This book is packed with facts and myths. Do you know which is which?
From facts about the earth, humans and science, to animals, history and food, False versus Facts puts the spotlight on information and confirms what’s real and what’s not.
False versus Facts is carefully designed with succinct information, bright ‘fact’ and ‘false’ embellishments, and simple, stylised illustrations.
Nonna is an adorable Italian grandparent. She loves getting up early and talking to the chickens. She loves baking biscotti and going to the markets. She loves knitting and sewing and even the occasional bit of gossip.
But more than anything she loves her family.
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Is Boxing Day too early?
Banjo the Hot Cross Bun certainly arrives in store on Boxing Day, and it causes something of a stir.
Even Banjo is outraged. He feels it’s way too early to be on sale. Hot cross buns are for Easter!
Banjo throws a tantrum and causes chaos in the bakery.
Through the fruit and vegetables, chocolates and lollies, Banjo is intent on making a mess.
Beautifully designed for little hands, the book has wipeable, bright coloured pages and images, sectioned into easy-to-follow instructions and recipes.
This is initiative enough to send mothers and children off to kitchen cupboards to check for ingredients.
Tips on the importance of preparation before starting, set the scene.
It’s one of
those very special stories where every page-turn is a cornucopia of discovery, filled
with things to make your mouth water – and your tummy rumble.
Mabel loves visiting the Sugar Plum Café, and specifically she loves visiting Miss Plum because of her radiant smile (among other things, of course. She is a café owner after all!).
Felice Arena’s use of rhyming verse in delightful rhythm, makes you want to settle down with fresh pasta smothered in grated cheese, crackers with the cheese of your choice, or
It’s PARTY RHYME!
Put on your PARTY BAT,
enjoy the LIZZIE DRINKS,
but don’t eat too much HAIRY BREAD!
As the name suggests, this book contains delightful
jokes and puns, witty rhymes and playful language.
Everything about How We Share Cake feels fresh, shiny and new. It’s a total delight.
Our narrator tells us that ‘we can split anything.’
She then explains how to divide an orange or a pie five ways, and the optimal
place to sit at the dinner table… (There’s no contest - one is closer to the
delicious egg rolls and another is next to the youngest child, with his sticky
little grabbing toddler hands).
To Stir
With Love pays
homage to one grandmother in particular - and to all grandparents (along with
special cake recipes!) in general.
Kate
Mildenhall is best known for her acclaimed books for adult readers and as a
presence in the literary scene, while Jess Racklyeft is a celebrated and
awarded illustrator. So, this perhaps unexpected pairing actually feels like a
perfect match. A slam dunk, if you will!
‘Grandma’s
cake is golden and scrumpti-licious and always big enough for everybody.’
Set against the backdrop of Jamaica's flavorful culinary tradition, this book takes readers on a savory adventure through the magic of jerk chicken.
Authored by Noel-Andrew and Roxanne Bennett, Jerk Chicken Magic is more than just a children's picture book—it's a celebration of resilience, adaptability, and the profound significance of preserving cultural heritage.
Mia loves to sing, dance, and entertain at every opportunity.
She is excited because her stylish, beloved aunty
- theia Athina who lives in Paris, is coming to visit. (Mia is her
theia’s ‘one’ and ‘only’. That’s what her name means in Greek).
The family is preparing a party to welcome her, with lots of traditional food.
Following, is another introduction - to the people
and animals that appear in the story, so the characters are easily recognised.
Stephen Michael King’s Homegrown, Book 2 in the Blueberry Farm series, is typical of his immersive approach to his subject and themes.
Henna, Ziggs and Moe, enjoy the company of all their animal friends on Blueberry Farm.
Delicate illustrations decorate each page as the story weaves its way through the year.
The Pod tries to convince it that only through combining
their individual skills, can they all reach their optimum creativity.
As a team, they can achieve something artistic, eye-catching and worthwhile.
They can become as creative as Peacasso.
Pea is determined to prove the Pod wrong.
It voices its hopes and dreams and sets out alone, to be called back, and shown examples of what can be achieved with teamwork.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, eight maids a-milking…and Belinda, written and illustrated by Pamela Allen.
Every day Mr Farmer tends his vegetables while Mrs Farmer milks Belinda the cow.
There is always plenty of warm frothy milk for the dog, the cat, the pig in his pen, for cream and for butter for Mr Farmer's bread.
Then Mrs Farmer goes away for a while and Mr Farmer must milk Belinda.
Title: Belinda
Author/
Illustrator: Pamela Allen
Publisher: Penguin, $
16.99
Publication Date: 1994
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140544930
For ages: 3+
Type: Picture Book
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, three French hens…and Trouble in the Hen House, written by Susan O’Meara and illustrated by Yvonne Mes.
There was trouble in the hen house, and let me tell you why...
When Ellie May, Audrey and Daisy can no longer stand the hot summer days that are cooking their eggs before they're even laid, Farmer John has to come up with an inventive solution...
A fun rhyming story about farm
life in the Australian summer and some very determined chickens.
Title: Trouble In The Hen House
Author: Susan O'Meara
Illustrator: Yvonne Mes
Publisher: Yellow Brick Books, $19.95
Publication Date: October 2021
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978648492597
For ages: 3 - 7
Type: Picture Books
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