One of my recent #readathon reads was the delightfully eccentric Yours Sincerely, Giraffe by Megumi Isawa (ranslated by Cathy Hirano). When my eyes started to get tired and words began to blur on the page, the simple but fun illustrations from Jun Takabatake were just the eye candy I needed. The premise of the story … Continue reading Yours Sincerely, Giraffe | Megumi Iwasa
I'm not a huge graphic novel aficionado, but every now and again, one comes along that grabs my attention.Maybe it had something to do with the Jane Eyre reference or maybe it was the rave review from the rep that had stuck in my mind, but when I saw this book displayed on our shelves, … Continue reading Jane, The Fox and Me by Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault
Rosie Revere loves to make things - unusual things - useful things - like a special hat to keep off snakes for her uncle who works in the zoo.Unfortunately, he laughs at Rosie's invention and she takes it to heart and decides never to make anything again for fear of failing.A visit by her great … Continue reading Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Firstly, both my parents are still in the land of the living.However this book has had an incredible pull on me this past month, until I could resist no longer & impulse bought it last week!It's had quite a bit of radio & print time here in Australia which explains some of it.Perhaps my uncle's … Continue reading My Mother, My Father: On Losing A Parent edited by Susan Wyndham
I read The October Child when it first came out, which meant I was only about 9 or 10. I found it pretty heavy going at the time, although I often found myself identifying with young Douglas, the responsible, sensitive and slightly anxious protagonist. I knew nothing about autism at the time and didn't realise that … Continue reading The October Child by Eleanor Spence
Everything about this charming picture book screams 'classic'!Yet The Library Lion was only published in 2006.This is a picture book for older readers (i.e. readers who can sit still for a longer period of time) as there is more text than you find in most picture books these days.What follows is a very sweet tale of … Continue reading The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
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