Inspiring Young Readers
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WatAdventure in Australia posted on 27 Aug 2018
What young child hasn’t dreamed about going on a magical night time adventure with their toys?
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Susan Kendall Qualifies by Patricia Baldwin posted on 24 Aug 2018
I do hope that no schoolgirl ever picked this one up trying to find a true and accurate picture of a possible nursing career.
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Beyond the Fence posted on 20 Aug 2018
I’m a sucker for an anthropomorphic pig and children’s picture books can always be relied on to come up with some of the very best examples.
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The Secret of Fruit and Veggies: The First Batch posted on 15 Aug 2018
I was the kind of child who enjoyed playing with my food and using my imagination to create stories.
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Polonius the Pit Pony posted on 06 Aug 2018
I was eager to read this picture book with a text by Richard O’Neill, a storyteller of renown from a traveller heritage....
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Bone Talk posted on 02 Aug 2018
Although Samkad lives with his father in a remote mountain village in the Philippines over one hundred years ago...
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Home and Dry posted on 30 Jul 2018
I just love children’s books that are - (what shall I call them?) - a touch eccentric.
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Is it a Mermaid? posted on 28 Jul 2018
When is a mermaid not a mermaid? And what exactly is a mermaid anyway?
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Clive and his Babies posted on 25 Jul 2018
I am very fond of Clive, a gentle, sensitive, imaginative little boy who has now starred in several picture board books published by Child’s Play
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Run Wild posted on 23 Jul 2018
Award-winning children’s novelist, Gill Lewis describes herself on her website as “ (a) children’s author, vet, wildlife enthusiast and tree-house dweller”