Children’s and Young Adult book reviews.
#australiaremembers #lenwaters #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day5 #BookReview: Australia Remembers 3: Len Waters, Boundless and Born to Fly, Catherine Bauer (author), Big Sky Publishing, September 2021. Blurb: Len Waters may have been born behind the gates of an Aboriginal reserve, but his big imagination and even bigger dreams took him soaring well beyond the reach of those […]
#bellybuttonfluff #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day2 #BookReview: Belly Button Fluff, Dave Atze (author, illus.), Big Sky Publishing, September 2021. Blurb: A super-cute, icky adventure brimming with curiosity and fun. Scarlett Von Scruff is a little girl who loves to collect weird stuff. Now she’s discovered something fluffy, soft and a little bit smelly in Dad’s belly button […]
#iwonder #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview:I Wonder, Allison Paterson (author), Nancy Bevington (illus.), Big Sky Publishing, August 2021. Blurb: The little wooden boat has been left behind in the sand dunes. Odd things pass it by, tumbling and floating into the ocean – a chip packet, a takeaway cup and a plastic bag. The little wooden boat […]
#BookReview: Home, Karen Hendriks (author), Alisa Knatko (illus.), Daisy Lane Publishing, July 2021. Blurb: War ends, yet its dark shadow remains. A family is forced to flee their home. As they journey through hunger, long cold nights, and homelessness, a heart locket whispers words of hope. And a country that’s far away, calls for those […]
#marlowbrown #magicianinthemaking #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview: Marlow Brown #2: Magician in the Making, Kesta Fleming (author), Marjory Gardner (illus.), Celapene Press, July 2021. Blurb: Marlow Brown dreams of becoming a top-class magician, but she has two problems: her special talent for creating chaos, and the fact that Dad won’t stop laughing… How can she show them, […]
#carlymillspioneergirl #theladywiththelamp #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview: Carly Mills, Pioneer Girl #4; The Lady with the Lamp, Jane Smith (author), Big Sky Publishing, July 2021. Blurb: London! When Simone invites Carly and Dora to stay with her parents in England on holiday, they’re looking forward to an adventure – but they’re not expecting to go back to […]
#rolloswetsurprise #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview Rollo’s Wet Surprise, Penny Macoun (author), Paul Nash (illus.), Penny Macoun, 2021. Blurb: Rollo is a dog that goes to work with his owner, Jim. Jim is a builder and when he is working, Rollo loves to explore all the different homes Jim and his team of builders work at. One […]
#BookReview Ocean Devotion, Elizabeth Mary Cummings (author), Melissa Salvarani (words and illus.), EC Press, June 2021. Blurb: An empowering environmental story about how we can all help care for our world. Join Kalea and Hiapo as they set out to explore what is shimmering on the horizon. Discover the dangerous truth and learn how the […]
#maxboothfuturesleuth #maptrap #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview: Max Booth Future Sleuth #6: Map Trap, Cameron Macintosh (author), Dave Atze (illus.), Big Sky Publishing, June 2021. Blurb: IF YOU HAVE A MAP, YOU MUST KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING … RIGHT? TODAY, MAX ISN’T SO SURE! When Max and his brainy beagle-bot, Oscar, find a 400-year-old navigation unit, they’re […]
#BookReview The Post Office Pup, Marg Gibbs (author), Alicia Rogerson (illus.), M J Gibbs, June 2021. Set in author Marg Gibbs’ local Mapleton community, The Post Office Pup is a delightfully told story of Shilo, the Post Office’s Cocker Spaniel, and his postal mission to sniff out some goodies from the delivery van each day. […]
