Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space is a delightful addition to the Violet Mackerel series. The plot in Personal Space is a little bit more involved, a little bit more complicated and really gets to grips with trying to understand the emotions of others. Perfectly suited for the fan base which is growing up alongside Violet. Anna’s…
Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat is the third book in the series. Violet Mackerel is a confident and plucky young character created by an author who is very much in touch with how young girls really think and feel. Many children have, at some point, scrambled around the garden and / or beach looking for insects, bugs and…
Pizza Cake and other Funny Stories is a collection of good quality short stories with a little bit of everything, beginning with the fantasy of ‘Saving Ms Fosdyke’ where teachers earn a fortune and are traded round like footy players… “Only the smartest, cleverest, most brilliant people get to be teachers.” … could not resist…
Christian The Lion is the remarkable true story of Australian friends Ace and John, who after arriving in London, took advantage of the fact that in 1969 you truly could buy absolutely anything at the iconic Harrods department store … a lion cub! Years later, their reunion with Christian and one year after Christian the lion…
A sequel? Really? Oh yes, and by special request of the Fleming family. Yep, the family of Ian Fleming – author of the original – contacted Frank Cottrell Boyce to revive Chitty and bring it slap bang up to date … Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again is here, with plenty more in the series, (see…
The Barrumbi Kids is a great quality chapter book from Australian author Leonie Norrington. Published in 2002, and with two more in the series, this one is still going strong and is a must for your book corner. Dale and Tomias have different backgrounds and share a love for their country. In an approach reminiscent…
Counting by 7s is a delightfully quirky novel featuring the intriguing character of 12 year old Willow Chance. Author Sloan doesn’t pull any punches. Tragedy strikes in the opening chapter when Willow learns her adoptive parents have been killed in a car crash. Sloan skilfully controls the narrative here as a group of adults bumble…
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