Fly free with our native feathered friends in Backyard Birds by Dr Helen Milroy and celebrate their majesty and splendour.  Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She was not only Australia’s […]

WINNERS OF 2021 ENVIRONMENT AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE ANNOUNCED The winners for this year’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature have been announced by the Wilderness Society during Nature Book Week, which runs between 6 – 12 September. Now in its […]

A family member missing. A war rampaging the entire world. A young boy ready to lie to be able to fight. This is the life of Thomas, a thirteen-year-old Irish miner who is living amid World War I. In this […]

Our lucky winner is… Heather Gallagher, VIC Congratulations! You have won a copy of the hilarious third instalment of award-winning picture book series, My Dad Thinks He’s Super Funny by Katrina Germein and Tom Jellett. Enjoy! Thank you to ALL […]

Editor’s own image Reading is no longer the only form in which children explore stories. The video and multimedia formats have been growing increasingly popular in this context.  Nonetheless, reading remains one of the best ways to help children develop […]

More than Jokes – today best-selling picture book author, Katrina Germein, fill us in on her latest addition to the hugely popular (and funny), ‘My Dad‘ series.   My Dad Thinks He’s Super Funny is the third installment in the My […]

Get your giggles out because this book will have you ‘rolling’ around with laughter.  It’s a Long Way to the Shop is a quirky story about two rocks on an epic mission to find a tasty snack. Along the way […]

When is a joke a Dad joke? When it’s fully groan. When someone rolls their eyes at Dad, he just rolls them back. My dad thinks he’s super funny.  In this follow up to the bestselling My Dad Thinks He’s […]

Friends don’t have to be alike for a friendship to thrive. You just have to be there for each other and be able to encourage and understand each other.  In A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura […]

Will a picture book help clean a toddler’s teeth? Writer, Viv Young explores the power of persuasion through picture books. Bookstore shelves and online marketplaces are brimming with books that promise parents help with common parenting issues. Whether it’s biting, […]