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Feature review

 

The Silver Sea
Alison Lester, Jane Godwin and the children at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Affirm Press, March 2018, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg

Since Alison Lester and Jane Godwin are practically Australian-children’s-literature royalty, it was hard to keep my expectations reasonable for The Silver Sea. Luckily, the book... Read more
 
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Picture books

 

A Boat of Stars: New Poems to Inspire and Enchant
ed by Margaret Connolly & Natalie Jane Prior, ABC Books, March 2018, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

 
 

Hickory Dickory Dash
Tony Wilson and Laura Wood, Scholastic, February 2018, reviewed by Michael Earp x

 
 

I Wanted a Giant Chocolate Egg but All I Got Was This Stupid Book
Merv Lamington, illus by Makoto Koji, Affirm Press, March 2018, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Some Girls
Nelly Thomas, illus by Sarah Dunk, Piccolo Nero, March 2018, reviewed by Michael Earp x

 

Younger readers

 

Breaking News: Kensy and Max Book One
Jacqueline Harvey, Random House, March 2018, reviewed by Natalie Crawford x

 
 

The Endsister
Penni Russon, A&U, February 2018, reviewed by Karys McEwen x

 
 

From Nerd to Ninja: Ninja Kid Book One
Ahn Do, Scholastic, March 2018, reviewed by Dani Solomon x

 
 

Lucy's Dawn
Juliet Blair, NLA, March 2018, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel x

 
 

Stephanie Chiocci and the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Chase: Footy Stars Book One
Matt Porter, Ford Street Publishing, February 2018, reviewed by Eadie Allen

 
 

Turtle Trackers
Samantha Wheeler, UQP, March 2018, reviewed by Erin Wamala x

 

Young adult

 

White Night
Ellie Marney, A&U, March 2018, reviewed by Bec Kavanagh x

 

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Interview

 

Down through the blue: Alison Lester and Jane Godwin on 'The Silver Sea' x

Alison Lester and Jane Godwin’s The Silver Sea (Affirm, March) was created in collaboration with children from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, with all profits from... Read more
 

 

Up for a challenge: Nelly Thomas on ‘Some Girls’ x

When comedian Nelly Thomas came up with the idea for Some Girls, an early childhood picture book that challenges gender and other stereotypes in young... Read more
 

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