages show...
Where The River Takes Us
Where The River Takes Us

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Lesley Parr

The illustrations on the front cover of Where The River Takes Us are reminiscent of an Enid Blyton novel. Indeed, the characters themselves mention the “Famous Five,” at one place....
Anchored
Anchored

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Debra Tidball. Illustrations Arielle Li.

The author of the Picture Book Anchored understands the importance of attachment in a child’s life. Without that sense of belonging some children feel quite lost. This story is an...