Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean up by Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina
Have you ever been out on a bushwalk, seen some rubbish but thought – it’s not mine, I’ll just leave […]
Books with current issues
2018 Environment Award for Children’s Literature shortlist
Wow, another great list of books has recently been announced as part of the shortlist for the environment award from
The all new must have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley.
How often do your children convince you that they need the latest toy? How often do they ‘need’ to collect
Waves by Donna Rawlins, Heather Potter and Mark Jackson
Children have travelled on the waves of migration to the shores of Australia for tens of thousands of years. This
International Mud Day
Today is International Mud Day. Is this your worst nightmare or a wonderful idea of fun? International Mud day began
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
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
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
A science storybook about forces: Bird builds a nest by Martin Jenkins and Illustrated by Richard Jones
Are you finding the concept of pushing and pulling a little tricky to teach or understand? This science storybook about
Zobi and the Zoox: A story of coral Bleaching by Ailsa Wild, Aviva Reed, Briony Barr and Gregory Crocetti
This is a story about coral bleaching, told by the tiniest creatures on the reef. Have you ever read a