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The Adventures of Catvinkle
Elliot Perlman, Puffin, October 2018, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel

It’s hard to imagine that a book for children by two-time Miles Franklin-shortlisted author Elliot Perlman would be anything less than wonderful. Perlman was apparently... Read more
 
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Picture books

 

Monster Party
Children of Rawa Community School, with Jane Godwin and Alison Lester, illus by Children of Rawa Community School, Magabala, October 2018, reviewed by Michael Earp x

 
 

Scapegoat
Ava Keyes, illus by Aleksandra Schmidt, Little Steps, October 2018, reviewed by Michael Earp x

 
 

Under the Southern Cross
Frané Lessac, Walker Books, October 2018, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Wide Big World
Maxine Beneba Clarke, illus by Isobel Knowles, Lothian, October 2018, reviewed by Louise Pfanner

 

Young adult

 

Everything I’ve Never Said
Samantha Wheeler, UQP, September 2018, reviewed by MH Alessandrino x

 
 

Girl Running, Boy Falling
Kate Gordon, Rhiza Edge, October 2018, reviewed by Katie Haydon

 
 

The Girl Who Fell
Violet Grace, Nero, September 2018, reviewed by Lian Hingee

 
 

What the Woods Keep
Katya de Becerra, A&U Children's, October 2018, reviewed by  x

 

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Interview

 

Top cat: Elliot Perlman on ‘The Adventures of Catvinkle’ x

Elliot Perlman’s The Adventures of Catvinkle is ‘a charming and whimsical tale’ writes reviewer Hannah Cartmel. The book follows a friendship between a pampered Amsterdam... Read more
 

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