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Introducing Teddy cover 

Introducing Teddy
Jessica Walton, illus by Dougal MacPherson, Bloomsbury, June 2016, reviewed by Amy Nicholls-Diver x

Introducing Teddy is a charming picture book about a young boy and his transgender teddy bear. First-time author Jessica Walton has teamed up with illustrator... Read more
 

Picture books

Circle cover 

Circle
Jeannie Baker, Walker Books, June 2016, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

 
Desert Lake cover 

Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
Pamela Freeman, illus by Liz Anelli, Walker Books, June 2016, reviewed by Romi Sharp x

 
The Snow Wombat cover 

The Snow Wombat
Susannah Chambers, illus by Mark Jackson, A&U, June 2016, reviewed by Thuy On x

 

Younger readers

Mrs Whitlam cover 

Mrs Whitlam
Bruce Pascoe, Magabala, June 2016, reviewed by Angela Crocombe x

 
The New Friend cover 

The New Friend: Ginger Green Playdate Queen: Book One
Kim Kane, illus by Jon Davis, Hardie Grant Egmont, June 2016, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg x

 
The Other Side of Summer cover 

The Other Side of Summer
Emily Gale, Random House, June 2016, reviewed by Bec Kavanagh x

 

Young adult

Threader cover 

Threader
Rebekah Turner, Harlequin Teen, June 2016, reviewed by Jarrah Moore x

 

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Jeannie Baker

 

Flying high: Jeannie Baker on ‘Circle’ x

In her new picture book Circle, Jeannie Baker uses her distinctive mixed-media illustrations to depict the migration of the bar-tailed godwits. Reviewer Margaret Hamilton describes... Read more
 

On tour

Liz Pichon author photo

 

On tour: Liz Pichon

UK writer and illustrator Liz Pichon is the author of the ‘Tom Gates’ books for young readers, including the forthcoming Super Good Skills (Almost) (Scholastic,... Read more
 

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