Don’t Call Me Bear by Aaron Blabey
Published: 1 January 2016 Publisher: Scholastic Press Illustrator: Aaron Blabey Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars This is the book for me because it highlights my own pet peeve...
View ArticleIntroducing the Aussie YA Challenge
The Aussie YA Challenge is a challenge created by Amy at Lost in a Good Book as an attempt to read more Australian young adult novels. As I was writing my goals for the year I got the idea in my head...
View ArticleTop Five of 2023
Last year I made the decision to change up my Top Five lists because a few of the books I was simply adoring hadn’t actually breached the five star mark. Which in itself is a fascinating discovering...
View ArticleLong Lost Review: The Crystal Kingdom (#4) by Clint McElroy
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally’s Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an...
View ArticleI Need A Hug by Aaron Blabey
Published: 1st December 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Australia Illustrator: Aaron Blabey Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars ‘I need a hug. Will you cuddle me, Lou?’ ‘What? With those...
View ArticleThe Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (#5) by Clint McElroy
Published: 21st February 2023 Publisher: First Second Illustrator: Carey Pietsch Pages: 352 Format: Graphic Novel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars The Bureau of Balance has located yet another Grand Relic,...
View ArticleHusband Material by Alexis Hall
Published: 2 August 2022 (print)/2 August 2022 (audio) Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca/Dreamscape Media Pages: 416/13 hrs and 35 mins Narrator: Joe Jameson Format: Audiobook Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★...
View ArticleAnd the winner is…
The entries have been tallied and drawn and it’s time to announce the winner of my blogiversary. Thank you to everyone who entered, I am amazed at the response every year. It’s so wonderful to see my...
View ArticlePiranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey
Published: 1st September 2015 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Illustrator: Aaron Blabey Pages: 24 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Everyone knows that piranhas don’t eat bananas — except for...
View ArticleLove, Just In by Natalie Murray
Published: 24 March 2015 (print)/3 Jan 2024 (audio) Publisher: Allen & Unwin/Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd Pages: 464/10 hours, 16 minutes Narrator: Maddy Withington and Matthew Predny Format:...
View ArticleHoliday Haunts by Imogen Markwell-Tweed and Wendy Dalrymple
Published: 21 November 2021 (print)/21 November 2021 (audio) Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing/Bryant Street Publishing Pages: 226/4 hrs and 21 mins Narrator: Jessica Craig, Biff Summers and Faith...
View ArticleLong Lost Review: The 143-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally’s Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an...
View ArticleA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (#1) by Holly Jackson
Published: 2 May 2019 (print)/5th Aug 2021 (audio) Publisher: Farshore/Electric Monkey Pages: 432/12 hrs and 56 mins Narrator: Jot Davies, Clare Corbett, Kristin Atherton, Olivia Forrest, Luke Poli...
View ArticleSnuffy by Andrew Dittmer
Published: 4th July 2022 Publisher: New Holland Publishers Illustrator: Jenni Goodman Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Snuffy is a little dog who just has to sniff EVERYTHING!...
View ArticleKill Joy (#0.5) by Holly Jackson
Published: 18 February 2021 (print)/04 March 2021 (audio) Publisher: Electric Monkey/Electric Monkey Pages: 160/2 hrs and 59 mins Narrator: Kristin Atherton, Richard Hughes Format: Audiobook Genre:...
View ArticleGood Girl, Bad Blood (#2) by Holly Jackson
Published: 30th April 2020 (print)/9th September 2021 (audio) Publisher: Electric Monkey/Harper Collins Pages: 417/11 hrs and 45 mins Narrator: Jot Davies, Clare Corbett, Kristin Atherton, Luke Poli,...
View ArticleThe Smart Cookie (#5) by Jory John
Published: 02 November 2021 Publisher: HarperCollins Illustrator: Pete Oswald Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she...
View ArticleAs Good As Dead (#3) by Holly Jackson
Published: 05 August 2021 (print)/05 August 2021 (audio) Publisher: Electric Monkey/HarperCollins UK Audio Pages: 565/16 hours, 55 minutes Narrator: Clare Corbett, Maryam Grace, Kristin Atherton, Jot...
View ArticleSleepy Sheepy Lucy Ruth Cummins
Published: 31st January 2023 Publisher: Flamingo Books Illustrator: Pete Oswald Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars Sleepy Sheepy was not sleepy But it was time for bed (At...
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