Posts By Sue Mauger
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Mallee Sky, by Jodi Toering & Tannya Harricks
An extremely timely and beautiful picture book about the effects of drought and climate change in Australia's own "sunset country", the Mallee.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Present Box, by Michelle Jewels-Parsons and Ellie Rose Hanham
A colourful picture book to help guide our younger loved ones through the pain of loss when someone dies, written by an...
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3.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery, by Tohby Riddle
A historical picture book for upper primary aged children, using real newspaper clippings on sightings of the elusive Yahoo creature of Aboriginal...
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817Books & LiteratureBook Review: We are Blood and Thunder, by Kesia Lupo
In a city where magic is feared and the dead are worshipped, life is overshadowed by a powerful and devastating storm cloud.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Wrestle! by Charlotte Mars, Maya Newell & Gus Skattebol-James
As Gus and his two mums prepare for Mardi Gras, he wants to wear his wrestling outfit but they want a son...
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2.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Malamander, by Thomas Taylor
Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter, especially not when darkness falls, the wind howls, and even now, some swear they have seen...
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Cloud Forest, by Victoria Turnbull
An moving tale that speaks of the power of books to bring people together, as well as helping us remember loved ones...
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Countdown to Trouble (Judy Moody and Friends), by Megan McDonald and Erwin Madrid
Three different adventures with Judy Moody and all her friends together in one book, especially written for 6-9 year olds.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Touch the Moon, by Phil Cummings and Coral Tulloch
An atmospheric and lyrical story about the moon landing from a uniquely Australian perspective to mark the 50-year anniversary of the moon...
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2.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Alex Rider: Secret Weapon, by Anthony Horiwitz
An essential collection of seven explosive Alex Rider YA fiction stories by number one bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Book of Dreams, by Nina George
A bittersweet and magical tale about the distance one man will travel for love and of making peace with the past in...
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Four Dead Queens, by Astrid Scholte
Four Queens. A divided nation. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them all.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Queen Celine, by Matt Shanks
A funny, eco-friendly, politically-relevant picture book about our need to share, be environmentally friendly, and own up to our mistakes.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Bear Moves, by Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyüz
If there's one thing Bear knows, it's how to move. And when the music starts up, Bear just can't help grooving to...
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Circle, by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
The story of three friends, Triangle, Square and Circle, and the possible consequences when we don’t follow the rules.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Let me Sleep, Sheep, by Meg McKinlay & Leila Rudge
When Amos starts counting sheep, he didn't expect them to land in his bedroom! Now, how is is supposed to sleep?
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5.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Catch a Falling Star, by Meg McKinlay
It’s 1979 and the world’s first space station, Skylab, is falling to Earth, bringing back forgotten memories of a 12-year old's father.
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2.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Magrit, by Lee Battersby
An award-winning, evocative book for younger readers about a 10 year old girl who finds a baby and decides to raise it.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: I am Little Fish! by Lucy Cousins
A finger puppet book about a little fish who loves to play.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dinosaur Day Out, by Sara Acton
Sally and Max's dad buy them a book on dinosaurs but he spends the day buried in the book and missing the...
