Monthly Archives: April 2010
Eco-Friendly Notebooks
To go with our range of O’bon pencils made from recycled newspaper, we now have a range of O’bon notebooks with paper made from recycled sugar cane pulp, Bagasse. This multi-purpose paper is developed from collecting wasted sugarcane pulp, a … Continue reading
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Toby & the Secrets of the Tree
The sequel to the fabulous Toby Alone (PB $18.95), Toby & the Secrets of the Tree is finally out in paperback format. Translated from the original French, this series is the story of Toby, a boy only 1.5 millimetres tall … Continue reading
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Miles Franklin 2010 Shortlist Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey Lovesong by Alex Miller The Book of Emmett by Deborah Foster The Bath Fugues by Brian Castro Truth by Peter Temple Winner will be announced on 22 … Continue reading
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Even more eco shopping…
Having stocked cute strawberry ecobags before, we though it was time to multiply our eco-shopper options with the addition of frog, ladybird and bumble bee shopping bags. Conveniently packed up into a cute pouch, the bags open out to a … Continue reading
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Send Simon Savage
After the mysterious disappearance of his father, thirteen-year-old Simon Savage is looking for answers. He does NOT expect to find them at the Time Bureau, a place Simon’s father founded, he even invented the technology that makes time travel possible. … Continue reading
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Books for Mums
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, the staff at Fairfield Books have put together a collection of books that should keep mums all over Melbourne happy. To help you on your way, we have titles like Why I Love … Continue reading
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Vampire Mania…Continued
It’s not over yet people! Stephenie Meyer herself has got a new book coming out in June called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, ($23) who is a character in the Eclipse book from the Twilight Saga. Now some … Continue reading
Easter Colouring Competition Winners
Competition was fierce in this year’s Fairfield Books Colouring Competition. The standard of entries was extremely high and judging was no easy task. After much deliberation, a winner for each age category (6 & under and 6+) has been chosen. … Continue reading
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Lovesong by Alex Miller
Some years ago I read a wonderful book by Alex Miller called Conditions of Faith, which I absolutely loved. It’s about a young Australian woman and is set in Paris and Tunisia. When I discovered that Miller’s latest novel, Lovesong, … Continue reading
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If I Were A Sheep… This new touch and feel board book is the ultimate in cute. With knobbly knees and velvety ears to feel, and even an endless supply of sheep to count on sleepless nights, this book is … Continue reading
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