Review: Human Kind: Self-belief

Review: Human Kind: Self-belief

Another title in the superb series, Human Kind, Self-Belief inspires, teaches and illuminates, ways for children to reach their full potential by discovering how wonderful and gifted they, and every human being is, or can be. Children gain confidence, through […]

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Review: Lilah the Lyrebird

Review: Lilah the Lyrebird

We are introduced to Lilah in Jodie McLeod’s previous award-winning book, Leonard the Lyrebird.  Leonard is a performer who mimics every sound that he hears in the bush. He meets Lilah; beautiful and strong-minded. A bird that knows what she […]

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Review: Clancy of the Overflow

Review: Clancy of the Overflow

Clancy of the Overflow, Banjo Paterson’s startling view of the Australian outback, has been brought to life in picture book form, for a new generation of younger readers to enjoy and learn from. On the front endpaper, are award-winning Andrew […]

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Guest Post: Felicity Castagna

Guest Post: Felicity Castagna

Felicity Castagna is a multi-creative artist with a life rich in expression. Her first novel for Young Adults, The Incredible Here and Now, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award and the IBBY Honour Book for Australia. Her last book, No […]

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Review: Heroes, Rebels and Innovators

Review: Heroes, Rebels and Innovators

Heroes, Rebels and Innovators, is a collection of seven stories on inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from history. It reveals and profiles, the lives of extraordinary people and their achievements during Australia’s early years of colonisation. A young […]

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Review: Girls in Boys’ Cars

Review: Girls in Boys’ Cars

Award-winning Felicity Castagna, is the author of The Incredible Here and Now, which won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award and the IBBY Honour Book for Australia. Her last book, No More Boats, was a finalist for the Miles Franklin and […]

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Review: The Big Book of Festivals

Review: The Big Book of Festivals

Festivals, celebrations and religious Holy Days have always been part of the world’s history. Some go back thousands of years.  The Big Book of Festivals encompasses a great range of these from around the globe. The most popular, original and […]

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