Kids
Kat Wolfe Investigates by Lauren St John
Animal lover Kat Wolfe is delighted when her mum accepts a job as a vet in idyllic Bluebell Bay. Kat decides to earn some pocket money by starting the Paws & Claws Pet Sitting Agency – but when her first…
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies & Rebecca Cobb
The Day War Came marks the moment when everything changed for the little girl in this story. The simple, spare language of a child reveals the harsh, indiscriminate brutality of war. It begins as a normal day – sharing breakfast…
The Mystery of the Magic Stones by Sally Rippin
My heart feels swollen with ‘happy-sadness’ after reading this delightful sequel to Sally Rippin’s The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster. Polly and Buster’s friendship is still under threat – societal pressure is pulling them apart. In Polly and…
Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World by Iris Volant
Flying Eye Books produces some of the most beautifully designed and illustrated, and informative children’s publications I’ve ever seen.
Under the Canopy is no exception, but it’s an unusual mix. It’s not only an educational introduction to the many different…
The Boggart by Susan Cooper
When Devon MacDevon, the last clansman of his familial line, passes away in his old castle in remote, coastal Scotland, his estate is bequeathed to his estranged greatnephew, Robert Volnik, living in Canada.
As kinsmen, Devon and Robert couldn’t have…
Sorry Day by Coral Vass & Dub Leffler
Sorry Day is told in alternating timelines. In the modern day, Maggie is in a busy crowd with her mother watching a man apologise for the actions of a country and government. In the past, several Indigenous children play and…
Square by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
Square is back! After a sneaky trick was played on him in Triangle, Square is back at home happily doing his work in a secret cave, retrieving blocks and then pushing them up a hill. In this book we…
Shine Mountain by Julie Hunt
It is always a good start when you open a book and there’s a map. Great, a questing journey; maybe a past mystery to solve, but always a future to save. Julie Hunt ushers her characters in with a deft…
The Orchard Underground by Mat Larkin
Mockingly called ‘The Face’ by mean kids at school, Pri Kohli has had the unenviable job of promoting his town, Dunn’s Orchard, since he was a baby. He’s been on every brochure, website, TV ad and at numerous functions in…
Master Detective: A Kalle Blomkvist Mystery by Astrid Lindgren
What an absolute treat – three newly translated books by the world-famous author of Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren. First published in Swedish in 1946, these are well-written, exciting detective mysteries featuring three young adventurers. Kalle and best friends Eva-Lotta…
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