Mysterious suitcases, world record attempts, and alien homework

Some recent children's literature that I've discovered, from picture books to middle grade, plus one bonus young adult book that's next on my TBR pile.

This time of the year is ripe with new releases, and I’ve been reading some beauties, so for this edition of the newsletter, I’m keeping it simple and sharing some of the best children’s books I’ve come across lately.

They are mostly Australian, reasonably new, and widely available in your local bookshops and libraries. There are perfect read-alouds, and a couple that would make great classroom texts for next year. And any one of them would be a stellar Christmas gift. (Are we thinking about that already???)

Here’s the full list before I go into more detail:

• Bernie Thinks in Boxes by Jess Horn, illustrated by Zoe Bennett

• How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald

• The Suitcase by Daniela Sosa

• We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold

• Snap! by Anna Walker

• Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza

• Laughter is the Best Ending by Maryam Master, illustrated by Astred Hicks

• Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas

• Unreal: Can you tell fact from fake? by Kate Simpson, illustrated by Leila…