Ruth Lauren Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408872758 RRP $12.99 Date of publication October 2017 Age 9+ Reviewer Megan Stuart A stolen music box, a freezing prison from which apparently there is no escape, a disgraced family, twin sisters and an unsolved mystery. This is a book of intrigue and action with strong female role models. Continue reading Prisoner of ice and snow
A.F Harrold Joe Todd-Stanton Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408869482 RRP $12.99 Date of publication October 2017 Age 7 – 10 Reviewer Megan Stuart This is a funny and lighthearted book with a quirky heroine. It’s the sort of book that would suit a whole range of readers … early, late and in between. Greta (Great) Zargo, an orphan, is determined to win the Prilchard-Spritzer Medal for great … Continue reading Greta Zargo and the death robots from outer space
Tracey Turner Fatti Burke Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408884621 RRP $22.99 Age 4+ Date of publication October 2017 Reviewer Megan Stuart This is an interesting book with some truly bizarre facts…. some I just can’t get out of my mind, for example tinned food was invented 45 years before tin openers, regular playing of the didgeridoo helps reduce snoring and most people fart 14 times a day. … Continue reading FACTS!
Adam Frost Bloomsbury Children’s Books ISBN 9781408885130 RRP $11.99 Age 4+ Date of publication October 2017 Reviewer Megan Stuart Well although I am mildly interested in the fact that elephants need to drink a bath full of water per day and a pig only needs a bucket full and a Chinese couple got married covered in bees in 2009 and gorillas east their own poo … Continue reading The awesome book of animals
Adam Frost Sarah Ray Bloomsbury Children’s Books ISBN 9781408876817 RRP $14.99 Date of publication July 2017 Age 8+ Reviewer Megan Stuart This is a very thoughtful book and although it is presented in a light-hearted fashion it nevertheless makes us think about ourselves and our world. There are also some very interesting facts … for example did you know that brothers and sisters fight (on … Continue reading The book of me
Oscar Wilde Philip Waechter Bloomsbury ISBN 9781847494979 RRP $16.99 Age 8+ Date of publication November 2015 Reviewer Megan Stuart This is a lovely publication which is beautifully illustrated by Philip Waechter, one of Germany’s best know illustrators. This book is a classic and the stories should be part of everyone’s childhood. It is simply full of the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde. Continue reading The Selfish Giant and other stories
Daniel Goleman Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408863497 RRP $35.00 Age 15+ Date of publication August 2015 Reviewer Megan Stuart This book reminds us of the importance of strengthening “our better natures” and therefore making a better a world. This is an ideal book to have sitting around to pick up randomly and reflect. Continue reading A force for good. The Dalai Lama’s vision for our world.
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