March 2008


The Star That Fell by Karen Hayles and Cliff Wright This picture book with beautiful life-like water colour illustrations caught my eye at a second-hand bookstore. Published by Ladybird, I was immediately curious to see if the story is as good as it looks. The story begins with: “One night a star fell…” and we are [...]

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Farm Animals by Luana Rinaldo & Louisa Sladen Synopsis: Come to the farm and meet all sorts of animals: a cow, a pig, a horse, and a rooster. Pull the tab to see their colours magically appear. I stumbled upon this cased board book for my toddler while browsing for books that will amuse him [...]

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This book is about 16 year old Amal, a Palestinian-Australian-Muslim girl who wears a hijab during her Year 11 in an Australian high school. The book gives a first person’s perspective of being a Muslim in a non-Muslim country. The teenage years are tough enough with acne problems, boys, sex, studies and the future WITHOUT [...]

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