Claire Atherfold
Claire Atherfold is the manager of Readings State Library
Review — 22 Apr 2024
A Small Collection of Happinesses by Zana Fraillon & Stephen Michael King (illus.)
In A Small Collection of Happinesses, two award-winning artists, author Zana Fraillon and illustrator Stephen Michael King, come together to create a whimsical tale of unexpected cross-generational friendship.
Set…
Review — 26 Mar 2024
Poetry Comics by Grant Snider
Starting with Spring and working his way through the seasons, Grant Snider has created a book that covers the magical moments of childhood. From catching a tadpole that turns into…
Review — 26 Feb 2024
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Vanessa Le is a Vietnamese-American author who recently graduated from Brown University with a focus on health and human biology. The Last Bloodcarver is her first novel in a debut…
Review — 1 Feb 2024
The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons, Book 1) by Siobhan McDermott & Yuzhen Cai (illus.)
The Fight for the Hidden Realm, the first in the new Paper Dragons series, had me hooked from page one. Reminiscent of bestselling series such as Percy Jackson, Nevermoor…
Review — 23 Oct 2023
Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart
Award-winning Australian author–illustrator Briony Stewart has captured the energy and exhilaration of impromptu performances, and the discovery of new talents, in Gymnastica Fantastica! Within its pages we watch as the…
Review — 23 Oct 2023
Medieval Monsters: and Other Stories by Timothy Ide
Local illustrator Timothy Ide, whom you may know from his work on the picture books Tom the Outback Mailman or The Story of Sidney Kidman: King of the Outback…
Review — 25 Sep 2023
We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration by Robert Furrow, Donna Jo Napoli & Marc Martin (illus.)
We have all looked up in wonder and seen the glorious dance of a murmuration of starlings, as they twirl, flutter and twist, creating beautiful images in front of our…
Review — 25 Sep 2023
Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Ross Quest isn’t a regular teenager. Already a master thief by the age of 17, she spends her days planning escape routes for fun and pulling elaborate heists with her…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, Book 1) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen is the beginning of an epic new trilogy from the bestselling adult and children’s author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. We enter a world full…
Review — 30 Jul 2023
Last-Place Lin by Wai Chim & Freda Chiu (illus.)
Wai Chim, a celebrated Chinese-American-Australian author best known for her fabulous YA novel The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, became a fixture on our TVs while she was…
