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Six rather delicious new picture books
Jack Gabriel gorges on six international picture books from Walker Books and Gecko Press, from France, the UK and the US, finding...
Three fantasy novels for teens and pre-teens
Briar Lawry reviews Maurice Gee's latest, The Severed Land, as well as The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles and Maybe a Fox by Kathi...
Torty and the Soldier, by Jennifer Beck
David Hill reviews Torty and the Soldier, a picture book about the true story of a very old tortoise, by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by...
Three Kiwi chapter books for younger readers
Johanna Knox and her friend, 10-year-old Noah, review Dinosaur Trouble by Kyle Mewburn, Helper and Helper by Joy Cowley, and Tui Street...
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