One day, a little girl’s father does an inconceivably bad thing. Granted he is not even aware of the crime he has just committed, which for the girl makes it all the more unconscionable. She’s too late to thwart his mindless destruction and cannot save the dandelions he has just mown in their backyard. Thus […]
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Katrina McKelvey started life in a little country town in New South Wales, where she was fortunate to be able to soak up the charming facets of nature. Nowadays, Katrina is soaking up the well-deserved praise for her gorgeous debut picture book, ‘Dandelions’. Having had embraced the pleasures and joys through her roles as mother, […]
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As we grow up and experience a variety of things that life has to offer, we become attuned to our own identity and sense of self. We develop tastes, interests, abilities, likes and dislikes, individual quirks, and future aspirations. We are all unique and special in our own little ways. One such individual who is […]
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on 6/3/2015
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Peas in a Pod, Tania McCartney (author), Tina Snerling (illus.), EK Books, June 2015. The theme of individuality and self-expression is popular amongst children’s books, and one that has been brilliantly characterised by the award-winning duo, Tania McCartney and Tina Snerling in their latest picture book, ‘Peas in a Pod’. This author / illustrator […]
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on 5/10/2015
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Recently I looked at picture books where bedtime procrastination prevails. However what about the times when your child is desperate for sleep but harbours worries too numerous to overcome? Their efforts meet with repeated defeat. New concerns infest their sleep-deprived psyches until they convince themselves they are unable to sleep no matter what. This perpetuating […]
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on 4/19/2015
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JacketFlap tags: 100 years, Scholastic Australia, SCholastic NZ, Dimity Powell, Book Reviews - Childrens and Young Adult, historic picture book, Ruth Stark, EK Books, Romi Sharp, Phil Cummings, ANZAC Ted, Belinda Landsberry, ANZAC Centenary, The Last Anzac, Anzac Parade, Commerative picture books, My Gallopoli, Peter Millett, Ride Ricardo Ride, The ANZAC Puppy, Sally Murphy, ANZAC Day, New Frontier Publishing, World War One, Sophie Masson, New Book Releases, Working Title Press, Add a tag
A couple of months ago I revisited an iconic song by Eric Bogle, finding new breath in Bruce Whatley’s picture book, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Bogle found the words and Whatley the images that profoundly capture all the raw emotion, loss and resilience that epitomises the Great War of 100 years ago. This […]
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on 1/17/2015
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JacketFlap tags: multicultural, Book News, diversity, indigenous, flora, Claire Saxby, Australia Day, Walker Books, Frané Lessac, Donna Gynell, fauna, Trudie Trewin, New Book Releases, Jeremy, Windy Hollow Books, Tania McCartney, Calpepper's Place, Working Title Press, danny snell, Book Reviews - Childrens and Young Adult, Big Red Kangaroo, Graham Byrne, Chris Faille, Tina Snerling, An Aussie Year, EK Books, Romi Sharp, A is for Australia, Add a tag
January 26th marks the date in which Australians reflect upon our cultural history and celebrate the accomplishments since the first fleet landed on Sydney’s shores in 1788. Here are a select few picture books aimed at providing children with some background knowledge of our beautiful land, flora, fauna and multicultural diversity. There is plenty of […]
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