A review by Nalini Haynes Wednesday Weeks is struggling in school. She’s in year 6 and is terrified her teacher will fail her because whenever …
Comedy
Nancy Business by RWR McDonald
A review by Nalini Haynes The Nancys introduced Chinese Kiwi Tippy Chan, her white uncle Pike and his boyfriend (and possibly a person of color) …
A Class Full of Lizards by Alison Hart
A review by Nalini Haynes Josh and friends are back for the last term of grade 6 while deciding on high schools for next year. …
Witness Infection (2021)
A review by Nalini Haynes Two guys sit in a tent. It looks like they’re supposed to be hunting and it’s a sort of hide. …
Poo and other words that make me laugh by Felice Arena and illustrated by Tom Jellett
A review by Nalini Haynes Poo! * and other words that make me laugh is a joyous exploration of the English language for younger children …
The Watch s01e01
A review by Nalini Haynes It’s New Years day and I discovered a TV series I liked – Siren – is on Stan. Hubby promptly …
Code Name Bananas by David Walliams
A review by Nalini Haynes This is the story of a spy mission with the code name bananas. It all begins with Eric, who loves …
How To Make A Pet Monster: Hodgepodge by Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Dustin Spence
A review by Nalini Haynes Artie just moved in to a spooky house with his mom, stepfather and stepsister Willow. Mom is renovating the house …
The ScoMo Diaries by Tosh Greenslade and Andrew Weldon
A review by Nalini Haynes In The Scomo Diaries, Scott Morrison is, effectively, Adrian Mole of Secret Diary fame all grown up and become prime …
A Wizard in My Shed by Simon Farnaby, illustrated by Claire Powell
A review by Nalini Haynes A warlock in the 6th century is wild – or, in this case, Wyld – and unkempt. He’s also committed …
Funny Kid Belly Flop (Funny Kid #8) by Matt Stanton
A review by Emma Streeton Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything … until now! They are both desperate to get out of this …
Sad Mum Lady by Ashe Davenport
A review by Nalini Haynes Ashe Davenport is the titular sad mum lady. She has childhood trauma coming to the fore while struggling with post-natal …
Self Help for Babies Series: Sleep 101 and Whine Guide by Beck and Matt Stanton
A review by Emma Streeton You know babies don’t come with a manual. Well, now they do, in this self-help for babies (parents?) series. When …
Maybe the horse will talk by Elliot Perlman
A review by Nalini Haynes There’s an old story about a jester or a teacher who ran foul of his king. The king sentences the …
World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams
A review by Emma Streeton In a nutshell, the World’s Worst Parents is about children with ridiculously embarrassing, disgusting or just plain awful parents. We …