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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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 …
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 …
The Secret Garden
This book is a traditional, classic English piece of literature. The author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, aimed this book at children but adults would also enjoy it. This compelling book is set in Yorkshire, England. The focus of the plot is how Mary Lennox’s personality changes from a sour, spoilt little girl to someone who adores …
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil is a fantasy novel written by Soman Chainani. It follows the story of two girls named Sophie and Agatha who are taken away from their home in Gavaldon and whisked into the magical world of The School for Good and Evil. I really enjoyed this book because there were …
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has never quite fit into her life. She skipped multiple grades, doesn’t really connect with the older kids at her school and she’s not comfortable with her family. The reason is because she is a telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret at least, not yet. I would …