size is relative, so is speed - and more

size is relative, so is speed - and more

BIG is a terrific read that seamlessly introduces relativity - which is key to understanding concepts of measurement and geometry. If that one concept doesn’t quite gel in young minds, it makes further maths that much trickier. It's a fun and totally appealing little book.
ages newborn to 8 years / s.t.e.m.

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armchair travel to spark 'remember when' conversations and grow wanderlust

armchair travel to spark 'remember when' conversations and grow wanderlust

Set in Australia, one family and a caravan take it on the road!  Delightfully insightful look at family relations and the gorgeousness and diversity of Australia - through the eyes of a child.
ages 4 to 12 years 

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profound messages of kinship, connection, and shared love of country

profound messages of kinship, connection, and shared love of country

ages 2 to grown-up
Some stories have a profound message – one that everyone needs to hear more than once – one that is just as relevant to a toddler as it is to the toddler’s grandpa. This isYou and Me Murrawee.

The story is told as the musings of a young girl – maybe 10 or 12 years old – who has a gift for seeing what is no longer present. 

The girl is on a family camping trip in the Australian bush and, as she plays and paddles and watches her family, she senses the life of an indigenous girl, 200 years ago, doing many of the same things she is doing. 

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love can be a little bit blind where pets are concerned

love can be a little bit blind where pets are concerned

ages baby to 8 years
Hank is a good dog – and Hank knows it. Still, it might be hard for an onlooker to tell. Our dog Scott is a good dog too - and he knows it too. But sometimes it’s even hard for me to tell! Hank reminded me of Scott....

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18 alphabet books to inspire, motivate, surprise and delight

18 alphabet books to inspire, motivate, surprise and delight

I really love alphabet books, it's the certainty coupled with surprise I think. The certainty of knowing what comes next – D follows C every time – and the delight of the surprising way each book treats the letters.
kids of all ages 

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have you ever felt lost? out of place? in need of a home? This Book!

have you ever felt lost? out of place? in need of a home? This Book!

ages 2 up to 12 years
Have you ever felt LOST or perhaps just out of place, in need of home? Ahh, but have you ever felt FOUND, in the perfect place, completely at home? In this thoroughly appealing story, a boy and a penguin move from being lost to being found. 

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an ode to childhood, long days and the wonders of the commonplace

an ode to childhood, long days and the wonders of the commonplace

ages newborn to 7 and then again for grownups
Is there a more fondly held wish for a parent than that their child will have a perfect day? A day of simple, stretching pleasures … the kind of day that goes unnoticed but shapes the child in lasting and important ways? Perfect is the story of that kind of day.

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