In episode 174 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:

A Boatload of Bookmail

New releases are coming in thick and fast in the run up to the festive season, so Allison and Megan devote this episode to their pick of the latest titles. Get ready to go shopping!

Books we mention

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Picture books

 ‘The Welcome Cookies’ by Kaye Baillie & Kirrili Lonergan

‘Stickboy’ by Rebecca Young. Illustrated by Matt Ottley

‘The Opal Dinosaur’ by Yvonne Mes. Illustrated by Sylvia Morris

‘When Dinosaurs Roamed Australia’ by Sarah Jane Lightfoot

‘Fabulous Frogs’ by Katrina Germein. Illustrated by Suzanne Houghton

‘Backyard Tennis’ by Carl Merrison. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell

‘South With the Seabirds’ by Jess McGeachin

Junior fiction 

‘Showerland 3: Walk the Plank’ by Nat Amoore

Middle grade

‘Max: Through My Eyes Australian Disaster Zones’ by Prue Mason 

‘Millie Mak the Mender’ by Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng 

‘Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment’ by Anna James 

‘Laughter is the Best Ending’ by Maryam Master. Illustrated by Astrid Hicks

Kimberley Kickers: Jy Goes for Gold by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler with Jy Farrar, illustrated by Samantha Campbell

‘Game on! Critters’ by Emily Snape

‘Evenfall: The Golden Linnet’ by Alexander Armstrong

YA

‘Medici Heist’ by Caitlin Schneiderhan

‘Louder Than Hunger’ by John Schu

‘The Girl with No Reflection’ by Keshe Chow

‘If My Words Had Wings’ by Danielle Jawando

Our books

The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait

The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait

The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait

The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait

The Beehive by Megan Daley

Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley

Raising Readers by Megan Daley

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