It’s great for young readers to find a book they love and that the author has continued the book in the form of a series - just to make them want to read more! Keeper of the Crystals ‘Eve and the Kraken Hunt’ by Jess Black (New...
This month we look at some Christmas picture books and some books for holiday reading aloud to littlies. Reading to preschoolers is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. They either love them and engage with the reader or start to wriggle and wiggle. The...
First published in 1918 and written to distract himself from the deprivations of the First World War (and to settle a bet with a friend, Bertram Stevens), Norman Lindsay described The Magic Pudding as a ‘little bundle of piffle’. Stevens claimed children wanted to read...
Professor Nicola Yelland highlights the importance of pretend play in young children and the value brought to it by books such as the new Peppa Pig ‘When I Grow Up’ program. In pretend play, the young child is not just taking on the ‘role’ of the...
New picture books for 2-6 year olds released in the past month. Reading to preschoolers is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. They either love them and engage with the reader or start to wriggle and wiggle. The genre of picture books really...
Having children can evoke a desire to tell stories, preserve memories – and write them down. So how do you go about writing a book?...
The co-author of the Tashi books talks books, kids and the far, far away...
Introducing Australia's 2018 Children's Laureate, Morris Gleitzman....
Inspired by his daughters, this dad wrote a children's book about developing the skill of mental toughness....
Kids and Studio Ghibli fans will enjoy this magical animation, exploring themes of self-acceptance, discovery, courage and friendship, through a wondrous and colourful tale....
