New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now

Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 11 reviews of children’s and YA books publishing in January to March.

Included is a five-star review of A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell (A&U, February). ‘A Small Madness is an incredibly intense and powerful book, the sort to be devoured in a single sitting,’ writes reviewer Meg Whelan.

Also reviewed are picture books Yak and Gnu (Juliette MacIver, illus by Cat Chapman, Walker Books, March), Emily Eases Her Wheezes (Katrina Roe, illus by Leigh Hedstrom, Wombat Books) and A is for Australia (Frané Lessac, Walker Books, January); for primary-aged readers, And All that Jazz: Silver Shoes Book One (Samantha-Ellen Bound, Random House), Birrung: The Secret Friend (Jackie French, HarperCollins, February), Dexter the Courageous Koala (Jesse Blackadder, HarperCollins, January), The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert (Jukuna Mona Chuguna & Pat Lowe, illus by Mervyn Street, Magabala) and Lennie the Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony (Stephanie Owen Reeder, NLA); and for young adults, Akarnae: The Medoran Chronicles Book One (Lynette Noni, Pantera, February).

See the latest Junior newsletter here or sign up to the newsletter here.

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