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Aussie Kids Books
Book Reviews
Welcome to my blog! This blog is a celebration of Australian children's fiction - including young adult, middle grade, junior fiction, and picture books.
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Rockhopping, by Trace Bella
This picture book, in the style of a graphic novel, is an engrossing account of young Clancy’s adventure with Uncle Egg, around Gariwerd...
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Dec 6, 20202 min read
A Boy and a Ball, by Phil Cummings & Phil Lesnie
This book starts gently, showing a young boy kicking a ball with his older brother - but very quickly we realise the boys are in the...
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Nov 28, 20202 min read
The Naked Boy and the Crocodile, by Children from remote Indigenous communities; Andy Griffiths (ed)
This collection of 13 stories was developed during a series of writing and illustrating workshops with children from remote communities...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
This Small Blue Dot, by Zeno Sworder.
This book has been creating quite a stir across the Bookstagram community and with good reason. The engaging young narrator of this...
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Nov 15, 20201 min read
Vlad’s Bad Breath, by Rory H. Mather, illustrated by Jesus Lopez
This delightfully creepy picture book is Mr 3’s new bedtime favourite – he often asks for it to be read twice in one sitting! Luckily...
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
Say Cheese! by Frances Watts, illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Say Cheese is another picture book that is read regularly in my household (Mr 3 chooses it as his bedtime read almost every night!) If...
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Oct 17, 20201 min read
Where's Lucky? by Jacqui Halpin, illustrated by Sandra Severgnini
This beautiful picture book was read every night to Mr 3 when we had it on loan from the library and he didn't want to return it! It is...
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Oct 10, 20202 min read
Found, by Bruce Pascoe, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis
Found is a beautifully written and illustrated picture book which on one level can be read as the story of a young calf left alone when...
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Sep 20, 20202 min read
Bush Tracks, by Ros Moriarty
Illustrated by Balarinji ‘Bush Tracks’ takes its young readers on a meandering journey along the creek, through the mangroves, past the...
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Sep 7, 20202 min read
Bluey - The Creek
Admittedly, when I first came across this book I wasn’t sure how I was going to respond to it – I’m never convinced that books based on...
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Aug 28, 20202 min read
Family by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; illustrated by Jasmine Seymour.
Published by : Magabala Books This exquisite picture book takes us on a journey of the heart as it illuminates the various ways in which...
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Jul 7, 20202 min read
Tell 'em!, by Katrina Germein & Rosemary Sullivan, with the children of Manyallaluk School.
Illustrated by Karen Briggs This delightful picture book gives voice to kids living in a remote community in the Roper River region of...
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Jun 15, 20202 min read
A Day at the Zoo, by Cassie Roberts
Illustrated by Judy Richards. My three boys and I love A Day at the Zoo, both for the engaging storyline about being brave and trying new...
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Jun 9, 20202 min read
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