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Swan Lake
Anne Spudvilas, A&U, November 2017, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

In her introduction to this book, which is a retelling of the iconic ballet by Tchaikovsky, illustrator Anne Spudvilas says she wanted to create a... Read more
 
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Picture books

 

Bird to Bird
Claire Saxby, illus by Wayne Harris, Black Dog Books, March 2018, reviewed by Meg Whelan x

 
 

Excuse Me!
Dave Hughes & Holly Ife, illus by Philip Bunting, Scholastic, November 2017, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Hello, Melbourne!
Megan McKean, Thames & Hudson, October 2017, reviewed by Maria Alessandrino x

 
 

If Baby Could Talk
Michael Wagner, illus by Jess Racklyeft, Windy Hollow Books, September 2017, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

M is for Mutiny!: History by Alphabet
John Dickson, illus by Bern Emmerichs, Berbay, November 2017, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Molly the Pirate
Lorraine Teece, illus by Paul Seden, Magabala, November 2017, reviewed by Jessica Yu x

 
 

Tilly's Reef Adventure
Rhonda N Garward, NLA Publishing, November 2017, reviewed by Bronte Coates x

 
 

The Very Noisy Baby
Alison Lester, Affirm, November 2017, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

 
 

Zoom
Sha'an d'Anthes, Lothian, November 2017, reviewed by Bronte Coates x

 

Younger readers

 

Accidental Heroes: The Rogues Book One
Lian Tanner, A&U, October 2017, reviewed by Helene Ephraim x

 
 

The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U, November 2017, reviewed by Jarrah Moore x

 
 

It's OK to Feel the Way You Do
Josh Langley, Big Sky Publishing, October 2017, reviewed by Meg Whelan x

 

Young adult

 

This Mortal Coil
Emily Suvada, Puffin, November 2017, reviewed by Bec Kavanagh x

 

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Interview

 

Blast off: Sha’an d’Anthes on ‘Zoom’ x

Sha’an d’Anthes is the first-time author and illustrator of Zoom (Lothian, November), a picture book about a young boy’s adventures in space. Reviewer Bronte Coates... Read more
 

 

Out of the ordinary: Jaclyn Moriarty on ‘The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone’ x

Bound by her parents’ magical will, 10-year-old Bronte Mettlestone must journey to 10 different kingdoms to visit each of her 10 aunts. So goes the... Read more
 

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