DO YOU KNOW . . .

FEBRUARY is LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH!

Visit your local library and see what it can offer you!

There is a whole lot more you can do! Reading is just the beginning!

You will be amazed, what you can do and see at the library!

Come see me in the BPS Library for a LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH BOOKMARK!

Love your Library!

Book of the Month- FEBRUAURY

THE ODD FISH

By Naomi Jones and James Jones

This is a heart warming read with an important message about looking after our seas and oceans.

You will go on an eco-adventure and see the survival skills our fish friends require to live out at sea.

Something to think about!

This new book is now available to borrow from the BPS Library.

Happy New YEAR!

New Start To The New Year!

Please RETURN all books from 2022!

Let's begin the new year with a clean slate and a fresh start!

It is time to get all your books back to the libary PLEASE!

We are aware that there are many overdue books that have been.....

-misplaced -lent to a friend

-eaten by your dog(!) -left in last year's classroom

-simply lost -and our personal favourite, "My Mum didn't put it in my Schoolbag!"

Mme Farfalla and Kelsey would like to see all of these books found and returned to the

library.

Some places to start your search are:

-under your bed or desk -in Mum or Dad's car

-in your bookcase -at your grandparent's house

-in your bookbox or tub -in your classroom library

All BPS library books are marked with a BPS barcode on the backcover and a stamp.

If these overdue lost books cannot be found, a suitable replacement may need to be supplied

back to the library.

A good place to source these replacements may be Big W, the local Salvo's, Vinnies or Community Op Shop.

You may also choose to donate one from your own collection!

Thankyou and good luck with your book search!

Mme Farfalla and Kelsey.

2023 CBCA NOTABLE BOOKS

SAVE THE DATE!

Tuesday, February 28, to celebrate the announcement of the CBCA Notables for 2023

Watch this space! Which books will be selected for 2023?

SUMMER READING!

PICTURE STORY BOOKS

JETTY JUMPING by Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville. WINNER!

THE BOY WHO TRIED TO SHRINK HIS NAME by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira. WINNER!

AMIRA'S SUITCASE by Vikki Conley. Illus. by Nicky Johnston. HONOURS!

STELLARPHANT by James Foley. HONOURS!

WALK OF THE WHALES by Nick Bland. HONOURS!

JUST ONE BEE by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini. Illus. by Christopher Nielson. HONOURS!

WINSTON AND THE INDOOR CAT by Leila Rudge

GREAT WHITE SHARK by Claire Saxby and ill. Cindy Lane

WALKING IN GAGADJU COUNTRY by Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and ill. Emma Long

WHEN THE WATERHOLE DRIES UP by Kaye Baillie. Illus. by Max Hamilton

WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR GRANDMA? by Ashleigh Barton. Illus. by Martina Heiduczek

BLUE FLOWER by Sonya Hartnett and Gabriel Evans

THE INHERITANCE by Armin Greder

THE BOY AND THE ELEPHANT (wordless picture book) by Freya Blackwood

ICEBERG by Claire Saxby. Illus. by Jess Racklyeft. WINNER!

FICTION and NON FICTION

A GLASSHOUSE OF STARS by Shirley Marr. WINNER!

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERCULIAR PAIRS IN NATURE (non fiction) by Sami Bayley. HONOURS!

HUDA AND ME by H. Hayek

EXIT THROUGH THE BOOKSHOP by Maryam Master

THE DETECTIVE'S GUIDE TO OCEAN TRAVEL by Nicki Greenberg

THE FIRST SCIENTISTS by Corey Tutt (non fiction)

RABBIT, SOLDIER, ANGEL, THIEF by Katrina Nannestad

BOOK OF CURIOUS BIRDS by Jennifer Cossins (non fiction)

HEROES, REBELS AND INNOVATORS by Karen Wyld. Illus. by Jaelyn Biumaiwai (non fiction) HONOURS!

All these books are CBCA 2022 SHORTLISTED BOOKS and are a good choice for your next new read!

All these NEW books are here in the library at BPS!

Your local bookshop is a good place too, to find these new books and to stay connected and keep up to date on the latest releases.

READING QUOTE OF THE MONTH!

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader!"

Happy reading!

Welcome back, the Library missed you!

Diana Farfalla

Kelsey Shepherd-Smith

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