Best Children’s Books I read in 2018: from Inda Ahmad Zabri

My 3 top books for 2018 – so hard to choose!

?????’? ???? ?? ?????????? by Karen Foxlee
Lenny lives with her mother and younger brother Davey, a boy who lights up the room and will not stop growing. Lenny and Davey learn about a big, beautiful world as weekly issues of an encyclopedia set arrive at their little flat in a small American town in the 1970s. As they work through the alphabet, we are taken through a beautifully curated story of human emotions, of wonder, humour, love and loss. A treasure.

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This is a book that should be read to every child, and to every human who has grown up with the flagrant misconception that people are divided into ‘US’ and ‘THEM’. There was a time ‘????? ????? ????? ??? ? ???????, ??? ????? ?????? ? ????????, ????? ????? ???? ??? ? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ? ?????? ?? ??? ?????.’ When a precious element falls from the sky, man picks up a shard of it, and uses it as evidence of his privilege. The consequences of this broken truth is a world divided and marred by injustice. A little girl sets out to find a cure, and meets an Old Turtle along the way, who teaches her that??? ?????? ?????, ??? ???? ??????, ???? ?? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? – ??????? ???? ? ????????? ????? ?? ???? ? ????????? ???? ?? ????????? ???? – ??? ???? ??? ????? … ???????.’

??????? ??????? ??? ?????? (and other books in the series) by Chris Ferrie
A great concept in board books, featuring scientific subjects such as Quantum Physics, Electromagnetism and Rocket Science with easy diagrams and explanations. A fantastic and un-intimidating way to introduce science and technology to the future generation, while they’re still in their nappies!

Other books that came close were ??? ?? ??? by Bren MacDibble, ????????? & ??????????? by Jessica Townsend, ????? ????? by Sarah Brennan & Jane Tanner, ?????t by Cherri Ryan and Christina Booth, and All The Ways To Be Smart by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys