Renowned Australian creators, Christopher Cheng and Liz Anelli, have combined forces to produce a touching and tender picture book about the joy that can be found in companionship and community. An old man and an old dog look after each other […]

Aside from the groovy sounding title, the thing that strikes you first about debut author, Alision Stegert’s Boogie Woogie Bird, is the jaw dropping detail of Sandra Severgnini’s illustrations. I have known and lived with curlews, notably, the Bush stone […]

Our lucky winner is… Joseph Spagnolo, NSW Congratulations! You have won a copy of this stunning double prize pack featuring Claire Saxby’s, The Wearing of the Green and Pamela Rushby’s, Interned.  Thank you to ALL who entered. June 27, 2022 […]

You may be familiar with the humble blobfish – the animal that has been deemed by some as the ‘Ugliest Animal in the World’ (a harsh and cruel title, at that).  But what you might not know about blobfish is […]

Our avid well-read junior reviewer, Lily Weigl took time out from her busy school schedule to video interview the delightful, Lynette Noni, author of the enthralling Medoran Chronicles.  Today they discuss characterisation, writing for your audience and the inspiration behind […]

From two of Australia’s most acclaimed authors of middle grade historical fiction comes, The Wearing of the Green by Claire Saxby and Interned by Pamela Rushby. Both are powerful historical novels exploring themes of racism, classism, overcoming adversity and gender […]

The world is changing fast, and not for the better. Luna has always wanted to change the world, to repair it and make it better then it has ever has been – even when the task seemed impossible to do […]

I tend to think that certain things are easy or easily done. And by easily done, I mean quickly. ‘Let’s clean the bathrooms. Let’s prepare a baby birthday present. Let’s move, etc.’ In my head, this would be all done […]

At first glance this book appears to be deceptively simple, but inside its pages this title packs a lot of punch within its weight range!  One of the truly delightful things about this book is that every idea is inspired […]

Seal Child is a book about a child who gets lost after a bad storm, and goes on a long journey, but manages to find a friend along the way. This small child, the protagonist of the story, lives a […]