Awful Aunty by David Walliams Publication Date: February 22, 2016 ISBN: 9780007453627 Reviewer: Natasha M Set in a gloomy old country mansion in England, Awful Auntie follows young Stella Saxby, who wakes up to find her life turned upside down. Her Aunt Alberta and a menacing owl named Wagner aren’t what they seem—and something suspicious …
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Wait A Minute by Shelly Unwin
Title: Wait A Minute Author: Shelly Unwin Publisher: Larrikin House ISBN: 9781923345027 Publish Date: 2025 The boy in this story was a big procrastinator, often bringing excuses into his normal habits. This story was very different to the other stories I have read, due to, it’s strong sense of humour. The boy would keep bringing …
No More Room in the Bed by Deborah Abela
Title: No More Room in the Bed Author: Deborah Abela and Marina Verola Publisher: Larrikin House ISBN: 9781922804808 Publish Date: 2025 No More Room in the Bed is a hilarious picture book with lots of exciting illustrations. This book shows how exciting a scary bedtime can get. Throughout the book, animals get scared just like …
My Super Charged ADHD Brain by Dani Vee & James Layton
Title: My Super Charged ADHD Brain Author: Dani Vee & James Layton Publisher: Larrikin House ISBN: 9 781923 345041 Publish Date: 2025 Something really engaging and intriguing about this book was how the author and illustrator set out the book collaboratively to create an exceptional story for young readers. The moral of this tremendous story …
Luna’s World : Library Dreams by Hayley Gannon
Luna’s World (Library Dreams) Published 2025 Publisher: Affirm Press Author: Hayley Gannon Illustrator: Michelle Conn ISBN:9781922992765 This story is a wonderful, interesting book to read that contains lots of details, including lots of entertaining parts! This book is all about a girl called Luna who has wonderful dreams about being one of the little librarians …
Furball : Top Speed by Adrian Beck
Furball : Top Speed by Adrian Beck Publisher Larrikin house 2023 Published 2023 ISBN 9781922804501 The story starts off with four characters named Furball, Jade, and Kit. The book starts off inside a city. The plot of the story is that the Meow-6 team is trying to catch the Egyptian gold thief, part of the …
Don’t Fall For The Trick by Jennifer Bains
Title: Don’t Fall For The Trick Author: Jennifer Bains Publisher: Affirm Press ISBN: 9 781923 022942 Publish Date: 2025 Something that really stood out in this marvellous story was how the illustration represented how everyone is equally treated, no matter what trick would block their way. This is a great book for young readers, to …
My Super Charged ADHD Brain by Dani Vee
Title: My Super Charged ADHD Brain Author: Dani Vee Publisher: James Layton ISBN: 9781923345041 My Super Charged ADHD Brain is about a girl who has ADHD. She explains that her friends have bookish brains, science brains, creative brains, or sports brains, but she has a staggering brain. I was really fascinated when she explained how her brain can transform …
My Dad’s Gone Away by Andrew Krakouer & Jacqueline Dinan
‘My Dad’s Gone Away’ portrays the world from the perspective of a child, who had to deal with the shock of having her parent suddenly snatched away from her, as well as her confusion when realising that her beloved father had done something horribly wrong. The subtle changes in the mood and illustrations as the …
Outlaw Girls
Ruby Miles went back in time from 2022 to 1878 to meet Kate Kelly (Ned Kelly’s sister). They looked the same and they were both adventurous and fearless. They worked together to nearly save Ned Kelly and confused the police. I enjoyed the book because of the time horses (where they went to moonlight track …