Book vs screen
So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can […]
Books with current issues
National Threatened species day
Today is National threatened species day and a great day to pull out a book so you can learn more
Stripes in the forest by Aleesah Darlison and Shane McGrath
We will hide from their eyes, their dogs, their fire sticks. We will survive. For always, we will be. Stripes
One very tired Wombat by Renee Treml
Feeling a little sleepy but ready to learn about some beautiful Australian animals? Put on those snuggly pyjamas and have
Pyjamas and books
Reading a book in pyjamas is a wonderful thing. Cotton, wool or some mixture of fabric, pyjamas are a sign
Swimming on the Lawn by Yasmin Hamid
The idea of swimming on top of freshly mown grass which has been swamped by fresh water conjures up ideas
Read, talk, do – the corroboree frog
Recently we read the story: The little Corroborree Frog And it has inspired some action in my children. There
Free Diving by Lorrae Coffin and Bronwyn Houston
Do you know much about the history of Australia’s pearling industry? In the late nineteenth century, many of Western Australia’s
At the beach I see by Kamsani Bin Salleh
The beach is one of my favourite places to go to. The warm sand, the crashing of the waves and
Interview with Karen Tyrell, author of Song Bird Two: The Battle of Bug World.
Welcome Karen, and thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I hope that these questions will give my
Two Rainbows by Sophie Masson and Michael McMahon
Red and Yellow and Pink and Green, Purple and Orange and Blue…. Two rainbows by Sophie Masson and Michael McMahon
Drawn onward by Meg McKinlay and Andrew Frazer
A creative palindromic picture book has arrived in the form of Drawn Onward by Meg McKinlay and Andrew Frazer. Within