Twin sisters build a post-apocalyptic sanctuary on a tiny island in this year’s spine-tingling Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year for Older Readers. The End of the World is Bigger than Love by Davina Bell weaves together dreams with a fearsome reality,...
We bet you'll find more than one of your beloved favourites in this jaw-dropping list of the top 51 kids' books!...
After the initial excitement of meeting your new baby, you often experience a period of feeling exhausted, tense and even stunned, once the day-to-day routines of caring for a newborn become a reality. Everyone will tell you, and it’s absolutely true, that no one can prepare...
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to announce the winners of the ninth annual Young Archie competition, a nation-wide portrait challenge encouraging children and young people to unleash their creativity. Inspired by Australia’s oldest and most-loved portrait award, the Archibald Prize, which is...
HarperCollins Children’s Books Australia is thrilled to announce it has acquired world rights to two picture books by sisters Bethany ‘Beth’ and Sibylla ‘Byll’ Stephen, better known as the ARIA Award-winning children’s music duo Teeny Tiny Stevies. The ABC Kids breakout stars from folk-pop band The...
Zoë Bishop finds it difficult to tone down her enthusiastic responses to her son’s achievements. The first time that it happened was in a ski-hire shop. My son looked at my smiling face and asked me, quite politely, if I could please stop being so excited....
Cathy Watson finds that teaching her three-year-old son to ski is an uphill battle. Why did we do it? Skiing was something my husband and I enjoyed as single people and in our early years of being together, before children. Blissful, exciting, indulgent, expensive fun. These...
Board games are booming. Article after article describes a “goldenage” or “renaissance” of boardgaming. Here's why, writes Melissa Rogerson In Germany, the home of modern boardgaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years; the four-day SPIEL trade fair this year saw...
As mum’s, our lives are often filled with the demands of family, chores and work. Time can be spent carting a carload of screaming children, making endless beds and talking to the boss with a small child attached to your hip. Our minds and time are thinly...
There comes a time when parents need to relinquish some control to their children, writes Dr Elizabeth Reed. Parties undoubtedly are a highlight of childhood, but they also present parents and children with social challenges, such as how to cope when a much hoped-for invitation does...
