Last year I talked about comparing book shop catalogues. There are lots of them around at Christmas time. Once again I will use them to review a few 2020 favourite titles. I have the catalogues from Abbey's Book Store; Beachside Bookshop Avalon; Berkelouw Books; Dymocks; Gleebooks; and Kinokuniya. Here are some catalogue highlights: Picture Books Hello Jimmy by Anna Walker Counting creatures by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Sharon King-Chai Count on me by Miguel Tanco The Wolf's Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Digard illustrated by Julia Sarda What we'll build by Oliver Jeffers Sing me the Summer by Alison Lester (this is in every catalogue) This Small blue dot by Zeno Sworder Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (this is in every catalogue) How to make a bird by Meg McKinlay illustrated by Matt Ottley Where snow angels go by Maggie O'Farrell You Matter by Christian Robinson Middle Grade Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus by Steven Herrick The Clock of Stars by Francesca Gibbons illustrated by Chris Riddell Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake illustrated by Jon Klassen The Wolves of Greycoat Hall by Lucinda Gifford Orphans of the Tide by Straun Murray The list of things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead Bindi by Kirli Saunders illustrated by Dub Leffler The boy, the wolf and the stars by Shivaun Plozza Little Jiang by Shirley Marr illustrated by Katy Jiang Fly on the wall by Remy Lai We are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman Pierre's not there by Ursula Dubosarsky Glassheart by Katherine Orton Catch me if I fall by Barry Jonsberg The Odds by Matt Stanton Non Fiction Terry Denton's Really Truly Amazing Guide to everything by Terry Denton Whose bones? by Chihiro Takeuchi The illustrated Encyclopedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly Australia's weird and wonderful weather by Stephanie Own Reader illustrated by Tania McCartney Wreck this Picture book by Keri Smith Brickman's family challenge book by Ryan McNaught Busy Beaks by Sarah Allen As I said last time I love comparing the Christmas book catalogues and thinking about: Do they list recommended ages? How do they group the books? Are the kids books at the back of the catalogue or the front or elsewhere? How are the author and illustrator acknowledged? Which books appear in every catalogue? How many pages contain children's titles?
