Down the Plothole
By Annaleise Byrd Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This is another fun adventure in Grimm's fairytale world featuring those two reluctant reading partners and neighbours Basil and Terry whom we first met in Losing the Plot, Annaleise's debut middle grade novel. She has
The Girl Who Cried Bird (The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T. Best, #2)
By Katherine Collette Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This second instalment in the Too-Tales of Alma T Best is just as entertaining as the first volume Out of Bounds. It's not necessary to have read this as The Girl Who Cried Bird works
Jo and the No
By Kyle Mewburn & Judy Watson Reviewed by Sandhya Parappukkaran Kyle Mewburn is a multi-award-winning author of over 40 books for children, including picture books and junior fiction series. Judy Watson is a multi-award-winning artist, writer and illustrator of many picture books and
The World We Can Build
By Eliza Hull & Sally Rippin, & Daniel Gray-Barnett Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray The World We Can Build comes to us from the team behind award-winning title Come Over To My House (2022), and continues that book’s plea for a more
Bigfoot vs Yeti, A Love Story
By James Foley Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray Bigfoot vs Yeti (A Love Story) is the latest release from multi-talented author and illustrator James Foley. Like his previous hits My Dead Bunny and Stellarphant, this is a surprising, unconventional picture book that
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
Written by Kate McKinnon and illustrated by Alfredo Cáceres Reviewed by Sandy Driessens “I must write a book about Mad Science for the young, because it is the young who will save us, and indeed must save themselves. - Dr G. Edwina
