Kim Gruschow
Kim Gruschow is the co-manager of Readings St Kilda
Review — 1 Sep 2023
The Magic Gems (Lily Halfmoon, Book 1) by Xavier Bonet
It’s Lily’s birthday and that means it’s also time for her to start at a new school – for witches!! This lovely graphic novel is a classic story about a…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Penance by Eliza Clark
‘Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet?’… ’Did you listen to a podcast? Did the hosts make jokes? Do you have a dark sense of humour?…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Hello Twigs, Surprise! by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood (illus.)
The Real Pigeons series has been a great success and the duo behind it are now branching out, pun intended, by turning their attention to new readers with a series…
Review — 30 Jul 2023
Ghost Book by Remy Lai
The newest graphic novel by Remy Lai is about a girl named July, who can see ghosts. July keeps this to herself until hungry ghost month, when she begrudgingly befriends…
Review — 3 Jul 2023
Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment
Treasure and the Lake was a big hit at Readings and it was shortlisted for our 2022 Readings Children’s Prize, so we were all super excited to see a new…
Review — 24 May 2023
Sunday Skating by Andrea Rowe
It’s a gorgeous weekend day and lots of kids are out and about on wheels. Everyone is doing cool moves and fun tricks, but Clancy stands aside with his skateboard…
Review — 27 Mar 2023
Pasta! by Felice Arena and Beatrice Cerocchi (illus.)
Felice Arena’s new picture book is a colourful celebration of all things pasta. ‘Macaroni, Rigatoni, Cannelloni, PASTA! ... These pasta words are fun to say,’ the book declares and it…
Review — 2 Feb 2023
The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy
The new book by Colin Meloy, The Decemberists frontman and author of the Wildwood novels, is a supernatural horror story for middle grade readers.
Something is going on at the…
Review — 25 Oct 2022
Gotcha!: A Funny Fairy Tale Hide-and-Seek by Clotilde Perrin
French author and illustrator Clotilde Perrin’s newest book is truly a delight!
Open the pages of Gotcha! and you will learn that there are some terrible critters out there: a…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
The Jammer by Nova Weetman
Fred’s roller derby kit is at the bottom of the Brisbane River. Fred plays jammer in the sport her mum loved, but since mum passed away it hasn’t felt right…
