Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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The Song Walker
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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Scattered Showers
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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The Song Walker
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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Press Start! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 February 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
This simply told, gaming-based story is certain to interest younger readers. It is easy to follow the adventure of Super Rabbit boy as he progresses through the levels of this challenging computer game with wonderfully colourful, blocky illustrations. Sammy is playing his favourite video game...
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Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy!
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 February 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Calling all computer-loving pupils, Thomas has written your next must-read book! This wonderful early chapter book is filled with colourful, action packed pictures, illustrating this simply told action adventure. Sammy's favourite video game is Super Rabbit Boy! He loves trying to stop...
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The Funniest boy in the world
Name: Janet Fisher
02 February 2023;Genre: Friends and family
This is the sequel to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh which I also reviewed for Reading Zone. It follows schoolboy Billy Plimpton's 'career' as a stand-up comedian, despite his stammer. At a festival Billy meets Leo Leggett who appears to b...
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Where's Mrs Panda?
Name: Jessica Bunney
02 February 2023;Genre: Animals
If you're looking for another interactive baby book to add to your collection, look no further! Where's Mrs Panda? is a hide-and-seek book for sharing with a very tiny person. We open the vibrant pink cover to begin our search to find: Mr Elephant, Mrs Yak, Mr Leopard and Mrs...
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My Heart is a Poem: Poetry About Feelings
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 February 2023;Genre: Poetry
My Heart is a Poem is a wonderful collection of poems, carefully selected to explore feelings and emotions. From happiness to misery, from excitement to anger, the poems here give voice to a wealth of emotions, sharing the experiences of others to help the reader make sense of...
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Outside
Name: Lauren Maidman
02 February 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
Outside is a beautiful picture book about a time that wasn't so beautiful. 'Outside is a place nobody thinks much about' is a poignant and key line in the story. I loved how I started to read the story and wasn't automatically hit by the thoughts of COVID-19 and the effect tha...
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Seasons
Name: Lauren Maidman
02 February 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
Seasons has to be one of the most beautiful books I have seen for a long, long time! The layout of each page and the images to accompany are just stunning and cannot wait to share this book with my class. The book explores six different landscapes across the four season...
