Vampyre by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Andrew Yeo $29.95 ISBN 9781921529221 Hardback, 32 pages Age: 8+ Category: Picture Book Below is the information received from Walker Books about the latest story from well known author Margaret Wild. “I am Vampyre. Feared. Despised. I sleep in darkness. I long for light. From the dark depths ofContinue reading “Vampyre by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Andrew Yeo. Book Review.”
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Bilby Secrets, Edel Wignell & Mark Jackson, (2011) Book Review
Bilby Secrets, Edel Wignell & Mark Jackson, (2011) Walker books, Hb. $29.95, ISBN 978 1921529 320 This book cleverly combines fact with fiction in a tale of the life of one Greater Bilby. Wignell covers the time when the bilby mother prepares for the birth of her baby, near escapes from predators through to theContinue reading “Bilby Secrets, Edel Wignell & Mark Jackson, (2011) Book Review”
Book ideas for Christmas by stlg48, 10 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments When looking for gift ideas for children this time of the year, a good book or two should always be on the gift buying list. Below are several books that Walker Books have recently put out. More »
Latest children’s book review is It’s a Book by Lane Smith, (2010) Walker Books. ISBN 9781921720147 The title of this book sums it up well; this is the story of a monkey trying to explain to his friend the jackass exactly what a book is. The jackass however can’t seem to comprehend why the rectangularContinue reading
Book Review: ‘Jaguar Warrior’ by stlg48, 3 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments An older reader’s adventure story with added depth. More »
Toppling by Sally Murphy by stlg48, 8 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments A new children’s book by Sally Murphy that tackles the tough questions of life and death… More »
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Oceanology: Book Review. by stlg48, 12 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments With Christmas only just over 2 months from now (Oh No I can hear some of you gasp) it is time for many of us to start looking around for gift ideas. More »
Children’s book reviews
Sophie’s Big Bed. (2009) Tina Burke. Puffin Books, 24 pp. 978 0 14 350312 5 $14.95 Pb. Sophie has a new big bed. She plans to sleep in it at the beginning of the story, but her toys have their fears. Will Bunny get lost in the bed? Will Bear fall out? And what doesContinue reading “Children’s book reviews”
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Here’s a short list of my recent book reviews for Magpies Magazine.For more information about this magazine, visit the website http://www.magpies.net.au Fredrik Goes Bananas! (2009) Melissa Firth, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini. Scholastic Press. Jasper Mc Flea will not eat his tea. (2009) Lee Fox, illustrated by Mitch Vane. Lothian. The Mad, Mad, World of Sports.Continue reading “Book Reviews”
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