Is your child’s school, preschool or childcare centre getting ready for Book Week? A much-loved Australian book giveaway is back for 2026, helping children learn where their food and fibre come from through fun farming stories. In 2026, Book Week will run from Saturday 22 August...
Easter is a special time for families — whether you’re celebrating traditions, enjoying chocolate treats or keeping kids busy over the holidays. Here’s our curated mix of trusted, reader-favourite Easter ideas, refreshed for today’s parents. What Easter Means (and Why It Matters) Easter — what’s it all...
For the 2026 awards, 736 entries were assessed by 15 expert judges, representing 166 publishers and nearly 800 creators from across Australia. The Shortlist has been selected from the entries that made it through to the Notables List The Children’s Book of the Year Award winners...
As Disney and other studios reinvent classic fairy tales, what subtle lessons about gender, race and consumerism are children absorbing? Dr Karen Brooks explores why revisiting original stories still matters. The Magic — and the Marketing What lessons are these sumptuous, happily-ever-after tales of beautiful and very...
Do you know a youngster about to start school? There are some great new books available to help ease the introduction. Starting School All About Stating School by Felicity Brooks, illus. by Mar Ferrero, an Usborne Book, pub. HarperCollins, h/b RRP$19.99. Ages 3+ Usborne books are always fun and...
Tiny frogs, wise owls and surprise eggs—this month’s non-fiction picks are packed with facts and fun. Explore these brilliant books for little learners and big thinkers. New for older children Birds of Prey written and illus. by Myke Mollard, pub. Woodslane Press, h/b RRP $24.99. Ages 8+ This outstanding book...
Parents often delay sending kids to school due to social reasons and concerns about their physical size. It’s not about academic advantage, say researchers Penny Van Bergen, Anne McMaugh, Kay Bussey, Naomi Sweller and Rebecca Andrews If you have a child born at the start of...
Nominations Open for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Children & Young Adult Category Submissions are now open for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Australasia’s most prestigious literary award for historical fiction. With a total prize pool of $150,000, the Children and Young Adult (CYA)...
I’m a children’s writer – and celebrity children’s books undervalue my craft, writes Penni Russon I have been an editor and author of children’s and young adult books for over 20 years. I’ve taught writing for children and young adult fiction to hardworking and serious emerging...
Scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals – particularly the lesser-known species – are sorely lacking, write Euan Ritchie and Kate Umbers Few things are more wonderful than well-written and produced children’s books. They captivate kids, families and classrooms, leaving lifelong impressions. They shape our world....
