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As any lock-down parent knows by the end of the home schooling day, reading to a child a story, can become a real chore.  BBC children's channel Cbees have produced a great line up of well known stars for their CBeebies Bedtime Stories. So if you...

After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let's hear it for the joy of real books! Says Kathryn MacCallum. We know COVID-19 and its associated changes to our work and learning habits caused a marked increase in the use of technology. More surprising, perhaps,...

The Shortlist for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards was announced Tuesday 30 March, celebrating a wild year of storytelling about everything from lost souls to a party-crashing cockroach. CBCA Chair Wendy Rapee said authors and illustrators worked in physical...

Let’s start by putting aside the bugbear that it is even possible to “cancel” children’s author Dr Seuss, writes Kate Cantrell and Sharon Bickle As Philip Bump wrote recently in The Washington Post, No one is ‘cancelling’ Dr Seuss. The author, himself, is dead for one thing,...

Some fun books this month for the littlies with plenty of favourites to choose from. What Do You Call Your Grandma? by Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek (HarperCollins publishers H/b RRP $19.99) Every Grandma has a special name and that’s part of the fun when you become a...

Arriving across our desk over summer have been quite a few new books for the 0-5+ age group of which our favourites are reviewed. Reading to preschoolers is always very revealing, and the genre of ‘picture books’ really does rely on the talent of the...

These recently released books are perfect for reading to children under 4 when you need them to understand new concepts. Siblings! written & illustrated by Rocko Bonella. (pub by Quirky Kid. Available online. RRP$19.99) This book is cleverly divided into two sections starting at either end and illustrating...