Kids Blog

In Nanny Piggins: The pursuit of justice by R. A. Spratt, Nanny gets in trouble with the law after some illicit tight rope walking and is sentenced to 5000 hours community service.  But she isn’t the type of pig to take her punishment lying down, not when there are old people to rescue, pirates to impersonate and a great big bus to borrow.

More hilarious adventures from the very naughty, very sarcastic Ms. Piggins.

Check out our great new range of non-fiction books to hit the shelves these holidays.

One small island : the story of Macquarie Island / Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch.
A non-fiction picture book about the life and times of Macquarie Island, a sub-Antarctic Island and World Heritage Site. This book traces the history of the island and the story of  its precious ecosystem.  It’s a story of hope and renewal and includes a list of websites to check out for further information about the restoration of this amazing island.

At the edge : daring acts in desperate times / Larry Verstraete.
Unbelievable but true stories of kids, men, and women who faced critical, life-threatening situations. Terrible choices had to be made by each of the people in this book. What would you choose? A great thriller of a book, but not if you’re a bit squeamish.

You can draw anything / Kim Gamble.
If you can write numbers and letters, you can draw anything. Learn how to draw and how to give your pictures depth and form using perspective, light and shade. Step-by-step examples make it easy. Give it a a go and become an overnight artist.

A year in the life of Bindi / [Bindi Irwin, Jess Black]
What a year! Follow Bindi as she celebrates her birthday, travels the globe, visits the outback, chats with Oprah and continues her great work with animals and wildlife conservation at Australia Zoo.

Monster trucks on the move / Kristin L. Nelson.
“It races through mud. It glides through the air. This monster truck is on the move! What makes monster trucks different from other trucks? And what kinds of cool tricks can these trucks do?”  (Book cover) Learn all about mighty machines in this VROOM-VROOM series for younger readers. Also available are: Big Rigs on the Move, Earthmovers on the move, Fire Trucks on the Move, Formula One Race Cars on the Move, Pickup Trucks on the Move, Trains on the Move, Helicopters on the Move, Ambulances on the Move, Motorcycles on the Move and Dump Trucks on the Move.

Treasury of Greek mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters / by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit.
Napoli brings new life to the familiar stories of Greek mythology . Read these classic stories of Gods, Goddesses, heroes and monsters.

Just a second / Steve Jenkins.
There’s more to time than the tick of a clock. Did you know that in one second a human can blink seven times, a humpback’s whale song travels 1,550 metres through the water and 1,500 chickens are killed. Find out more interesting time facts and read the timeline of time and timekeeping.

Totally Cody Simpson / Alana Wulff.
Cody was spotted on You Tube and signed to a major record label within the same year. But you knew that didn’t you. If you don’t know all there is to know about this teen star then check out this new Biography to our collection.

Sticky ends / Jeanne Willis ; [illustrated by] Tony Ross.
Here are twenty six cautionary verses with sticky ends. You will find some wonderful poems in this hilarious collection to read or learn off by heart to perform for your classmates or family. Well worth poking your nose into this book.

Great scientists / written by Jacqueline Fortey.
“This title in the familiar, slightly revamped Eyewitness series introduces the work of pioneering scientists, beginning with Aristotle and ending with Stephen Hawking. Each two-page spread features  a different scientist. Wonderful book for older readers that reinforces how far we have come in understanding our world. Comes complete with clip art CD.

How to– ballet : a step-by-step guide to the secrets of ballet / written by Jane Hackett.
Learn how to look the part, how to prepare for a performance, and how to wow the audience with a range of moves from lively leaps to elegant arabesques.

If you had enjoyed The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger, then you’ll surely like its sequel Darth Paper Strikes Back. It carries the same interesting illustrations inserted cleverly among the pages plus a villain in the person of Darth Paper that Origami Yoda must overcome. Join Tommy as he tries to save Dwight as they battle it out with Harvey, the Darth Paper creator. This time grave times are at hand as Tommy tries to save Dwight from getting kicked out of school. As expected there is the bonus at end of the book in the form of origami instructions for an Emergency Origami Yoda and Darth Paper. May the folds be with you again and beware of the dark side!

So you want to catch Bigfoot?

Well then this is the book for you. You can become a Bigfoot researcher or be known as a Bigfooter and learn all there is to know about this mysterious creature.

What is Bigfoot? How and where does it live? Does it eat humans?

You don’t have to have a fancy degree to study Bigfoot you just need courage, a high tolerance to offensive odors, and a rock-solid belief in the creature’s existence.

So do you believe? Do you have Bigfoot fever? Then lets go Bigfooting!

We hope you are all enjoying your holidays and Santa brought you loads of goodies! 

Will Solvit strikes again in five new fantastic adventures in the Will Solvit mystery series.

Will Solvit is a regular ten year old – or so he thought. With the help of his dad’s crazy inventions, Will finds himself with loads of puzzles to solve and mysteries to unravel!   The whole series starts with Will Solvit and the T-rex terror!  Fans of mystery and adventure stories won’t want to miss out on this series.

Star style by Sienna Mercer – from the My sister the vampire series.

I like the way she describes the characters as some of them are vampires.  It is fun and exciting to read.

Review by Athena

5/5 stars

Gangsta Granny is the latest very funny book by David Walliams.  The last thing Ben wants to do is go to his Granny’s house, but he has to do it every Friday night.  She only ever wants to play scrabble and eat cabbage soup (Yuk!).  But what Ben doesn’t know, but is soon to find out, is that his dear old boring granny used to be an international jewel thief!  The one heist she always wanted to do but never did, was steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London.  When Ben finds out he makes a plan to sneak into the Tower of London with his Gangsta Granny.  Do they or don’t they get caught?  You will have to read this really funny book to find out.

With the end of year upon us, celebrations were in full swing at the library as we had our final BookBusters meeting for 2011 and we farewelled our graduating members.  Our christmas party was filled with lots of fun, food and games but also some great reviews too (check out our recommended reads below).  Enjoy your holidays everyone and we hope to see you all in the library again soon!  – Theresa & Jesi

If you love cooking or you enjoy watching the cooking programmes on TV especially Junior Master Chef then this book will be just right for you.

The AWW Cooking School for kids is a great book to get you started on learning how to cook. There are great instructions for each recipe with step-by-step pictures for you to follow plus a picture of the finished dish so you will know what it will look like.

But the best thing about this book is it has all the food that kids like to eat. Things like pizza, pasta, eggs, pies, desserts, cakes and snacks. YUM

So what are you waiting for – Get cooking!

I have just gotten my hands on a very interesting book entitled The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger. If you liked Captain Underpants and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, then you might like to  check this book out.

The story centres on a finger puppet that was created by Dwight, a not so popular kid in school. The finger puppet was named Origami Yoda and eerily gives out wise and helpful advice, much like its namesake Yoda in the movie Star Wars, to the students of his school.

Tommy decides to question Yoda’s authenticity, and gets the help of his classmates in assembling proof, by way of a case file and interviews ,that would try to solve the mystery of Yoda’s credibility. Along with Harvey, the book’s antagonist, Tommy embarks on his project before he asks Origami Yoda the most important question of all- “Should he ask a particular girl to the dance?”

You might also like to try out doing your own Origami Yoda from the instructions at the back of the book. Happy folding!