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Mostly Sunny With A Chance of Storms: Marion Roberts
Sunny Hathaway is a local girl who goes to Elwood Primary School and lives with her parents in the area. Her life is pretty normal, but then it all changes. Her mum decides to move into her dead grandma’s house…
Beige: Cecil Castellucci
I’ll be honest here, I picked up Beige purely because there was a pink guitar on the cover. Pink guitar! But even though this was a slightly dodgy reason to read a book, I actually wasn’t disappointed with my choice…
The Virtuoso: Music From The Novel: Noël Mewton-Wood
The Virtuoso is a selection of highlights from the recorded legacy of the Australian pianist Noël Mewton-Wood. This disc has been released in conjunction with the critically acclaimed novel by the same name, based on his brief and bittersweet life.
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements: Steve Davislim, Simone Young
Anyone with a drop of English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh blood may experience a tear to the eye on hearing these beautiful and poignant performances of simple folksongs.
Australia’s very own Steve Davislim and Simone Young are outstanding in these…
The Celtic Viol: An Homage To The Irish And Scottish Musical Traditions: Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall out-does himself on this new release of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes. Expertly accompanied by early specialist Andrew Lawrence-King on Irish harp and psalterium, they jump in and out of the melody and harmonic accompaniment with ease. An…
Prom Nights From Hell: Stephenie Meyer, Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Lauren Myracle
When I was asked to choose a book to review this time around I was not sure what book I should pick, they all looked so good! I ended up choosing Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison…
Bugs in a Blanket: Beatrice Alemagna
A story told in wool embroidery and collage, this is the rather endearing tale of Fat Little Bug’s party. The bugs have always lived in the same old blanket at the bottom of the garden, each in their own hole…
Peek-a-Poo: What's In Your Nappy: Guido van Genechten
Yes, this is all about animals and their poo, and as one who has a slight aversion to the plethora of bum and fart books around, I sighed inwardly when I first saw it. Aaah, but this is a poo…
Wildflower: Mark Seal
Wildflower is the story of Joan Root, one half of a great wildlife film-making partnership, with her husband Allan. They produced some of our best-loved documentary films and changed the way we view nature – especially the wildlife inhabitants of…
Armageddon in Retrospect: Kurt Vonnegut
There are those of us for whom the name Kurt Vonnegut will always evoke a sense of magic. Vonnegut was one of those timeless writers, a man who spoke both for the times in which he lived, and beyond, into…
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