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Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase: Review

**I received a copy of Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase in order to complete this review.  All opinions are my own. The following post also contains affiliate links**

What do you do when your cranky-pants grandad builds a time machine and accidentally deletes the whole family? If you’re Frankie Fish, you race against the clock to save them!

Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase is the first installment in a new adventure series for kids by Australian comedian Peter Helliar.  There isn’t much Helliar hasn’t done in his long spanning entertainment career, and writing appeared to be the natural next step. read more

Zombies, Drop Bears and other Aussie Adventures

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Over the last 6 or so months I have started reading novels to Mr 7.  A few years ago I started reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to him, but he just didn’t have the staying power to concentrate on a story with minimal pictures.  He’s at the perfect age now though and we’ve started enjoying a great range of books. read more