Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has listed the following children and young adult books for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize. The Final winners will be announced on 19 October 2023. For more information about the awards and to see last year’s winners, please visit the...
Frances Doyle has 5 expert tips to save the day Book Week is here again. Around Australia, parents of primary school-aged children are coming up with costumes, so their kids can take part in parades. Some kids are going to love wearing costumes and showing them off...
The eminent annual awards continue to celebrate and honour quality Australian literature for young people and enjoys a superb growth trajectory. Entries across the six categories covered topics relevant to our complex world and the lived experience of our young readers—including life within a migrant family...
For a prime example of Australia’s innovation economy in action, look no further than the humble picture book, writes Elizabeth Hale It's the staple of bedtime reading, offering textual delights beyond the verbal, picture books are a hidden treasure. Australian picture books sell around the world, and...
Author Lauren Thompson gives some tips for helping young children learn to be more positive and not give in to negative feelings. Each day, we generate over 10,000 thoughts. If a majority of these thoughts are negative and unkind, it can have a significant impact on...
Arriving across our desk this month have been quite a few new books for toddlers. Always fun to cuddle up and read before bed. Amazing Dad written and illus. by Allison Brown, pub. by HarperCollins, imprint Farshore, h/b RRP$19.99 This delightful book and its whimsical illustrations show a...
Looking for some good books for the over 8’s for their holiday reading? Here are some great suggestions! Ming & Hilde: Lead A Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World) by Jackie French, pub. by HarperCollins p/b RRP$16.99 ages 10+ Jackie French is one of our best-known writers....
This is a thought-provoking and well-written true story about young Hédi, who was separated from her parents and sent to Auschwitz, Poland, with her sister during WWII. Questions I am asked about the Holocaust by Hédi Fried, illus. Laila Ekboir, translator Alice E. Olsson. Scribe Publications, RRP$24.99....
Lots of great books around for littlies at the moment and these are some that highlight diversity in different ways. Fredrick the Fox by Elissa de Waard, illus by Elise Parker. p/b RRP $16.95 Available online Fredrickthefox.com.au Self-published by the author, this is a delightful book about finding,...
Is acting on climate change as important as love and bedtime stories? by Craig Stanbury, Monash University Parenting on Earth: A Philosopher’s Guide to Doing Right by Your Kid—and Everyone Else by Elizabeth Cripps, pub The MIT Press. h/b RRP$27.95. What makes a good parent? Most would say a good...
