Book of the Month- DECEMBER

COLIN THE CHRISTMAS MEAT PIE

By Colin Buchanan and Carla Martell

An Australian favourite is not on many Christmas food shopping lists!

But you will not disappoint if you leave one out for the man in red on Christmas night.

This is a good humble read about our true blue Australian meat pie and making an appearance in one of the most celebrated days of the year and making its debut in a picture story book. The illustrations are whimsical and bright! Ho ho ho, this is a good aussie read!

Merry Christmas!

The Great BPS LIBRARY Book Hunt 2022!!!!!!

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.

This is especially important for Grade 6's or if you are not returning to BPS next year!

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.

SUMMER READING!

CBCA 2022 SHORTLISTED TITLES MAKE GREAT GIFTS!

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!

“A book is a gift you can open again and again!"

Happy reading!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Diana Farfalla

Kelsey Shepherd-Smith

TeamKids

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