Alice's food A-Z: edible adventures by Alice Zaslavsky
Ill. by Kat Chadwick. Walker Books, 2015. ISBN 9781922179388
(Age: 8-80) Highly recommended. Fruit.
Vegetables. Healthy Cooking. Recipes for children. Alice Zaslavsky
is known for her promotion of healthy eating and great recipes, from
her time as a contestant on the 2012 Master Chef program and her
current role as a children's TV quiz show host in Kitchen Whiz and
as the official Face of Prahan Markets. Her first foray into
publishing, Alice's food A-Z: edible adventures brings to
life an amazing array of foods, everything from apples to zucchini.
What in the world did she find for X? X-cellent Alice discovered
coconuts belong to the Xylocarp family - a fruit with a hard, woody
exterior! Each entry includes fun facts, photos, food history, tips
and recipes that are child-friendly. Alice includes her babushka's
borsch recipe, a delicious after school snack in her Russian home.
Kitchen safety tips are included even Hi Jean - hygiene is included.
The healthy recipes range from easy grilled haloumi and watermelon
skewers to carrot cake.
Kat Chadwick's stylish designs including colourful backgrounds,
peeling notes attached by sticky tape, food styling, close-up
photos, layered text and fun sketches, add excitement to Alice's
edible adventures.
A wonderful addition to the recipe collection of a young cook or for
a family who love to create healthy meals and snacks.
Rhyllis Bignell
Love and other perishable items by Laura Buzo
Allen & Unwin. 2015. ISBN 9781760112424
(Age: 14-18) Highly recommended. Young adult fiction. Originally
this debut novel from Laura Buzo was published as Good oil
and commended in the CBC Older Readers offerings of 2011. It was
further shortlisted in the 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Now re-issued with a new title, this is a wonderfully funny, tender
and compellingly engaging read. Buzo has a marvellous knack of
writing real life with a completely authentic and convincing voice
which resonates strongly throughout her novels.
When 16 year old Amelia lands herself her first job - part-time at
her local Woolies - as so many young people do, she meets 21 year
old Chris, final year uni student. Outwardly a gauche awkward teen
and an extroverted 'class clown' with a six-year age gap that seems
an insurmountable chasm, these two 'click' with immediacy as they
discuss every conceivable topic from quality literature to feminism
to pulp movies with gusto and passion. And of course, fall in love -
though not without obstacles. Amelia is smitten from the start but
despairs of Chris ever regarding her as more than the quirky 'young
'un', while Chris stumbles from fantasy perfect woman to
unsuccessful pursuit, all the while falling more and more
convincingly for Amelia.
Not only the main characters but those secondary and even on the
periphery of this story are drawn so utterly real and the plot
unravels with warmth and wit, absorbing the reader who is drawn into
this melee of personalities with ease.
There is an intriguing and subtle comparison of the two
personalities revealed through their alternate narrations.
Apparently 'uncool' Amelia has in fact developed far more
sophisticated coping mechanisms to deal with her stresses with
family life and school than the generally perceived 'cool' Chris,
who resorts to over-indulgence in alcohol and recreational drugs to
escape from his own troubles.
The parallels which can be drawn between Amelia's English reading
list (and frustrations with the curriculum and her teacher) and the
gradually evolving relationship between herself and Chris are also
delightful, as the reader is invited to predict the eventual outcome
between these two distinctly likeable characters.
Highly recommended for mature readers of around 15 and up, you won't
go wrong with this one.
Sue Warren
The Hueys in none the number by Oliver Jeffers
HarperCollins, 2014. ISBN 9780007420698
(Age: 3-6) Recommended. How do you explain the concept of none,
nothing, zero? That something that isn't even there is something?
This is one of the most difficult mathematical concepts for very
young children to understand, given that they are still very much in
the concrete stage of development, yet given its importance in maths
it is one of the most critical. And in this charming counting book
Oliver Jeffers manages it perfectly.
Using his quirky characters The Hueys, he builds up the idea by
adding one to none to get a blue telephone and then two beds until
the big day building up to a crescendo of items that are suddenly
taken away leaving none. Jeffers doesn't confine himself to the
usual objects found in counting books - each collection is a story
in itself like the seven oranges being balanced on things. Why would
you try to balance an orange on something? Or the teddy-shaped
parcel that becomes everything from a tennis racquet to a train set.
And the nine seagulls that steal Frank's chips just invite the young
listeners to share their own stories.
Oliver Jeffers has a knack and a reputation for making the ordinary
extraordinary and this third adventure of these lovable characters
is no exception.
Barbara Braxton
Shine: A story about saying goodbye by Trace Balla
Allen & Unwin, 2015. ISBN 9781743316344
(Age: Preschool + ) 'Far, far away and long, long ago, on a
beautiful planet, amongst the golden stars there lived a young
horse. He was so kind and bright, so sparkly and shimmery, that
everyone called him Shine.' Shine galloped with the other horses
under the smiling moon until one day he met Glitter, the loveliest
horse he had ever seen and soon Sparky and Shimmer had come to make
a beautiful family. But sadly and too soon, Shine had to return to
the stars and Glitter, Sparky and Shimmer are heartbroken, crying an
ocean of golden tears and climbing the high mountain of grief until
they finally see and understand the overwhelming size of the love
they shared. And far above, the brightest star of all shines on them
and brings them peace.
Trace Balla wrote this book for her niece and nephew when they lost
their dad, suddenly and unexpectedly. Even though it is so difficult
to explain the inexplicable to young children, it gave them a moment
of peace and beauty and moments are sometimes all you can get at
such a difficult time. But it also gave them reassurance that they
were still surrounded by love, and hope that, in time, they would see
their Shine shining down on them.
We tend to think of death as adult-business but whenever an adult
dies there is so often a young child deeply affected and trying to
come to terms with the loss, not quite understanding the finality
and perhaps blaming themselves for not being good enough. Whatever
the circumstances of the death, it is essential that the child knows
they were loved deeply and will continue to be so, and this story
not only shows that but celebrates it. It acknowledges and allows
the sadness of all those left behind, the grieving process is
accurately depicted as a huge, steep mountain to climb that will
take time but it also shows that it can be conquered and that there
is still joy in the world. Little people don't have the vision to
see beyond the horizon and so a story like this gives them some
comfort that eventually the hurt starts to heal and the love shines
through. They have not been abandoned, they are not lost and they
are still loved.
Because school is often the one constant in the child's life at this
time and particularly if the child is not involved in the final
farewell process, it often falls to the teacher to provide the
support that is needed and having a story like Shine to
share gives them a starting point to share and talk with the child.
It is gentle, it is reassuring and based on the belief that 'We all
come from the stars, we all go back to the stars' it can be shared
without risk of contradicting any religious beliefs.
Sadly, this particular copy will not be added to the collection at
my school - it is on its way to a little person who needs it right
now and who will get great comfort from it. I thank Carolyn Walsh
from Allen & Unwin for making that possible.
Barbara Braxton
The greedy dog by Rosie Dickins and Francesca di Chiara
Usborne Picture Books, 2015. ISBN 9781409584841
(Age: Preschool - Yr 2) Dog is always hungry and his thoughts are
always about food. Even though he had already had a slice of steak,
half a ham and a whole string of sausages, he was thinking about his
dinner. In the market town it is market day and his nose leads him
to the butcher's stall where there are all sorts of delicious doggy
delights - in particular, a big juicy bone that is irresistible.
Carefully, he sneaks up and snatches it, hightailing it out of town
before anyone can catch him.
Delighted with his daring and his success, he runs until he comes to
a river and the cool water reminds him he is thirsty and needs a
drink. But as he bends over the water, he sees another dog with a
bone, fat and juicy and bigger than his. He is determined to have
it.
This is a retelling of The dog and his reflection, a fable by Aesop
that dates back hundreds of years. Written in an entertaining way
and brought right up-to-date with lively, colourful illustrations it
provides the platform for a discussion about being content with what
we have as well as a springboard to other fables, their format and
messages. Are stories meant to entertain us or educate us, or is
there room for both? It could be the start of having even very young
students start looking below the surface for the juicy bones beneath
- the message that the writer is trying to help us understand.
But even without the philosophical discussion, it just a lovely
story to read aloud to our youngest readers.
Barbara Braxton
Alfie in the bath by Deb Gliori
Bloomsbury, 2015. ISBN 9781408853511
(Age: 2-5) Highly recommended. Baths. Imagination. Alfie-Bun
is splashing around in the bath, surrounded by his toys, bubbles
floating in the air, he's having fun. What's under the waves? What a
surprise for the young reader when the gatefold spread is opened,
the bath toys have come to life. He's in the middle of an underwater
adventure. There's a large blue octopus waving seaweed, the tugboat
steaming along, catfish - half cat, half fish, and a big
multi-coloured Merlion rides the waves. Crab is splashing in soap,
his claws ready to pinch frog, there's so much to enjoy and
discover. Alfie pretends to be a sea monster waving his tentacles
and sinking the other animals. When he pretends to be a huge whale
spouting and makes a giant splash, Daddy-Bun is there to clean up.
This is a wonderful read-aloud picture book. Scottish author Deb
Gliori's simple text is filled with sounds and noises, just right
for repeating. There are little pink crab's claws licking
SNICK-SNECK, the snorkel bubbles and hisses and the giant wave goes
KERSPLOOOOSH! Her illustrations are bright and her animated
characters are boldly drawn with pen, ink and watercolours. Shades
of blue anchor each page as the swirling bathwater underpins the
animals' activities. Alfie's bathtime is a celebration of the
imagination.
Rhyllis Bignell
Red, a crayon's story by Michael Hall
HarperCollins, 2015. ISBN 9780062252074
(Age: K-6) His label clearly states he is Red. But sadly, he wasn't
very good at being red. In fact, whenever he was asked to be red as
in a fire truck or a strawberry he was the exact opposite - he was
very blue. His mother Olive thought he should mix more with others
so she introduced him to Yellow and suggested they make an orange -
but instead it was greenish. His grandmother Silver gave him a warm
red scarf for the school portraits - but that didn't help. The other
crayons begin to gossip thinking Red just needs to try harder,
although Sunshine suggests he just needs more time. But no matter
what, even with the interventions of the other art supplies, Red just
didn't. Until one day Red meets Berry.
This is one of the most amazing picture books I've encountered in a
long time. It is superficially simple but there are so many layers
to it that every read reveals something new. The narrator is
depicted as a simple, everyday lead pencil and the other characters
are the crayons in their coloured wrappers whose comments not only
bring them alive but also match who they are - for example Army
Green suggest Red has 'to press harder' while Fuchsia thinks red is
'not very bright'. Set against a black background with white text,
the colours pop from the page and on those pages where Red and the
others draw, the pictures are very reminiscent of the drawings of
the very young. But there is so much more to this than a picture
book with visual appeal that introduces children to colours.
It has a message about celebrating difference, not judging things by
their appearance and the danger of labelling that we can all learn
from. It celebrates diversity and difference. Building on a recent
experience, my first thought was that this could be perfect for a
transgender child. It's most powerful message is 'be yourself' and
be happy about being different, a message emphasized by Angelina
Jolie at the Nickelodeon
Awards. Knowing who you are and being true to yourself is so
much more important than the opinions of others, such a basic
foundation of strong mental health for all ages.
If this were an Australian book, I'd expect to see it shortlisted
for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year - it is brilliant.
Barbara Braxton
The big book of Australian History by Peter Macinnis
2nd edition. National Library of Australia, 2015. ISBN 9780642278722
Australia's history has been in the spotlight with the commemoration
of the centenary of ANZAC Day so it is fitting that the new and
revised edition of this magnificent work be released at this time.
Peter Macinnis is a rare breed of author - not only is he a
meticulous researcher winkling out the most extraordinary and often
unknown material but he also then shapes it into a narrative that
brings the times alive for the reader. I always look forward to
reading and reviewing his work because I know I will learn amazing
things as I do.
Accompanied by stunning and unique images from the collection of the
National Library of Australia, we journey through a timeline that
spans the formulation of the continent as plate tectonics caused the
separation of the land mass known as Pangea to the present where we
are reminded that we are "history makers" and that what we do with
our lives becomes part of this nation's history. Using a
chronological format, we journey through ancient Australia, The
Dreaming, the coming of the Europeans and the founding and forging
of a nation. From the end of World War II when Australia's growth
was rapid through migration to the embracing of multicultural
Australia; from Aboriginal land rights to apologising to the Stolen
Generations; from droughts to flooding rains, Macinnis tells stories
of the unusual, the unknown and the unique that we need to know, and
tells them in a way that allows the reader to dip and delve, seek
and savour, and engages, educates and entertains.
The first edition of The big book of Australian History in
2013 was a Notable Book in the CBCA Book of the Year awards which is
testament to its quality. Regardless of whether this edition has the
coveted sticker, it is a must on the shelves of every school
library, primary or secondary, and would be the most wonderful gift
for any student of history whatever their age.
And don't forget Peter has offered us (for free) his Many
Voices project, over 1.5 million words of "a biased collection
of firsthand, secondhand and bystander accounts of events in
Australia's history" that he is continuing to collect for us. Is
there a better friend of teacher librarians?
Barbara Braxton
We all looked up by Tommy Wallach
Simon and Schuster, 2015. ISBN 9781481418775
(Age: Upper secondary) Swearing, Drug use. Emotional abuse. Everything that could be an
issue is given to each of the four protagonists. Eliza's mother has
gone to live in Hawaii and her dad is dying from cancer. She is very
smart. Anita's parents have non-negotiable rules that Anita will go
to a prestigious college even though she wants to sing. Peter is a
star at basketball and Andy has no aspirations. An imminent
asteroid called Ardor is about to hit the earth and everyone is
concerned and frightened about their imminent demise. So, what they
have and haven't achieved is uppermost in their minds and this leads
to risks they would never have taken. From this perspective, the
inner discussions of each person enables the reader to share their
beliefs and worries. The physical violence is always prominent,
real, very unsettling and scary. The four young people learn about
themselves as well may the reader. It's a fascinating journey. It's
one that encourages the reader to look beneath the surface to what
is really important in his or her life. An unsettling book but with
many areas for real discussion.
Recommended for Upper Secondary only as strong language and drug use devalues the very fascinating issues that this author discusses.
Sue Nosworthy
Soulprint by Megan Miranda
Bloomsbury, 2015. ISBN 9781408855409
(Age 14+) Recommended. Thriller. Science fiction. In a future when
soul fingerprinting has become a reality Alina Chase has been kept
confined on an island because her soul is supposed to have done
terrible things in a previous life, that of June Calahan a notorious
criminal. When she finally escapes from her confinement, helped by
Dominic and siblings Cameron and Casey, whose motives for rescuing
her are unclear, she gradually begins to discover that June has left
clues to what happened in the past. She desperately hopes that she
can clear her name and that her soul is not imprinted with former
mistakes. Secrets being to unravel as she treads in the footprints
of June, seeking the truth.
This is an exciting thriller with a very interesting premise at its
heart. The idea of having technology that would trace the origins of
a baby in a previous life is fascinating, and even more fascinating
is the question of whether the new soul would carry on the
attributes of a past life. In this case Alina has been kept on an
island for her own good as June reportedly had done bad things that
the government and the people did not want repeated. Alina is
understandably desperate to escape and grabs the chance when
Cameron, Dom and Casey offer it even though it is dangerous and
means that she is facing the unknown.
Alina is a strong, intelligent and resolute girl who struggles with
the notion of repeating mistakes made in an earlier life and is
determined to find out what really happened when June broke into a
large database. It is very easy to become involved in her dreams and
aspirations, her wish for a family, her memory of her mother singing
her a lullaby and her growing feelings for Cameron. She begins to
realise that not everything is black and white and that in the real
world it is easy to struggle to do the right thing.
The action is fast paced as Alina, Cameron and Casey try to keep
ahead of Dom and the government forces seeking them. Taking
sanctuary in a series of hideouts and travelling in stolen cars,
they manage to evade their pursuers while on the path of the strange
clues that June had left. The final climax and conclusion is
exciting and leaves the reader coming to grips with what really
happened to June and the question of past lives leaving a print on a
soul.
This is a compelling thriller that fans of Megan Miranda and those
who want a good stand-alone read, will love .
Pat Pledger
The crocodile under the bed by Judith Kerr
HarperCollins, 2014. ISBN 9780007586752
Matty is inconsolable. Instead of being able to go to the party to
celebrate the Queen's birthday, he is stuck in his bed, too sick to
go out. Not even being looked after by his grandfather placates him.
After everyone has left and it is very quiet as Grandpa reads the
paper, Matty hears a voice. 'Want to go to a party?' it says. And
from underneath the bed comes a large green crocodile complete with
pink pointy party hat.
And as Grandpa sleeps, Matty climbs onto the crocodile's back and
with a toot on his party blower they fly out of the window into the
big open sky. But they don't go to the Queen's birthday - they go to
the King's birthday - the king of the jungle! Led by Chimp, Matty
enjoys a party like no other with games that could never be had at
the Queen's birthday. There's the rip-roarer ride on the tiger's
back, the big bounce with gorilla and even the great serpentine
slide - with a special surprise at the end. Suddenly, it is time to
go - the Queen's birthday party has finished in a deluge and Matty
needs to be home in bed before his family get there.
Ever since author Judith Kerr wrote The Tiger who came to Tea
in 1968, this book has been on her drawing board and is finally in
the shape that she wants after 46 years and another 29 books! But
even at 91, Kerr knows what children want and she tells a tale that
will never date delivering a magical, whimsical book that allows
their imagination to take flight and soar. Her illustrations are
just as delicate with their soft colour palette and the storyline is
delightful - why go to a street party with all your neighbours when
you can go to a jungle party where you're the special guest?
This is a story for all ages of childhood - it's a lovely read-aloud
bedtime story for the very young but it is also a tale to intrigue
older children whose imaginations allow them to believe in flying
crocodiles and have rides on a fish called Fat Flapper and who can
probably think of similar adventures they would have if a crocodile
came out from under their bed.
Kerr has lost none of her touch nor her charm.
Barbara Braxton
Eat the sky, drink the ocean edited by Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar and Anita Roy
Allen and Unwin, 2015. ISBN 9781743319789
(Age: 14+) Eat the sky, drink the ocean is collection of
short stories written in collaboration between Australian and Indian
female authors and illustrators. A few of the Australian authors who
have contributed to this book include Kate Constable, Alyssa
Brugman, Anita Roy, Margo Lanagan and Isabelle Carmody to mention a
few. There are eighteen short stories in at the sky, drink the
ocean including six graphic novels and one script. The stories
in this book all feature a sci-fi or futuristic theme with most
centering on a strong female character. Each of these stories are
inspired by the need to depict women in an empowered position
following prominent rape and violence cases in 2012, in Melbourne
with the rape and murder of Jill Meagher and similar incidents in
Dehli around the same time. Despite this common theme, each of the
stories in this book are very different, ranging from the graphic
novel story of a women's rite of passage, Swallow the moon
by Kate Constable and Priya Kuriyan to Margo Lanagan's Cat calls
about dealing with the sexual comments thrown at a group of school
girls. Other future possibilities are explored such as Manjula
Padmanabhan's Cool which describes the digital relationship
boy and girl teenagers have as part of the group of humans
travelling to colonies on Saturn.
The stories Eat the sky, drink the ocean at times stretch
the realms of possibilities in order to explore future worlds where
men and women are treated as equals. The reversal of our gender
balance is explored in a few of the stories where women are shown as
the dominant gender with men a fighting for equality. Some of the
analogies, imagery and abstract concepts presented in this book
would be best understood by older readers, as for example in Penni
Russon's What a stone can't feel explains how a girl morphs
herself into stone objects to move around her school and spy on
people. This is why this book would be best suited to readers 14
years or older but equally some of the stories, particularly the
graphic stories, might be suited to readers slightly younger.
Adam Fitzgerald
The complete guide to a dog's best friend by Felicity Gardner and David West
Hachette, 2015. ISBN 9780734415417
(Age: 4+) Dogs, Friendship, Responsibility. An older dog in a rescue
home tells the younger dogs just how to look after their best
friend, a human. Each double page offers a different scenario with
the dog doing something for the human. The reader can see the scene
from a human perspective, contrasting with how the dog sees what he
is doing to be helpful, but we know it isn't. So on one spread we
have the dog sitting on his master's face while he is asleep. The
boy will think this is terrible, being woken by the dog, but from
the dog's perspective, he is doing a great job of waking the boy. On
another page we see the huge dog protecting his friend from a nasty
garden gnome, being protective and responsible to his young charge.
The boy sees this as funny, contrasting with the facial expressions
of the dog. All through the book readers will see contrasting ideas
of just who is the friend, as the dogs see themselves as the best
friend of the child.
Children will love seeing the annoying things that dogs do, licking
the toilet bowl, leading the way on a walk, pulling the stuffing out
of a toy and so on, but couched in terms showing that the dog thinks
these things are great to do. They will laugh out loud at the Disney
style of illustrations showing a wide range of dogs. I love the
different breeds shown in the endpapers, giving children a chance to
learn about the different sorts of dogs.
Fran Knight
The darkest part of the forest by Holly Black
Indigo, 2015. ISBN 9781780621739
(Age: 15+) Recommended for fantasy readers. Faeries. Hazel and her
brother Ben live in the strange town of Fairfold. In the woods is a
glass coffin where a boy with pointed ears and horns on his head
lies. When Hazel and Ben were children they had woven strange
stories around the boy, hoping that they would be the ones to wake
him up, Holly as a knight and Ben with his music. No one can break
the glass and his resting place has become a party site for the
local teens, including Jack the changeling boy. Tourists come to
look at the coffin and wonder about the magic in the town. Hazel
still dreams of being a knight, but she is plagued by the nightmare
of what will happen to her because she has promised the Alderking
seven years of her life in exchange for a favour for her brother.
Then Severin the prince in the coffin is woken up and things begin
to happen.
Holly Black is a master of the faerie genre. The darkest part of
the forest appears to be a stand-alone and is not as dark as
her Modern Faerie Tales series, but it still portrays a
strange, dangerous and menacing world led by an evil fae king.
Although rather slow to start, the pace soon quickens as Holly is
forced to face what her promise might mean for herself and for those
she loves. Suspense is built up as the reader is taken on thrilling
trips into the woods at night to meet the court of the fae. At home
in Fairfold, suspense is also built up as Hazel tries to work out
the mystery surrounding the horned boy, and comes to grips with her
relationship with her brother Ben, his best friend Jack and the
horned boy.
The four main characters are well rounded. The reader gains a clear
picture of what home life was like for Ben and Holly when they were
small and their parents were living a bohemian life, careless of
their children's welfare. Jack is a changeling and never quite fits
in his family or at school although his brother Carter includes him
in everything and Severin the elfin prince has many problems to
overcome.
With a mystery to solve with clues around what Holly is doing at
night, a touch of romance and some scary moments, this will be a
treat for fans of Holly Black and readers who enjoy retellings of
fairy tales.
Pat Pledger
Emily Eases Her Wheezes by Katrina Roe
Ill. by Leigh Hedstrom. Wombat Books, 2015. ISBN 9781925139129
(Age: P-2) Emily the Elephant was so full of energy that she
scarcely stopped to take a breather. She would whizz around on her
scooter, leap and twirl like a ballerina and bounce on her
trampoline for hours. She loved to be active. But every now and then
she had to sit still and look on because her asthma made her chest
tight and her breathing difficult. At first her friends were
frightened of her coughing and wheezing but she reassured them that
they couldn't catch what she had. But it really irked her to sit and
watch but when she disobeyed her mum and joined in, she ended up in
strife and needed her puffer. Because Emily had asthma. Then one day
she discovered a sport that she could do, one which really helped
her strengthen her lungs and improve her breathing.
As the school year gets underway, there are going to be many like
Emily in classrooms - kids who can't join in because of this disease
and for whom all teachers must have training in how to deal with it
if they are presented with a child having an attack. Because 1 in 10
Australian children suffer from asthma and it is a common reason for
children needing emergency medical care, it is essential that we all
understand the potential seriousness of an attack and that students
and teachers alike know that it is something that cannot be ignored.
In this picture book written for younger readers, everyone learns
something. Emily learns that even when she thinks she's okay she
still needs to take it easy; her friends learn that it's not
something to be frightened of and they can help Emily; and the
reader learns that while this is a treatable and manageable disease,
a person suffering an attack needs to be taken seriously.
Children, particularly those in their first year of school who have
not had exposure to large groups of children where there is likely
to be an asthmatic need to know that while it might be scary it's
not catchy, and those who are sufferers will enjoy reading about
themselves in a book just like other "normal" children and will feel
less marginalised.
Leigh Hedstrom's charming illustrations lighten the message somewhat
- can you imagine an elephant using her bed as a trampoline?
There is also a comprehensive overview of asthma provided by a
leading paediatrician that the parent reading the story aloud will
find enlightening and reassuring.
Wombat Books have a history of publishing books that need to be
written and shared (Marty's
Nut Free Party; Happy Pants;
Coming
Home ) but which might not make the mainstream, big
publishers' lists and Emily Eases Her Wheezes is an
important contribution to this.
Barbara Braxton
