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30 August 2024

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Child, Picoult debut in top 10 x

Top 10 bestsellers It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S)* It Starts with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S) Safe Enough (Lee Child, Bantam) The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited) (Andy... Read more
 
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Books in the media

 

Books in the media this weekend, 31 August to 1 September x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National BBC/ABC The Contains Strong Language poetry and spoken word festival will include national (and... Read more
 
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Unlocked reviews: New-release picture books

 

Bernie Thinks in Boxes
Jess Horn, illus Zoe Bennett, Affirm, August 2024, reviewed by Angela Crocombe x

This charming story by debut author Jess Horn features a child, Bernie, who likes to classify her world into different categories (portrayed as boxes) in her head. When Bernie is... Read more

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Djinang Bonar: Seeing Seasons
Ebony Froome, illus by Leanne Zilm, Fremantle, August 2024, reviewed by Angela Crocombe x

Written by Wardandi Noongar woman Ebony Froome, Djinang Bonar: Seeing Seasons is a lyrical picture book describing the six seasons on Noongar country in Western Australia. It cleverly incorporates Noongar... Read more

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Dung Beetle on a Roll
Sandra Severgnini, CSIRO Publishing, August 2024, reviewed by Karys McEwen x

Dung Beetle on a Roll by Sandra Severgnini (Meet Mim, Grub) follows an ambitious dung beetle who is working on his best dung ball yet. But what exactly is a... Read more

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (and some things you didn't)
Briony Stewart, Lothian, August 2024, reviewed by Karys McEwen x

If you know a young person who has questions about the tooth fairy, then Briony Stewart’s latest picture book might just be perfect for you. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know... Read more

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Sky Country
Aunty Patsy Cameron & Lisa Kennedy, Magabala, August 2024, reviewed by Anthea Yang x

Grandmother takes her young grandchildren on a walk up a mountain in Trouwerner (Tasmania). As they walk together, Grandmother retells an ancient story of creation, sky, and the First Peoples... Read more

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Stickboy
Rebecca Young, illus Matt Ottley, Scholastic, August 2024, reviewed by Anthea Yang x

From the multi-award-winning creators of Teacup comes a lyrical new picture book about a young boy’s hope and determination in the face of adversity. In a dry and barren land... Read more

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