Dani Solomon
Dani Solomon is the manager of Readings Kids
Review — 20 Sep 2022
Can You Believe It? How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts by Joyce Grant & Kathleen Marcotte (illus.)
It’s more important than ever to be able to tell the difference between news and ‘fake news’. You’ll find examples of both in Can You Believe It?, a perfect…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
Come Over to My House by Eliza Hull & Sally Rippin
I have been waiting for years for a book like Come Over to My House. On every page you’re invited to someone’s house to play, eat, dance, read or…
Review — 29 Aug 2022
A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin
Five teenagers are on a night walk in the Otway Ranges. With no adults supervising, this is their chance to prove their capabilities to themselves. After all, as their principal…
Review — 30 May 2022
Guardians (Wylah: The Koorie Warrior, Book 1) by Jordan Gould & Richard Pritchard
What started out as an exciting day for Wylah – her first day teaching her village’s little ones how to do cave paintings – ends dramatically when she’s caught in…
Review — 29 Jun 2022
Team Trouble! (Whodunnit, Eddie Woo?) Eddie Woo and Dave Hartley
Eddie Woo, Super Sleuth, is excited. It’s not long now until his school’s annual Triple Threat Quest, a competition where teams compete across three subjects: performing arts, academics and sports…
Review — 26 Apr 2022
Mars Awakens by H.M. Waugh
Dee is from one of two colonies on Mars, Davinci and Newton. Like the majority of citizens of Davinci, Dee is a girl; Y’s (boys), being extremely rare. Dee is…
Review — 26 Apr 2022
Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth by Melissa Greenwood
Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth is a lyrical blessing to read to your baby. One that promises them they will always be loved and that they have a place on this…
Review — 29 Mar 2022
We Are Australians by Duncan Smith & Nicole Godwin
We Are Australians is a wondrous book about what it means to not just be Australian, but to be a part of a community. We are new and from all…
Review — 29 Mar 2022
Milo Finds $105 by Matt Stanton
When Milo finds $105 on the road outside his house, his stepmum tells him ‘finders keepers’. But his mum, who is studying to be a lawyer, says he should ‘find…
Review — 1 Mar 2022
The Rat-Catcher's Apprentice by Maggie Jankuloska
Twelve-year-old Marie is not looking forward to her life as maid to the haughty Josette. It is a highly sought-after position, and Marie is lucky her mother, the Duke’s seamstress…