Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt Stanton (ABC Books) “ ‘Hello? Is this Organised Grime?’ Fluff says into the phone. ‘I’m looking for someone to clean our caravan. Yes, it’s urgent. There’s been an accidental food fight and … well, we have a fish with a poop problem.’ ” (Fluff: Mess Up!) Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt […]
Read More Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt StantonHow to Move a Zoo Written by Kate Simpson illustrated by Owen Swan Allen & Unwin “If the neighbours had known there was an elephant on their street, they’d have been hanging out of every window. But Jessie was silent on her soft feet. She didn’t wake them.” (How to Move a Zoo) How to […]
Read More How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson, illustrated by Owen SwanWe Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold Thames & Hudson “We live in a bus and we stop whenever we like.” (We Live in a Bus) We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold is a 2025 CBCA shortlisted Picture Book of the Year. Congratulations on your warm, joyous book and its CBCA shortlisting, […]
Read More We Live in a Bus by Dave PetzoldA Farm by the Sea by Jillian Packer Published by Berbay Books Jillian Packer writes about her tender, timeless picture book, A Farm by the Sea, to describe how childhood, and the place where you live, grows you into the person you become. Many of her illustrations artfully pay homage to ‘millefleur’ – design style […]
Read More A Farm by the Sea by Jillian PackerOdder: An Otter’s Story by Katherine Applegate & Charles Santoso Long months pass, and it is finally time, Odder knows, for the pup to move on. From her rooftop perch, she watches the cage open, hears the leap into sweet waves, feels the joy of a loved one set free.’ (Odder, words by Katherine Applegate, […]
Read More Odder by Katherine Applegate, ill. Charles SantosoOur Dance by Jacinta Daniher and Taylor Hampton, ill. Janelle Burger Lothian Books, Hachette Australia Finding Our Rhythm: The Journey of Writing ‘Our Dance’ Jacinta Daniher and Taylor Hampton write about creating their exuberant interactive picture book, Our Dance with Janelle Burger for PaperbarkWords blog: Taylor Hampton is a proud Ngiyampaa/Wiradjuri man and Jacinta Daniher is an early […]
Read More Our Dance by Jacinta Daniher and Taylor Hampton, ill. Janelle BurgerEvery Rock Has a Story: An A to Z of Australian Geology by Kitty Van Cuylenburg, illustrated by Cher Hart CSIRO Publishing Interview with Cher Hart about illustrating Every Rock has a Story Thank you for speaking to Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords about illustrating Every Rock has a Story, Cher. It’s a fascinating book […]
Read More Every Rock Has a Story by Kitty van Cuylenburg, ill. Cher HartTilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond illustrated by Monty Lee Dirt Lane Press, WestWords ‘Tilly’s boat tumbles and jumbles. It muddles and mangles. Before long, Tilly is tangled inside, all the way to who-knows-where. (Tilly in a Tangle) Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond, illustrated by Monty Lee is a 2025 CBCA Notable […]
Read More Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond illustrated by Monty LeeCreature Corridors Written by Billie Rooney illustrated by Anke Noack Publisher: CSIRO Publishing Author Billie Rooney and illustrator Anke Noack write about Creature Corridors, their important non-fiction picture book for young children for Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog Author Billie Rooney writes about Creature Corridors I grew up on a small farm in regional NSW, in country scattered with […]
Read More Creature Corridors by Billie Rooney, ill. Anke NoackHigher Ground by Tull Suwannakit Author/illustrator Interview at PaperbarkWords “There was no one. Just us. ‘Never lose hope,’ Grandma said. ‘Life can be meaningful even in the darkest of days.’ “ (Higher Ground) New Frontier Publishing Thank you for speaking to ‘Joy in Books’ at PaperbarkWords, Tull. You must be thrilled with the final […]
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