Review: Maybe Tomorrow – moved

Maybe Tomorrow by Boori Monty Pryor My rating: 4 of 5 stars There should be more stories like this in the world. Monty Pryor’s heart-breaking, uplifting, and funny recollections of his life – so far – will fill your heart and feed your soul. If you think that you know about ‘the Aboriginal history’ of

Review: Wolf Brother – moved

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you haven’t read Wolf Brother yet, you should. Written with great attention to detail (the author lived a prehistoric lifestyle in her garage when she was 14!) this is a fabulous adventure story. View all my reviews

Review: The Ghost’s Child

The Ghost’s Child by Sonya Hartnett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This extraordinary book touched my heart and mind. The story is complex, the characters multi-layered, the final scenes are unexpected, thoughtful and wonderful. View all my reviews

Review: The Heroes of the Kokoda Track

The Heroes of the Kokoda Track by Nicholas Brasch My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a thorough, well-written, comprehensive ‘quick info’ book about the battle for Kokoda. Covering the Australian, PNG and Japanese histories of the battle, Nicholas Brasch presents the information in manageable pieces. It has a very good glossary and index,

Review: Oracle

Oracle by Jackie French My rating: 4 of 5 stars Despite needing a ‘little trim’ around the editing, this is a great read. The story of children Nikko and Thetis, two outcast siblings in an Ancient Greek village, who get taken as tribute to the King, and how their lives are changed because of it.

Review: Chicken

Chicken by Catriona Nicholls My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jam packed full of info about, you guessed it, Chickens! Interesting, information, easy to read, great illustrations. Good stuff. View all my reviews

Review: Lighthouse Girl

Lighthouse Girl by Dianne Wolfer My rating: 5 of 5 stars The compelling story of a young girl’s lonely existence on a small island, ‘Lighthouse Girl’ is based on a true story. Fay lives with her father and one other lightkeeper on Breaksea Island. Her mother is dead, as are a number of her siblings.

Review: Big River Little Fish

Big River Little Fish by Belinda Jeffrey My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is the 1950s, and for a boy who was born ‘out of wedlock’, to a mother that died at his birth, was found by an aboriginal man, grows up with loving but austere foster parents, and has dyslexia – well, let

Hamish Curry (SLV) talks about Travelling Treasures

Travelling Treasures Education Manager Hamish Curry talks about the collection and what it’s like to share history with Victorians.