Athina Clarke
Athina Clarke is from Readings Carlton
Review — 28 May 2018
What a Wonderful Word by Nicola Edwards & Luisa Uribe
Exquisite in design and presentation, What a Wonderful Word celebrates words from around the world which defy simple, one-word English translation. These are words that give voice to the beauty…
Review — 28 May 2018
George Parker Goes Global by David Metzenthen
In the good fun department, Georgie Parker Goes Global has it all: an unlikely friendship, a worldwide rescue mission, silly disguises and heroic escapes by treacherous villains using every form…
Review — 26 Mar 2018
The Marzipan Pig by Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake
What struck me immediately about this little treasure was I couldn’t help reading it aloud. There’s a magical rhythm, almost a poetry, which sings off the page. Russell Hoban has…
Review — 30 Apr 2018
Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World by Iris Volant
Flying Eye Books produces some of the most beautifully designed and illustrated, and informative children’s publications I’ve ever seen.
Under the Canopy is no exception, but it’s an unusual mix…
Review — 22 Oct 2017
Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix & Sean Williams
Have Sword Will Travel is a hilarious and exciting adventure set in a fantastical ‘medieval like’ time where gender equality is the norm – ‘brave knight’ is a job description…
Review — 24 Sep 2017
Good Night Sleep Tight by Kristina Andres
In this idyllic world, Fox and Rabbit live in perfect harmony. Their only troubles are finding more creative ways to say good night, and getting to sleep!
Each of the…
Review — 20 Aug 2017
Whimsy & Woe by Rebecca McRitchie & Sonia Kretschmar
Reading this book, I felt like a child immersed in a good old-fashioned stage melodrama, barracking for the dauntless Whimsy and Woe and heckling the fiendish villains; through the magic…
Review — 24 Jul 2017
The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker by Matilda Woods
When a devastating plague sweeps through his little town, Alberto loses his whole family and the once happy and successful furniture-maker now applies his care and skill to making coffins…
Review — 24 Jul 2017
Swimming on the Lawn by Yasmin Hamid
It’s a real eye-opener spending time with Farida and her lively family. Told from the perspective of the responsible and acutely perceptive young Farida, Swimming on the Lawn chronicles life…
Review — 26 Jun 2017
The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
Betty and Burt are a perfectly ordinary couple, leading a quiet life, until a tiny angel magically appears in Burt’s pocket. The angel’s existence brings unimaginable joy. And when Betty…