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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

April 10, 2013 by kyliecalwell

Stephan Pastis Walker Books ISBN: 9781406339819 RRP: $26.99 Age: 8+ Key Words: Detective Story, Humour Published: 28th Feb 2013 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Timmy Failure is a private detective, with a polar bear called Total who is his business partner, this of course does not make for a very good business name ‘Total Failure’. Timmy has several cases on the go at once; missing candy, who TP’d someones house and what happened to the Failuremobile? There is also of course his greatest rival […]

Categories: Middle Grade • Tags: 8+ years, Detective Stories, humour, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, Stephan Pastis, Walker Books

Forget Me Not – Give Away

April 4, 2012 by Bug in a Book

Sue Lawson Walker Books http://walkerbooks.com.au/Books/FORGET-ME-NOT-9781742032108 ISBN: 9781742032108 Imprint: BLACK DOG BOOKS Release Date: March 1, 2012 RRP: $16.95 Reviewed by Angela Hall The story of one family’s voyage on the Titanic. When you are about to embark on a story about the Titanic you know that it will have its fill of sadness and tragedy. This is true, however Forget Me Not is more than that. The beauty of a well written and researched historical story is that one can step back in […]

Categories: Children's Recommended Read, Middle Grade • Tags: Reviewer - Angela Hall, Sue Lawson, Walker Books

Vampyre

September 13, 2011 by Bug in a Book

Authors: Margaret Wild Illustrators: Andrew Yeo Walker Books Theme: Sci Fi/Supernatural Category: Picture Book Age Range: 8+ Reviewed by Rachel Mason. The excitement and glamour of being an immortal vampyre, is replaced with different emotions in this story. A young man ,who was ‘turned’ as a boy- has had to accept his life has changed, but not for the better. The haunting words, will chill you to your soul, as he describes his loneliness and fear for what he has become. “Craving for the light, […]

Categories: Middle Grade, Picture Books • Tags: Andrew Yeo, Margaret Wild, Reviewer - Rachel Mason, Walker Books

There’s Going to be a Baby

September 6, 2011 by Bug in a Book

John Burningham & Helen Oxenbury Walker Books Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781406331080 Published: 01 Sep 2011 Categories: Picture Books For readers aged: 2+ RRP: $20.99 Reviewed by Angela Hall. This very sweet book follows the journey of mum and son when mum first tells her little boy there is going to be a baby. Over the time period of mothers pregnancy which you can see developing in the pictures as her tummy gets bigger, the two talk about everything from will […]

Categories: Picture Books, Special Topic Books (For Children) • Tags: Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham, Reviewer - Angela Hall, Walker Books

Once Upon a Time…

September 6, 2011 by Bug in a Book

Nick Sharratt Walker Books Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781406331929 Published: 04 Aug 2011 Categories: Novelty Books For readers aged: 3+ RRP $15.95 This book is more fun than you can poke a wand at! A very cleverly made book with a story you can help create along the way. The story starts: Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. She lived on top of a hill, in a Then it is your turn, simply select one of the labelled pictures and […]

Categories: Children's Activity Books, Picture Books • Tags: Nick Sharratt, Reviewer - Angela Hall, Walker Books

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