When Perry into a Roman ruin while on a holiday in France, the last thing he expected was to be transported back 1700 years to Villa Rubia.  Now he must blend in as a slave (giving himself the name Peregrinus) […]

At KBR, we realise how tough it can be—in a flooded kids’ book market, not to mention the current global climate—to get noticed.  We are a small team, there are only a set amount of days in the year, and […]

What if memories never die? When fifteen-year-old Will is sent away to stay with his grandparents in rural New South Wales, he finds the isolated farm strangely familiar — except the memories he’s channelling are not his own. So whose […]

Spectacular Stories Of The Natural World Featured In Shortlist For 2021 Environment Award For Children’s Literature The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of Australia’s finest children’s nature authors, The Environment Award for Children’s Literature , has announced the 13 books that […]

There is something comforting and calming about reading children’s books. This feeling makes me want to go back to them again and again. Noel Streatfeild’s books have always been my favourites in this genre. They are inspirational, full of diverse […]

Standing up for what you believe in is important. Especially when you want to fight against teachers’ unfair judgement towards young women’s clothing.  A dress code revolution takes place in an Ohio middle school, because of one podcast in the […]

Our lucky winner is… Liz Dorrington, WA Congratulations! You have won a copy of the beautiful picture book by Christopher Cheng and Liz Duthie, Wombat. Enjoy! Thank you to ALL who entered. July 19, 2021 at 12:33AM DimbutNice

Does a robot really see, hear and sense the way humans do?  This informative book by author John Andrews is packed with detailed facts, information and illustrations that will answer all your questions. Every facet of what makes us human […]

Kesta Fleming recently visited KBR to share her current favourite reads, which you’ll find in her Look What I’m Reading post. This revealing article gives us better insight behind the motivation for the latest title in her spirited, Marlow Brown […]

Far underground, where dirt and tree roots mesh, are tunnels that lead to a burrow, and in this burrow Wombat’s day begins. This is a story about the life of a wombat, looking at the interesting way these animals build […]