Books
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Spook your kindle day – this Halloween October 31st
Spook your kindle day is the thriller and horror version of stuff your kindle day – happening this Halloween October 31st – this will be the first ever spook your kindle day so fingers crossed this is a yearly occurrence .
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Elite by Carrie Aarons – Book Review
Elite is the follow up to Privilege, which now Eloise, the best friend of Nora who stuck by her through thick and thin. Now firmly in new adult territory , a lot has changed. Graduated now and chasing her dreams to become a chef, Eloise is about to embarked on a big adventure. The tables have turned somewhat in this novel, whilst the parallels can be draw that Eloise is an outsider in a similar situation, travelling half way around the world to a new school and new life. However there one key different that sets the tone of the novel and makes this story , unique and an interesting…
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Who Lives Here? by Julia Donaldson
Who Lives Here? by Julia Donaldson Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb is a fun and exciting pop up book about visiting a freinds house. With fun pop ups and exciting art work this is a really good book for readers 3/4 and up . A charming lift-the-flap story from the bestselling, record-breaking partnership of Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. One little boy is very excited when he receives an invitation to go and play at his friend Dan’s house. But there’s just one problem, he doesn’t know which house on South Street Dan lives in. Along the way he meets some very interesting neighbours, including a cook, a pirate and ghost.…
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Sheridan Anne ARC Team is taking members
Calling all ARC readers – Sheridan Anne is taking members for her ARC team – Advance reader copy team https://forms.gle/zcLffcRP2Wd36jqE6 Thank you for your interest in being a part of Sheridan Anne’s ARC Team. We are looking for active reviewers who love reading Sheridan’s books. To be eligible you must be able to leave a review on both Amazon and Goodreads. Priority will be given to those who can also review on any other platforms such as TikTok, BookBub or other social media. Though we are looking for reviewers who can review on multiple platforms, this does not mean we won’t accept those who cannot if you fit the reviewer…
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Giinagay Gaagal (Hello Ocean) – Melissa Greenwood Book Review
Giinagay Gaagal (Hello Ocean) – Melissa Greenwood is a beautiful story with amazing Indigenous Australian artwork. Gaagal (ocean) is our special place, we love to swim in the waves. We’ll catch some yamaarr (fish), eat, dance and play games. Giinagay Gaagal (Hello Ocean) – Melissa Greenwood is a beautiful picture book that is released October 4th . It features the gumbaynggirr translation alongside the English version and would make an amazing teaching resource .
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Book Grocer – Advent Book Boxes
The book Grocer is running 7 different book boxes this Christmas- Advent Book Boxes they include fiction Advent Book Box, crime fiction Advent Book Box, picture Advent Book Box , young adult Advent Book Box , chapter book Advent Book Box , non fiction Advent Book Box and fantasy fiction Advent Book Box . All of the Advent Book Boxes retail for $160 aud and feature 24 books – one for each day . 24 books individually wrapped for the recipient and numbered, designed to be opened each day from 1 December to Christmas Eve.
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Shearer By: Neridah McMullin Childrens book Review
Shearer written by Neridah McMullin and Illustrated by Michael Tomkins , is an historical Australian children’s picture book about famous sheep shearer Jack Howe . Jack Howe was a shearer who sheared 321 sheep in one day using hand shears in 1982 a record that still stands today. The book Shearer uses amzing bright and funny artwork and features shearing and historical Australian terminology making a great read for older children and features a glossary making it an excellent resource for those wanting to learn about Australia’s sheering history. The true story about the greatest shearer in the world … whose incredible shearing record remains unbeaten after more than a…
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To the Bridge – The Journey of Lennie and Ginger Mick – Corinee Fenton
To the Bridge – The Journey of Lennie and Ginger Mick written by Corinee Fenton and illustrated by Andrew Mclean is an Australian picture book published in 2020 . Telling the true story of a Lennie Gwyther and his horse Ginger Mick traveling from Leongatha Victoria to the opening of Sydney Harbour bridge. An amazing story and a piece of relatively unkown Australian history with very strong artwork . “The award-winning team of Corinne Fenton and Andrew McLean tell the story of Lennie Gwyther and Ginger Mick, a boy and his pony who crossed Sydney’s Harbour Bridge on 19th of March, 1932 and marched into history.”
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Book week 2023 – Read, Grow, Inspire – Children’s Book Council of Australia; (CBCA)
Book week 2023 – Read, Grow, Inspire – Children’s Book Council of Australia has now begun! Book week has just started today run by the amazing Children’s Book Council of Australia; (CBCA). Running from Saturday, 19 August to Friday, 25 August 2023 this is a very important celebration of all things books. This year the theme is READ, GROW, INSPIRE and its Feature Artist is the great Matt Ottley What dress up are you or your children going as ? and how will the theme of Read grow and inspire shape your book week ?
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Newcastle Book Boyfriend Author Event/Expo 20th-21st april 2024
Newcastle is having a mega book signing event in 2024 the – Newcastle Book Boyfriend Author Event and the Newcastle Book Boyfriend Author Expo with a potential event in Wollongong later next year. The Newcastle book boyfriend author event is running over two days and features Saturday ANITA MAXWELL – A.K. STEEL – AURORA WELKIN – BECCA JACKSON – BECCA SEYMOUR – BELLE HARPER CHELLE PIMBLOTT – CYNTHIA TERELST – DEBRA DEASEY – EBONY OLSON – EDEN FINLEY – GEMMA ARLINGTON – HL MULLER JENNIE KEW – JASMINE STEVENS – JASMINA SIDEROVSKI – JAS T. WARD – JB HELLER – JENNA LEE/DARING – J.L. PERRY J.O MANTEL – K.A. LAST…