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We’re Hopping Around Australia by Martha Mumford, illustrated by Ag Jatkowska

Book Review | Oct 2024
We’re Hopping Around Australia: A Lift-the-Flap Adventure
Our Rating: (4/5)
Author: Mumford, Martha
Category: Children's
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
ISBN: 9781526675668
RRP: 17.99
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Four little bunnies have arrived by plane in Australia. As they alight with their bags we spy a little mouse who seems to have hitched a ride. There is the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge!

Come and join the fun.

Can you find your sun hats?

Yes! Run, run, run!

Each turn of the page brings our bunnies new adventures. Into a jeep to find kangaroos going bound bounce, leap! Can we spy the emus? Look under the flap, there they are! Koalas, hot-air ballooning and crocodiles who snap, snap, snap!

On go the goggles and snorkels as they dive into the sea to discover what’s beneath. Anemones! What’s that behind the coral? Uh oh, oh dear me! It’s a very hungry shark! Back past the clownfish, the snapping crocs, the emus … What an adventure!

This is fun and brightly coloured with engaging illustrations from corner to corner. It includes a handful of lift the flaps making it interactive and the rhyming story makes it fun to read aloud. This book would be a fabulous gift for children living overseas or planning a trip Down Under.

Reviewed by Jane Stephens

Age Guide 2+

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Martha Mumford has loved children’s books forever. Her mother was a librarian, which gave her access to a wonderful array of books from a very early age. She has written many picture books for Bloomsbury, including the bestselling books in the Bunny Adventures series. Martha lives in Berkshire with her husband and young daughters.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Ag Jatkowska graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland with a MA in Graphic Design and Illustration. Having dreamt of being an artist from a young age, she has a particular fondness for drawing animal and child characters, crafting their personalities through their designs and bringing them to life on the page. When she isn’t drawing, she loves yoga, travelling and trekking through nature with her husband.

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