An illustration by Gay McKinnon from The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land & other eco-tales has been selected to showcase at the Book Illustrators Gallery (B.I.G) exhibition in Singapore during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content! The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) is a collaborative event of creators and producers with parents, teachers, […]
Lindsey Little took time out of her busy schedule in rainy Tasmania to chat with us about her crazy adventures in creating James Munkers, the unlikely teenage hero of James Munkers: Super Freak, due for release in April! James Munkers’ world is changing. New town. New school. New hallucinations of bright blue animals wreaking havoc. […]
We’re delighted to see that The Sky Dreamer continues to be popular with education professionals. With its themes of learning to cope with difficult life circumstances, it’s a great story for any library, classroom, or child therapist’s office. This latest review comes from OZTL, the Australian Teacher Librarian Network. The Sky Dreamer is also available […]
As the country gears up for Australia Day and the long weekend, a new wonderful review has arrived for Christina’s Matilda by Edel Wignell and Elizabeth Botté. ‘With Australia Day almost upon us, what better opportunity to review this fascinating title by Edel Wignell focussing on the story behind the story of our unofficial anthem, […]
What do President Obama and Madonna Have To Do with Project Earth-mend? Margaret Warner of Buzzwords had this to say in praise of Tiger Takes the Big Apple: Tiger Takes the Big Apple is the fourth book in the Project Earth-mend Series by David Reiter. Once again the adventurous Crew consisting of native Australian animals […]
Granny Rags by Janet Reid “This junior family thriller that embodies a not-so-fearsome witch, bullyboys, petty crooks and a mystery to be solved, moves at an un-put-down-able pace. This is just the right sort of book to help establish the ‘reading bug’. Tim Trickett is a new boy at a small rural school and prey […]
For teachers and librarians looking for books to address the sustainability theme in the National Curriculum, The Smallest Carbon Footprint is a collection of stories that certainly fits the bill! A prince wants to marry the girl with the smallest carbon footprint in the land, and he has her diamond slipper to ensure he finds […]
Just in, a terrific review of Bringing Down the Wall, sent in by Barbara Braxton… Once, Joshua was very close to his grandfather but since his grandmother got really sick and died, he hasn’t seen him because his mother will not let him. Joshua suspects it has something to do with his grandfather’s new wife, […]
No Matter Who We’re With Robert Vescio Cheri Scholten IP Kidz, 2013 Hbk, RRP $A 26.00 Ebk RRP $8.00 9781922120212 This is a sensitive story about two children who are dealing with an issue that so many of our students do – their parents are separated and they spend time living at both houses. Even […]
This week we feature the latest reviews of our titles I Love You Book by Libby Hathorn and Heath McKenzie and Sawdust by Deborah Kay with Barry Levy. I Love You Book is a charming picture book about the reasons why children (and adults!) love reading stories in books. It was inspired by a play […]
