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Childish
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Childish

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'Childish'

Me and Dot reckon it's just a word for being a child.

A funny story about kids fixing things. And having a crack at solving a big problem using only a really good friendship and the world's best dumplings and a thousand kilos of plasticine.

Like we're doing now.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Country
Australia
Date
1 August 2025
Pages
176
ISBN
9781761343759

Signed copies are available online and in our shops, while stock lasts.

'Childish'

Me and Dot reckon it's just a word for being a child.

A funny story about kids fixing things. And having a crack at solving a big problem using only a really good friendship and the world's best dumplings and a thousand kilos of plasticine.

Like we're doing now.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Country
Australia
Date
1 August 2025
Pages
176
ISBN
9781761343759
 
Book Review

Childish
by Morris Gleitzman

by Joe Murray, Aug 2025

At first there was just a pothole. Then there was a crashed bike and a pothole filled with delicious dumplings. Then there was a broken leg, a whole bunch more potholes, scary meetings with angry, grumpy managers, even more dumplings, and maybe even some change for the better. But it all started with a pothole, and with Dot who got hurt by it, and with Arkie who decided to help do something about it.

I think Morris Gleitzman might have made a mistake naming his new book Childish because this story is anything but! Sure, it does make municipal bureaucracy exciting, it is full to the brim with mouth-watering descriptions of food (you can’t eat the pages, I tried), it is about two funny and endearing kids you’ll immediately want to cheer on, and it does have a great message about bravery and persistence, but childish? I’m not so sure, Mr Gleitzman. Perfect for ages 8+.