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 […]
reading
Dear picture book section
Dear Picture book section, It was really lovely seeing you the other day. You were full of some new releases,
Kookoo Kookaburra by Gregg Dreisse
Kindness is like a boomerang – if you throw it often, it comes back often We all know someone who
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van T Rudd
It has painted on lights and a bark numberplate that keeps falling off and we have to remake it. The
Interview with Joanne Karcz, author of Dangar Island. Birds, Barrows, a ferry and me.
Joanne Karcz is the very talented author of the rhythmically relaxing picture book: Dangar Island. Birds, Barrows a ferry and
A is for Australian animals by Frane Lessac.
Have you ever wondered which Australian animals you would come across if you wandered through the alphabet, across the desert
Escape to everywhere
Have you ever read a book and wished that you could escape to that magical land? Perhaps you wished that
National Tree Day
Today is national tree day. What will you be doing? Local councils run great events where you can have the
2017 Environment Award for Children’s literature
It’s on again – the Wilderness society’s Environment Award for Children’s literature. The shortlist is wonderful and I have been lucky
Beyond the first shelf….
You may not think of yourself as a creative writer or an avid reader but we need to encourage our
Millie-Mae and the Lemon Tree by Natalie Marshall
Need to inspire and educate your child into how we can make our own food and rely less on the
We all need picture books
Just recently I have heard some parent’s discussing reading and how they really want their child to start reading longer