Families Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 February 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Phyllis (who prefers to be called Phyll) has moved to the countryside, away from all her friends. Her mother is ill with depression and on her first day at summer camp she makes an enemy of Hilda. Phyll is miserable and lonely. On a visit to an old people's home she meets Mr Djinn, who tells h...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
07 February 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

I Really Really Love You So is brought to us by the best-selling and multi-award winning author of I Am a Tiger, I Am NOT An Elephant and my favourite, A Bear is a Bear (except when he's not). This time, Bush Baby returns with a very special message to share, "I really, really...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
06 February 2023;

Genre: Animals

Puppy Club: Coco Settles In is the second instalment in the Puppy Club series. It follows the story of Elsa and her friends; Jaya, Willow, Daniel, Arlo and Harper who have all adopted puppies from the same dog home. Together they have created a Puppy Club, creating friendships...

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Name: Lucy Newton
05 February 2023;

Genre: Animals

Another interesting Puppy Club book! As a teacher, I watch many children enjoy these books every day. They love the characters and the adventures they can get involved in as they read the stories. This story, Puppy Club: Coco Settles In, involves all of the puppies - Da...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 February 2023;

Genre: Funny Stories

When the Queen of Brutalia declares that everyone must be alert to the presence of strangers, fear falls over the land 'like an itchy blanket'. As a pacifist, Mort is more inclined to believe that strangers might be friends than enemies and when he and Weed meet Genia and Vita from the tropica...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
04 February 2023;

Genre: Friends and family

Welcome to this very endearing and comical story about a little boy called Alan who, of course, has a pet elephant. They enjoy the perfect day together until he manages to lose sight of his enormous blue elephant - who'd have thought it possible? Luckily for Alan, he meets Edie who is in actua...

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Name: Diao Sury
04 February 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame written by Holly Black is absolutely amazing. Most preferable to read The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing before reading this one because it is the continuation of the series. The only difference is that the narrator i...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 February 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Waking up alone in the middle of the desert, a young girl wearing a black dress, one shoe and carrying a heavy case, struggles to keep walking. She has no idea who she is, where she has come from or where she is going to when she meets Tarni, a young First Country Australian girl who is on a q...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
02 February 2023;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Short stories are a notoriously difficult art form but the utterly brilliant Rainbow Rowell has nailed it with her very first collection. Scattered Showers showcases Rowell's trademark character-driven storytelling, realistic relationship building and witty dialogue with nine...

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Name: Clair Bossons
02 February 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

The Song Walker is a beautiful book full of mystery and adventure, set across the Australian Outback. The main character wakes in the desert not knowing where she is, why she is there or what her own name is. She is wearing one shoe, a black dress and carries a heavy locked ca...

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