Jasper Juggles Jellyfish by Ben Long and David Cornish
Do you know a child who just can’t sit still in the classroom? Or would rather move about instead of […]
International Mud Day
Today is International Mud Day. Is this your worst nightmare or a wonderful idea of fun? International Mud day began
Nganga by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson
Nganga is an authoritative and concise collection of words and phrases related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and
Cicada by Shaun Tan
Another brilliant book by Shaun Tan – Cicada is a book with subtext for both older children and adults but
Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela and Elise Hurst
A girl stands before a wire, anxious about walking across the tightrope that is so far above the ground. The
World Refugee Day
Today is world refugee day Refugees are a real, current and terrible problem that we have in our world and
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
When you get home, tell them how large the world is, and how green. And tell them that the beauty
Let them explore
It is in every person’s nature to be an explorer. And to be a real explorer you need to visit
Stories make us Honest
The theme for stories this month, as written by Australian Children’s Laureate – Morris Gleitzman, is ‘Just admit it: Stories
Bird to Bird by Claire Saxby and Wayne Harris.
A bird drops a seed to the floor of the forest. The seed grows into a sapling, then a tree.
Books from 2017 that encourage you to be kinder the people of the world
There were so many lovely books that I came across this year that encourage young readers not only to think
Jane Doe and The Cradle of all Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan
Wow – Every time I picked up this book I knew that my heart would be racing, I’d be skipping