Franc.World – September BOTM Review
Anyone who has ever known the sheer delight of eating hot chips by the water will know the sheer terror that is being swarmed by a flock of hungry seagulls. In fact it’s such a common occurrence, author/illustrator Sam Cotton has created an entire TikTok series around chippies and seagulls and other cute cartoon characters […]
No Words – Franc. World Review
Just released, No Words is a funny, sweet, deeply moving story about Aria, a young boy from Iran who never EVER speaks and must learn to navigate the dog-eat-dog world of the school grounds in his new home in Australia without talking. Luckily, Hero (the anti-heroine) and Jaz (the extrovert) step up to not only […]
Wylah: The Koorie Warrior – Franc. World Review
Meet Wylah: warrior, hero and friend. Her adventures have been 40,000 years in the making! Wylah is brave, clever and strong-willed, and all her best friends are giant megafauna animals. But she isn’t a warrior. Not yet, anyway. What will it take for Wylah to become a warrior, like her Grandmother before her? ‘Po, quick! […]
Spotlight Please… It’s Stevie Louise – Franc.World Review
A sequel to Drum Roll Please, It’s Stevie Louise, Spotlight Please reintroduces Stevie and the Brooke Street crew and this time, they’re entering a local talent comp. Stevie and the Brooke Street crew are hard-up for cash. Going viral doesn’t last forever, you know, and killer costumes are expensive. To keep their show-biz dream alive, […]