Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors

Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors (CSIRO) Anne Morgan & Jennifer Falkner PB RRP $24.99 9781486316052 Reviewed by Karen Hendriks ...

 

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin: Satin is one of those powerful, magical picture books that demands a re-read as soon as you reach the end. It calls you to go back and dive...

 

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach: Set during the Victorian Gold Rush,  Tearaway Coach  by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Andrew McLean, is a story about a journey from Ball...

 

 

Buzz Words: Our Mob

Buzz Words: Our Mob: Our Mob by Jacinta Daniher and Taylor Hampton, illustrated by Seantelle Walsh (Ford Street Publishing) PB RRP $17.95 ISBN 9781922696236 Re...

Our Mob icontains stories from 14 Aboriginal Language Groups and is a must-have in the early childhood classroom. My local library has this book and it's very much in demand.

Buzz Words: Alice’s Shoe

Buzz Words: Alice’s Shoe: Alice’s Shoe by Julie Thorndyke, illustrated by Jennifer Harrison ( MidnightSun Publishing) PB RRP $29.99 ISBN 9781922858139 A country c...

Alice's Shoe sounds like a wonderful story to read to young children. Not only is the story about persevering through hardship, it shows how a young girl deals with the blindness.

Buzz Words: Drover

Buzz Words: Drover: Drover by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Sarah Anthony (Walker Books) PB RRP $16.99 ISBN: 9781760653910 Reviewed by Dannielle Viera D...

The story of Edna Jessop, the first female outback drover.

 

The Way of The Weedy Seadragon by Anne Morgan and illustrated by Lois Bury.

This is a richly illustrated picture book about seadragons. It is a 2022 CBCA Notable for the Eve Pownall Award for non-fiction and shortlisted for SCBWI Australia/New Zealand's Crystal Kite Award.

Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-tailed Shearwater

Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-Tailed Shearwater by Diane Jackson Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very informative and thoughtfully written and illustrated with the target audience in mind.

I voted for The Book Chook by Amelia McInerney!

Buzz Words: The Wind and The Mouse

Here's a nice review for a new picture book - Buzz Words: The Wind and The Mouse: The Wind and The Mouse by Michelle Worthington, Adyna Ferre (Daisy Lane Publishing) RRP $16.99 ISBN 9780648699873 Reviewed by Karen H...

Kids' Book Review: Meet The Illustrator: Leanne Watson

I love Leanne Mulgo Watson's artistic style and hope Australian primary schools add this picture book to their library collection. It is also wonderful to see the story in both English and Aboriginal language.

Kids' Book Review: Meet The Illustrator: Leanne Watson: Name: Leanne Watson Describe your illustration style in ten words or less. My illustration style is traditional and contemporary Daru...