Matt Shanks Scholastic Australia ISBN 9781742993676 RRP $15.99 Age 1+ Date of publication February 2019 Reviewer Megan Stuart This is a great version of the well known nursery rhyme. The illustrations highlight Matt Shank’s skill with water colours. It’s a book to read to new born babies and beyond and it’s a song that stays in your mind all day!

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Dimity Powell Andrew Plant Ford St ISBN 9781925804270 RRP $16.95 (PB) $24.95 (HB) Publication date 1 July 2019 Age 3 – 6 Years Reviewer Megan Stuart. This story is about an early adventure of a young pigeon called Pippa. We dip and swirl and slice over a patchwork of paddocks with Pippa but feel her panic when she becomes lost and threatened. It is a story beautifully told and illustrated….. Don’t worry about the ending!

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Sue deGennaro Scholastic Press ISBN 9781760663476 RRP $24.99 Age 3+ Date of publication April 2019 Reviewer Megan Stuart A rather Bohemian group of individual characters meet in a lift. The reader can’t imagine they would have anything in common but as the story progresses we discover they can become a cohesive group who celebrate together. Stylish and heartwarming.

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Phil Cummings Andrew McLean Scholastic Press ISBN 9781760274702 RRP $24.99 Age 4+ Date of publication February 2019 Reviewer Megan Stuart Another wonderful book by Phil Cummings and Andrew McLean’s illustrations provide an excellent accompaniment to the text. The book is about an Australian country bush fire and three children who seek shelter in a cave called Everdell. Despite its setting and reference to snakes the book uses medieval metaphors. The fire is the dragon. There is a castle, jousting and […]

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Jon Agee ISBN 9781760663490 RRP $16.99 Age 5+ Date of publication April 2019 Reviewer Megan Stuart. This is not only a quirky book but it also has a powerful message about how we worry about what might or might not happen and judging others. It has a very satisfactory ending which reminds us we should be tolerant and not quick to judge others. There’s plenty in the book to begin discussions with children about the environment, tolerance, pride and self-awareness.

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