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Becki Jayne Crossley
Bloomsbury Publishing, December 2025, 400 pp., $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781526684455
Tart is a tender and deeply relevant coming-of-age novel that explores identity, shame, queerness, and the cost of growing up under constant scrutiny. Set in a small village where everyone knows everyone else’s business, the story ...
Maree McCarthy Yoelu (text) Samantha Campbell (illustrator)
Magabala Books, October 2025, 32 pp., $27.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922777775
Bapa’s Last Canoe is a gentle, heartwarming picture book about the author’s grandfather. Bapa’s three daughters are leaving to head to a school in the city and so he builds a new canoe to take his famil...
Suzanne Patterson (text) Maia Batumashvili (illustrator)
Starfish Bay, September 2025, 32 pp., $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760362690
This is a most engaging story about Mooshy, a rather trouble-prone cat who thinks his family has forgotten his birthday (i.e. any young child). Dressed up for his big day, he does not notice any of the preparations...
Kate & Jol Temple
HarperCollins AU, August 2025, 240 pp., $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781460767207
When a group of guinea pigs suddenly become extremely wealthy, their lives transform overnight with fancy cages, endless treats and over the top plans. As their riches pile up, so do their problems. The guinea pigs...
